Stories, photographs, travel notes, and safari reflections from Doug & Marcy

CHOBE RIVER SUNSETS

It may be a distant future retirement task to process through the 10,500 pictures I took on our Africa trip, but while I am still fresh, I wanted to post as many subjects as I can before I am back to my day job. Today I bring you Chobe River sunsets. I posted one earlier, […]

WHY YOU COME TO AFRICA

Africa, why? I heard that from more than one person when asked about our next trip. The picture blog below answers that question. Our guide said that he had never seen elephants swimming. We watched two different packs swimming across the Chobe River, just 30 yards in front of our boat. There is a little […]

BIG ON BOTSWANA

We left Zimbabwe behind this morning, and now we are in Botswana. Every picture and place that we have visited so far in Southern Africa pales in comparison to Botswana. The wildlife and scenery are spectacular, and our accommodations are absolutely out of this world. We spent the afternoon and evening cruising down the Chobe […]

VICTORIA FALLS

Our days started with a walking tour of Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, and later we took a helicopter tour. I have time to just post a few of the 800 or so pictures I took; maybe later we’ll provide some narrative.

WALKING WITH THE LIONS

So much to write and so little time right now, so the story of our encounter with the lions in Zimbabwe is given in pictures.

THE SIGNATURE DISH OF SOUTH AFRICA

Marcy and I finally had someone take a picture of both of us and looking at the suddenly pudgy version of myself, I am reminded to comment on the food here. A disclaimer to any native South African reading this post is that certainly, I am looking through a VERY narrow window here. You are […]

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