Category: africa

We enjoyed a great dinner last night with Chritiane, Rose, and Susan, before turning in to our room……..#4, for real this time. You are not allowed to walk anywhere in camp after dark without a guide escort. I guess he sacrifices himself to the lions while we run like hell? However, when we got to…

Mamsy was in tears as we drove to the airstrip, and had us reaching for tissues also. She said she never felt like a guide the entire time with us, tapping her heart……….”It was like driving with family”. A very special person we hope to meet again. Doro Nawas airstrip and our next ride. Cessna…

Up early this morning for 5:00am breakfast and 5:30am departure. Mamsy explained that all camps start early, returning to camp for brunch, siesta, then afternoon tea (beer), and back out for an evening excursion. We are up a half hour early to beat the crowds heading to the very popular giant red sand dunes of…

So they told us to be at the airport 2 hrs in advance of our international flight to Namibia……..pretty dumb when check-in doesn’t even open until 90 minutes prior, and the terminal was deserted except for another 20 or so stupido’s like us, but nonetheless we were on our way to Windhoek, the capital of…

Day 3 in Cape Town was our chance to explore the V&A Waterfront area (Victoria & Alfred), and we had lunch scheduled down at the old Biscuit Factory district……..eating at The Pot Luck Club, sister restaurant to Test Kitchen (#1in the world). V&A surrounds the harbour for fishing, touring, and pleasure craft, with the big…