Days 38 thru 40 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) What I find so fascinating about Africa is its huge range of ecosystems and biology. We have taken thousands of photos of around 100 different animals during our safaris, and seen a… Continue reading

Days 36 and 37 (Dan’s comments are italicized) We know we’re away from the beaten track as we’ve not had a single person ask us to buy some memento or other; in fact, I’ve not seen any mementos to buy!… Continue reading

Days 34 and 35 (Dan’s comments are italicized) The bus trip…😱…oh the bus trip!! I’d been looking at photos of the luxury buses and truly believed all would go well. I couldn’t believe the low cost of such luxury ($15… Continue reading

People have complained that they can’t comment on our posts so I asked Nita how she’s able to; you have to sign up on the site first and then you can comment. Looking forward to hearing from you all. 😁 Continue reading

Days 31 thru 33 (Dan’s comments are italicized) Because of our sublime experience at Chobe game park, we decided anything else would be disappointing so we left early the next morning for Zimbabwe. Again, we asked Tefo if he knew… Continue reading

Days 28 thru 30 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) When we met Ashok earlier in the week, he told us about Sue, the daughter of the second warden of Chobe National Park. Sue is currently the owner of Chobe Crocodile Farm.… Continue reading

Days 24 thru 27 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) We visited Kasane exactly one year ago, and were so impressed that we actually planned our return here. We immediately visited our favorite restaurant Pizza Plus Coffee & Curry, Kasane’s best restaurant,… Continue reading

(Dan’s comments are italicized) I’ve been ‘wild camping’ in the Okavango Delta five times over the years (the first time in 1986 at the age of 27; this last time in 2025 at the age of 66) and it never… Continue reading

Days 15 thru 23 (Dan’s comments are italicized) Having introduced Frank in the last post, there’s one more thing to know about him; Frank is a super tracker! He’s a whiz at finding tracks, being able to tell how long… Continue reading

Days 15 thru 23 (Dan’s comments are italicized) Being in Botswana is a bit like stepping back in time (in a good way). On our short walk to the supermarket, we passed a group of people to playing billiards on… Continue reading