Our last day in Africa began with somewhat of a lie in, at least we didn't need to wake to an alarm or wake up call. We got ourselves together enough to be presentable for coffee and breakfast. Nice to be able to relax. Then the final pack up, cramming all our stuff back into …
Tag: Botswana
Elephants! And a surprise…
This morning's land safari had us up a bit earlier, waking to the fabulous coolness of the morning air, with breakfast at 0630 and climbing into the vehicle at 0700. It was the usual bone jarring ride to the park and it kept on rattling us the entire morning, but worth it. On the road …
Chobe National Park
Our first full day at Elephant Valley Lodge brought us breakfast at 0730 and our morning drive safari with Simon at 0800. Today we were fortunate to have the most charming couple join us, Sylvia and Peter, who are from Cape Town and here to celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary today. They said they got …
Botswana!
We had a lovely, slow start to the morning, packing up and having breakfast, meeting our driver at 1000. We picked up another couple at a different hotel and headed for the border. The drive was uneventful, going along a two lane, paved road for the most part in a straight line. The vegetation looked …
Africa – the next adventure
The next journey on my bucket list is Africa. Though I've been to the Horn of Africa twice, to Djibouti, with the Navy, it wasn't exactly what you'd call trips of a lifetime. This one ought to be. My friends, Darlene, from my Navy days, and Dana, from our cycling group, have been planning this …
