Days 97 thru 99 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) Our long trip from Cape Town has finally ended, and we have arrived our home (for five nights), just across the street from Pilanesberg National Park! Early the next morning we purchased… Continue reading

Days 94 thru 96 (Dan’s comments are italicized) ‘The time has come,’ the Walrus said, ‘To talk of many things: Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax — Of cabbages — and kings — I have had no idea… Continue reading

Days 91 thru 93 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) After the storm blew through, the surf got a bit rough. We walked along the coast and just watched the waves crashing ashore. It was really quite magical, but also a bit… Continue reading

Days 88 thru 90 (Dan’s comments are italicized) Find the answer below. Before sharing nice photos, I want to come clean. The beauty here coexists alongside poverty and homelessness. I’ve shared some beautiful sunsets taken from our balcony; these photos… Continue reading

Days 85 thru 87 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) Since arriving in South Africa, our ultimate goal was to get to Cape Town. We have traveled the last 400 km through more wonderful landscapes, beautiful villages, and, sadly, past more shantytowns.… Continue reading

Days 82 thru 84 (Dan’s comments are italicized) I’ve often wondered what has made me the way I am; for example, I NEED a stock of food/toiletries/whatever (when COVID hit, I had enough toilet paper to keep us and neighbors… Continue reading

Days 79 thru 81 (Dan’s comments are italicized) It was with heavy hearts we left our beautiful beach home…but Durban was beckoning as there was a museum we wanted to visit. The Kwa Muhle museum was in a beautiful old… Continue reading

Days 75 thru 78 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) We stayed for three nights in the capital of eSwatini, Mbabane, in a lovely little guesthouse that had 4 avocado trees. Each breakfast they served us included a full ‘avo’ picked from… Continue reading

Days 72 thru 74 (Dan’s comments are italicized) Upon leaving Kruger, we had decided to drive ourselves to the coast…but it seemed foolish to drive around eSwatini instead of going through it! And so, we now find ourselves in one… Continue reading

Days 69 thru 71 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) We spent day 69 relaxing and trying to recover from the crud! We went out later in the day for a much-anticipated curry, only to find the restaurant was permanently closed! I… Continue reading