Category Archives: 2018 Africa July

We had a 3 1/2 hour wait in Dubai for our next flight.   It was the first time we had been to Dubai.  Was 40C at 10.30pm, but we didn’t feel the heat at the airport.   We went … Continue reading →

Was a beautiful moonrise last night over the Indian Ocean?  But we didn’t see the Red Moon.    We woke at 6am, with the help of the alarm.  Breakfast at 6.30am said our good byes to Harrison & Marica then … Continue reading →

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 →

I am going to guess that everyone missed/read over my description of our drive to the airport on Saturday  21 July,  I described it as “interesting”, well there was a little more to it than that. I should say now … 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 →

We both slept well last night, around 9hrs or so. We woke to the sounds of waves breaking on the shore and the smell of the ocean. It was a day of relaxation, we didn’t move more than 10m from … Continue reading →

We started our last day at Angama with a 6:30am game drive. I dont know how we have kept up with the pace, but we have enjoyed it all. We were happy to find out that only the Belgian couple … 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 →

Hot air balloon day,  🙂 We were picked up at 5am and taken to the Balloon launch area 40 minutes away. It was very cold. Because the National Park didn’t, open until 6:30am we had an armed Park Ranger accompany … Continue reading →