We only booked one night at the Protea Airport because we’d booked the other in Sandton online prior so Jon, Kristen, Bryan and I had to check out, but we’d made the plan to leave our bags in Marina and Jillian’s room so we didn’t have to drag them around to the lion sanctuary etc. It was an early morning as we had to be … Continue reading Sept 15- Around Joberg (lion, elephant and monkey sanctuaries)
By the time we got up in the morning it was still pretty windy, but the rain had mostly calmed down. We sent Bryan and Jon over to the kitchen to see if there was a plan for anything- but it turned out it seemed worse in the house than outside at that point so everyone was just having out under the awning getting ready … Continue reading Sept 12- Bilene to Hlane
Dinner sept 9 veggie meat stew/ rice. We woke up before the alarm and actually had to be ready to go by 720, but we pretty much laid out all our supplies the night before. We’d just gotten new masks before the trip (which was my bday present, other than of course, being in Africa) but we were glad we got to try them with … Continue reading Sept 10- Vilanculos
I didn’t sleep very well and my gaiter mechanism (to keep my mouth shut to prevent a sore throat and congestion) got loose in the night so I guess I was snoring a bit too and my throat got a little sore, but Bryan woke up a bit congested, so hopefully that will clear before we’re supposed to dive tomorrow. Brekky was French toast and … Continue reading Sept 9- Inhambane to Vilanculos
Today we got to sleep in and thankfully, we enjoyed it. By the time we got up,. Someone had pulled the truck out of the hole with a tractor and they were finishing filling in the hole. Breakfast was at 830am and then we’d have the day until 130pm when we’d be going on our whale shark snorkel- and it was shaping up to be … Continue reading Sept 8- Inhambane
We woke up in the morning and the others were already up. It was nice to take a hot shower with good water pressure and went outside afterward where I saw Kristin sitting on the deck. The view was a rolling, green hill down to a vast beach with some pretty big waves. It was overcast so a little gloomy and the water looked pretty … Continue reading Sept 7- Xai Xai to Inhambane
The day started out cloudy and a bit chilly- and early: we were leaving at 630am. Martin and Hondo packed lunches for us (and dinner we found out) which were like a veggie patties with lettuce and tomato, an apple or pear and a juice box…and of course everyone has a variety of snacks they’ve picked up along the way. The food and drink selection … Continue reading Sept 6- Phabeni (SA) to Xai Xia (Moz)
When I woke up the next morning I felt a MILLION times better. I could breathe clearly, not sore throat or major congestion. I can still tell it’s there, like in my ears, but I felt like a million bucks. This is good as I have only a day and a half before the first dive- and I cannot be taking meds or majorly congested … Continue reading Sept 5- Kruger full day game drive
We woke up to an amazing view of Blyde Canyon with the sun shining on the red rocks. It was impressive and it was just the very edge of it from our patio. We had to have all our stuff ready and the truck was going to come pick us up again and bring us down to eat brekky- which was an absolute necessity for … Continue reading Blyde Canyon to Phabani
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