Etosha: Overview (Rhia’s comments are italicized) Etosha National Park is located in the Northwestern part of Namibia and is one of the largest national parks in all of Africa. Though it used to encompass 99,426 km² when it was first… Continue reading

Days 23 & 24 (Dan’s comments are italicized) Okuakuejo, our final stop in Etosha, was an impressive complex WITH PAVED ROADS 😁 It was clean, well-organized, and certainly catered to tourists. The camp is built on the site of an… Continue reading

Days 20 & 21 (and Bonus Day 22) Dan’s comments are italicized And so we continued west, driving inside the park, to the next camp: Halali. We saw many of the usual suspects on our way across… … until we… Continue reading

Days 18 and 19 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) Most safari visitors quest for a look at the Big 5 game animals in Africa. Not us. We are looking for all the animal road signs. But this is not to take… Continue reading

Days 16 and 17 (Dan’s comments are italicized) And so, we bade farewell to our beautiful river lodge and Divindu. We promised the hostesses, Eugene and Dawn, that we’d be back one day and it’s a promise we fully intend… Continue reading

Days 14 and 15 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) When we left our travelers last, they were attempting to fall asleep in a bed that was too small and too hard. Well, fear not our fellow readers, our couple actually got… Continue reading

Days 12 and 13 (Dan’s comments are italicized) Part 1: A Pilgrimage I lived/traveled in Africa in 1986-88 and, upon leaving, would often find myself telling people I’d left a piece of my heart on this amazing continent. Today, I… Continue reading

Days 10 and 11 (Rhia’s comments are italicized) We found the animals! Chobe National Park sits on the southern bank of the Chobe river in the northern most corner of Botswana. Unfortunately, the biggest drought in 40 years has currently… Continue reading

Days 8 and 9 (Dan’s comments are italicized) Most people come to Africa for the wildlife, but of equal importance to us is to immerse ourselves in the culture. And that’s just as well as the wildlife is being rather… Continue reading