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 […]
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 GRASS MENAGERIE
It is 4:30 AM and it looks like I am the first one outside on this cool, quiet African morning. As I learned later, I could have looked up to see the Southern Cross for the first time in the bright sky overhead, but that did not occur to me. Instead, I just wandered over […]
HLUHLUWE-MFOLOZI PARK GAME DRIVE
We are 8 days into our Africa adventure and today (May 7th) finds us rolling out for an early game drive in the Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park. This is the oldest game park in Africa which has its roots at the hunting preserve of Zulu Kings. We started the day with some sprinkles and the park was […]
ST. LUCIA ESTURARY
Greetings from what my GPS tells me is North Uthungulu, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, which is situated on the Eastern Coast of South Africa near the Indian Ocean. We arose early for a flight from Cape Town to King Shaka International Airport, which is 35 Kilometers north of Durban. From there, we stopped to grab some […]
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 […]
