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

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