Days 67 and 68 (Dan’s comments are italicized) Even though I’m not very well, we can’t be within a 5 minute drive of a game park and not go in…I mean seriously, what kind of traveler would I be if… Continue reading

Days 64 thru 66 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) Leaving Botswana, we boarded a bus, and traveled back to where we started, O.B. Tambo airport. Not to fly in an airplane, but to rent a car and tour South Africa!!! 😃… Continue reading

Days 57 thru 63 (Dan’s comments are italicized) As conference time drew nearer, Dan and I spent our time wandering around Main Mall, a part of Gaborone that has become very dear to us. The friend I made on our… Continue reading

Days 51 thru 56 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) Our travels have slowed considerably now that we are back in Gabarone as I’ve been preparing for the presentations on Friday and Saturday (which is, after all, the reason we came to… Continue reading

Days 48 thru 50 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) We are nearing the end of our contract for the car rental, which means we need to get back to Gabarone. This means we will be driving back through some familiar villages,… Continue reading

Days 46 and 47 (Dan’s comments are italicized) “Come spend a night sleeping under the stars,” they said. Once again, I envisioned a cot/folding bed in a tent; once again, I was wrong! But let’s go back to the beginning…… Continue reading

Days 40 thru 45 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) The Okavango Delta covers about 16,000 km², but very little of it has water right now. The reason is a dam that was built in Angola and a 3 year drought that… Continue reading

Days 35 thru 39 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) We have spent the last 5 days waiting around in Maun, thinking we had a private safari into Moremi Game Reserve organized. Sadly, we got news this evening, that the camp we… Continue reading

Days 33 and 34 (Dan’s comments are italicized) This will be a very short post as we spent the last two days traveling. But first, I want to apologize to all of you who have let me know that you’re… Continue reading

Days 31 and 32 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) On the drive back to Windhoek, there were a couple of things that really hit home for me. Perhaps the most impactful was how important infrastructure is (I’ve never really given infrastructure… Continue reading