Author Archives: Deborah

Last full day in Africa and we slept better last night. ?  Today was pretty much the same as yesterday, except on our beach walk with Atheman we headed south this morning, was interesting and different.   The reef was … Continue reading →

We were talking about the highlights of our holiday a few nights ago and I had a revelation, other than the siting of the leopard, and being immersed in wildebeest, no other siting of an animal rated as highly as … Continue reading →

  We didn’t sleep well last night.  We love a firm mattress but the one here is hard, have never slept on such a hard mattress, could have been on the floor.  All night long kept thinking I was on … Continue reading →

  Today was great.   But hey, have to say I am exhausted.  This safari business is hard work! Up so early, bouncing around in a Jeep for 6 hours looking at amazing animals, today a fabulous photography lesson and … Continue reading →

We have had an amazing day, today for our last day in the Serengeti.  We set out at 7.30am with Bosco, not long and we saw a couple of  black backed jackals. We saw  a few animals in the first … Continue reading →

Another day another 5:45am wake up for a game drive. We were ready by 6:25am when our Askari guardian arrived to take us to breakfast. (The Askari in this part of the world are akin to Masai warriors.) We arrived … Continue reading →

I awoke before 5am today, we went and had breakfast at 6.30am then met Zoya at 7.30am, for a day exploring the Ngorongoro Crater.  It is 14.5km across and 264km square and one of the largest Calderas in the world. … Continue reading →

We woke before 5.30am this morning, we had a lovely knock on the door and a cuppa arrived. ? When we were packed up and ready Greg went outside and shone the torch into the tree and a warrior came … Continue reading →

Woke around 6.15am, had a good sleep, ? unusual for me I  normally wake a lot during my first night somewhere new. Met Zoya at 8am, and headed out on our game drive.   The first 11/2 hours were VERY bumpy. … Continue reading →

We love travelling to different wine regions and tasting the wine.  Today we tried many a wine and ate lovely food.  Was another good day and a great way to finish off our time in South Africa. Stephen picked us up … Continue reading →