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)
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
I couldn’t really get back to sleep at all, but I laid there for a few more hours until it was time to get up. We take fast showers and didn’t have a bunch of stuff to get ready so it was pretty fast. We headed outside to wait for everyone and Jacquie had some coffee so that was nice. Eventually we walked over to … Continue reading Sept 3- Joberg to Blyde Canyon
I didn’t really feel prepared to leave but there wasn’t much more I could do to get things done. For so long this trip seemed so far off then suddenly it was here! I hadn’t researched anything about Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) or even familiarize myself with the itinerary. I just knew that I wanted to go- and the rest will sort itself out. This time, … Continue reading Africa 2023- Seattle to London
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