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

BAPTISM IN THE ICY SOUTH ATLANTIC

One of the “must see” attractions to Cape Town, South Africa is a trip to the top of Table Mountain which rises 3563 feet above the city below. Our visit was canceled because of gale-force winds that would affect the cable cars transporting us to the top. Instead, we drove to Lagoon Beach to get […]

PLANET OF THE APES OR JAWS – YOU DECIDE

Before I describe the scene above, there is a bit of backstory. Our airplane row-mate on the long Amsterdam to Cape Town leg of our trip was a South African man who offered to show us around the area. We asked each other if we should accept the offer. Other than being robbed, beaten and […]

WELCOME TO SOUTH AFRICA

After a long absence from travel and photography blogging, we are back on task. There has been plenty to report, and I may get to some backlogged items later, but Marcy is getting ready to display her work at an art show and we have been more than fully occupied with that effort. The issue […]

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