• What do penguins, baboons, and ostriches have in common?

    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 are also taken from our balcony… The weather here in Cape Town is very changeable

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  • Capetown!

    Capetown!

    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. S Africa is definitely stunningly beautiful and the agriculture is impressive. During this part of

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  • Frustration and Joy

    Frustration and Joy

    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 supplied for at least 6 months ๐Ÿ˜‚) I put it down to being raised in

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  • Durban to East London

    Durban to East London

    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 building; a building that had a horrible history. It was here that apartheid was enforced

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  • Mbabane and a long costal drive

    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 those trees! African capitals are different; they’re more like big villages because, other than bigger

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  • eSwatini (Swaziland)

    eSwatini (Swaziland)

    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 of the lesser-known African countries. The drive here was interesting…or should I say that the

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  • Panorama Route +

    Panorama Route +

    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 to be fascinated at the strength of people’s necks…I don’t think they have arthritis

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  • Kruger National Park

    Kruger National Park

    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 I were to do that?! Kruger is interesting! Animals are plentiful, but the topography makes

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  • South Africa -The Beginning

    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!!! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ But even before boarding the bus, we were talking with a fellow passenger and discovered

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  • Conference Time

    Conference Time

    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 first day here (the spices and natural potions vendor) was sad to see us go

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    cebdent

    So, I don’t think I even saw all of thes posts as I was in the middle of being uprooted at the time! Hope this comment gos through for you as I’m really looking forwrd to this year’s adventures!

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