Charlotte airport
7 februari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Ready to go!@
On the plane
7 februari 2025, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
David is getting comfy
Heathrow airport
8 februari 2025, England ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
Heathrow airport
8 februari 2025, England ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
Cape Town
9 februari 2025, Sydafrika ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Uneventful trip to Cape Town. Gorgeous, sunny warm weather but quite breezy. Walked along the waterfront and found a very nice Farmer's market with interesting food options. Had some watermelon andLäs mer
Table Mountain, Yellow Fever shots and w
10 februari 2025, Sydafrika ⋅ 🌬 70 °F
Such a full day! First off, passion fruit for breakfast. Then we were able to ride a cable car to the top of Table Mountain-early bird gets the worm since high winds could close it down. IncredibleLäs mer
Cape of Good Hope and Boulder Beach
11 februari 2025, Sydafrika ⋅ 🌬 68 °F
Beautiful drive to the Cape of Good Hope. Stunning views but VERY windy as you can tell by my hair. Then went to a penguin colony at Boulder Beach where we found our penguin
Thornybush Game Reserve
12 februari 2025, Sydafrika ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
This is the real start of our safari. Flew to Hoedspruit and drove to the reserve. After checking in, went on our first safari and saw rhino, elephants, impala and wildebeest. Had an amazing sunsetLäs mer
Thornybush Game Reserve
13 februari 2025, Sydafrika ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Here is the video of the impala kill. Warning-it is gruesome and real. Sorry I changed the orientation of the camera, I got excited
Thornybush Game Reserve
13 februari 2025, Sydafrika ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Another amazing day at Thornybush. AM Game drive started at 5:30 AM. Started by seeing a lion and his 2 lionesses napping. The we came across a pack of wild dogs which had cornered a baby impala in aLäs mer
Thornybush Game Reserve-day 3
14 februari 2025, Sydafrika ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
2 more game drives today. In the morning we found the leopard so we have seen the Big 5. These animals are so used to people watching them that they don't run off or attack. We are amazed at how closeLäs mer
Thornybush game reserve
14 februari 2025, Sydafrika ⋅ 🌧 79 °F
One more video of our lion walking down the road
Johannesburg, South Africa
15 februari 2025, Sydafrika ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
We said good bye to Thornybush Game Reserve and flew to Johannesburg on our way to Victoria Falls. Due to the unsafe conditions in this city, we were in a very nice hotel by the airport which wasLäs mer
Victoria Falls Hotel, Zimbabwe
16 februari 2025, Sydafrika ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Flew from Johannesburg to Victoria Falls. Staying at an old colonial but very luxurious hotel near the falls-you can see the mist and hear the Falls. Hiked around the falls which is one of the 7Läs mer
Chobe National Park, Botswana
17 februari 2025, Botswana ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
Traveled from Victoria Falls to Chobe National Park in Botswana (more stamps for my passport) had a game drive in the AM and saw hippos, baboons, impala (of course) and lots of elephants. Then afterLäs mer
Busy day in Victoria Falls
18 februari 2025, Zimbabwe ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Started with a personal interaction experience with elephants. Never touched or feed one before. Then made a humbling visit to one of the local schools. It was very clean and the children were so wellLäs mer
Nairobi, Kenya
19 februari 2025, Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Nairobi, Kenya
20 februari 2025, Kenya ⋅ 🌙 70 °F
Busy day touring around Nairobi. First, went to a giraffe center and fed giraffes-they are so sweet and docile. Then on to the elephant orphanage and watched them feed the youngsters. Went to a BeadLäs mer
Lake Elmenteita, Kenya
21 februari 2025, Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
Drove from Nairobi to Lake Elmentetia which took about 3 hours. Lots of truck traffic and difficult passing makes a longer trip. Our lodging is a very large and luxurious "tent". Went on an eveningLäs mer
Lake Elmenteita
22 februari 2025, Kenya ⋅ 🌬 86 °F
Did a game safari in the AM-a little different from Thornybush since we had to stay on the road and the animals were a little farther away. We saw 2 giraffes start the mating dance but she wasn't veryLäs mer
Masai Mara Game Reserve
23 februari 2025, Kenya ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Drove from Lake Elmenteita to Masai Mara Game Reserve-7 hours in the jeep driving crazy pot-holed roads and driving through small villages. Staying in a quaint lodge overlooking the savannah. Went toLäs mer
Masai Mara Game Reserve
24 februari 2025, Kenya ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
Busy day-up at 4AM to go for a sunrise balloon ride followed by a champagne (Prosecco) breakfast in the open. Then all day game drive where we saw everything-cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, lionsLäs mer
Masai Mara National Park
25 februari 2025, Kenya ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Last day at Masai Mara. Had an early game drive followed by breakfast by the river with the hippos and crocs. Relaxed in the afternoon by the pool and then had our evening game drive-basically saw andLäs mer
Serengeti National Park
26 februari 2025, Tanzania ⋅ 🌙 73 °F
Time to move-flew from Masai Mara to the Tanzania border and then had to be bussed to the customs. Then flew to the Serengeti. Fun little flights from small airstrip. Arrived at our lodge and went onLäs mer
Serengeti National Park
26 februari 2025, Tanzania ⋅ 🌙 73 °F
David swatted a Tse Tse fly in the jeep and here is a close up of this nemesis.