Friday March 31st - One last early morning... something I could readily say I wouldn't miss 😜 Out we went and though we never seen as much the last two rides as we did during the first two, there was of course still very interesting moments 😉 Three rhinos crossed in front of us, a [...]
Thursday March 30th - 4:30 am... what a time to be up on vacation😳 Or any day of life really. We got ready and drowsily headed out to the tea and coffee area. We were the first ones there and we clumsily poured some coffee and munched on a peanut butter cookie or two while [...]
African Safari Field Notes - Day one, time unknown. We joined our fellow expedition members and guide. There are seven of us in total. Weather looks hot, water supply low. Emotions are running high, all feeling mixtures of slight excitement and trepidation. What will this journey hold? Are any of us really prepared...? Wednesday March [...]
Monday March 27th - The view from the surf lodge was taken in one last time that morning before we drove off, looking for breakfast in the town of Jeffrey's Bay. During the drive there, my first flamingos were spotted 😁 They're actually super weird... which I pretty much knew, but seeing their spindly long legs [...]
Saturday March 25th - Almost the worst I'd felt yet 🙄 Waking with a pounding head, aching body and runny nose. The plan was to get breakfast and then medication. We made it into 'Ile de Pain', the breakfast place Mike had been wanting to go to and a coco nutty smoothie was ordered to share [...]
Thursday March 23rd - (Knysna - pronounced with a silent K) Morning began with breakfast at our hotel. A large spread was waiting for us in the breakfast room and our hostess brought over our coffee. The weather wasn't as hot as our previous days and it wasn't a bad thing 😋 We checked out [...]
