Had to muster up the courage to get out of our warm bed this morning to make coffee and then exercise. Did an 8km run and could feel that I have been a bit sedentary in the last few weeks. Oh well I will soon be back training again… We all had breakfast at the lodge and then headed out to buy supplies for our …
After a hot shower and charging all our devices in anticipation of no electricity, we headed to breakfast. There we reviewed the plan for the day and our drive through Moremi Game Reserve. Exciting times ahead. We headed off with all our supplies and ready for 6 nights of camping. We had been receiving conflicting advice about the road conditions and very soon learnt the …
We were up early to watch the sunrise and decided to take our breakfast goodies and gas cooker to the viewing deck. We watched the day begin and the animals awaken. The bird sightings were incredible – the hornbills in particular were active, I have never seen so many running around. Andre stopped by on his rounds and shared his local knowledge and encouraged us …
We were up early; today was the most challenging driving day. A quick coffee and rusk, at 8am we hit the road. We had to cross Mababe depression, Savuti, Ghoha Hills and Chobe Forest Reserve. At Mababe we selected the marsh road versus the sand road, this was decided on advice from Andre and other locals who knew the roads and had travelled them. On …
A slow and lazy start to our day after our long drive. Was good to sleep in, got up around 7:30am and the birds were up!!! We spent the morning lazing around the campsite, sipping coffee, doing a bit of work (had internet at reception and I had a deal to close, made progress on it and getting closer to a YES) and also posted …
An early and windy start, a bit of work email, some coffee and we hit the road for Chobe National Park again. We were at the gate by 8:30am. We had a long day of driving through the park, again had awesome sightings though the morning started off a little slow due to the wind. We had learnt that Chobe has “stretch points”, these are …
We slept in and enjoyed our morning coffee and rusk at the viewing deck watching the animals interact and some extensive frolicking by the baboons… I finished my book and did a little email though had to wait until we got to Zimbabwe to send it. Also had a couple of calls to make and managed to find enough network coverage to get those done. …
Up at 6am to pack up and be at our drop off point by 8am. Asco drivers met us to check and accept our 4×4’s, they were driving them back to Windhoek and we were heading to Victoria Falls. Had arranged transfers to the border and then on to Vic Falls. A bit of a slow border crossing due to all the tourists and only …
Day 23 – Camps Bay, Cape Town Heading home… Never dull as the Air Zimbabwe flight Andy and family took was delayed. They sprinted but made there connection with some pleading and luggage arrived much to our surprise. We are all heading to Camps Bay for a jacuzzi, bubbly and dinner on the green egg. Brenda is already there, more family time ahead!!! Total distance …