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Monthly Archives: June 2012
June 8: Game Drives in South Luangwa Nat’l Park
Up and ready to go before the sun is up, AGAIN; this is no way to treat a non-morning-person! We all pile into our Land Rover for our first game drive of the day. This took us throughout the section … Continue reading
Posted in Africa 2012
Tagged Cape Buffalo, Crocodiles, elephants, Game walk, Giraffe, Hippo, Hyaena, Impala, Kudo, Leopard, Night game drive, overlanding, safari, South Luangwa National Park, sundowner, sunset photo, Travel, Zambia
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June 7: Bridge Camp to South Luangwa National Park
Another long day of driving today. Up before dawn, yet again, followed by many hours on the road. The only road into South Luangwa National Park (http://www.zambiatourism.com/travel/nationalparks/sluangwa.htm) is currently being upgraded (on African-time). So, we got treated to 3 hours of bumpy-fun … Continue reading
Posted in Africa 2012
Tagged Baboons, Giraffe, Hippo, Impala, lions, Night game drive, overlanding, safari, South Luangwa National Park, sundowner, sunrise photo, sunset photo, Travel, Warthog, Zambia, Zebra
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June 6: Vic Falls to Bridge Camp on the Luangwa River
We were up at 5:00 am this morning – no hint of sunrise, our breath creating foggy shrouds around our faces in the chill air. Roger and I got a quick tent folding lesson in the dark, then we shoved … Continue reading
June 5: Victoria Falls and even more…
This morning we finally visited the constant background roar we have listened to since our arrival at the campsite: Victoria Falls – Mosi-oa-Tunya, “The Smoke That Thunders” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Falls). When you first see the falls, it’s definitely one of those, “mere … Continue reading
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Tagged Baboons, Cigars, elephants, overlanding, Travel, Victoria Falls, Zambia
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June 04: Camping on the shore of the Mighty Zambezi
We had a last leisurely breakfast at The Green Tree Lodge and Andrew and Vickie drove us the short (approximately 10 minute) distance to our next part of the adventure. We’re meeting our overland expedition group at the Zambezi Waterfront … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa in Focus, Giraffe, Hippo, Livingstone, overlanding, sunset photo, Travel, Zambezi, Zambia
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June 03: Livingstone
Our plan this morning was to walk into “town”, find an internet cafe or WiFi hotspot, and post to this blog and catch up on emails. However, Andrew informs us that this may not be possible today. Apparently, the local telecoms provider … Continue reading
June 02: Livingstone
We enjoyed a lazy morning at the lodge; catching up on photo editing and posts for our blog. We said our goodbyes to the two groups of fellow guests at the lodge as they checked out. Incidentally, one group were … Continue reading
June 01: Johannesburg to Livingstone
The check-in and security check at JNB was a breeze; the security officer even smilingly told us, ” You don’t have to take off your shoes. This is not the US; we don’t have terrorists here.” Our flight to Livingstone was … Continue reading
May 31: The Butcher Shop and Grill
Tonight we had dinner at, “The Butcher Shop and Grill” (http://www.thebutchershop.co.za/), at the Nelson Mandela Square. This restaurant is located across the square from the previously panned Trump BBQ and Grill. This restaurant features prime South African beef, some cuts … Continue reading
May 31: Cradle of Humankind
Today, we visited two of the fourteen South African sites that collectively form the World Heritage Site that is known as, “The Cradle of Humankind”. These two are the closest to Johannesburg and are about 90 minutes outside of the … Continue reading
East to Hedon
East to Hedon 