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May 2017 - April 2019
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    Away we go...

    May 6, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    After more than a year of planning (and many more saving) we are finally on the road!

    We will be in South & East Africa for ~6 months before heading to Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius and India. Then to Antarctica, through South & Central America and Mexico where we hope to be ~18 months before returning briefly to the US before our move to New Zealand.

    We so appreciate the many individual, group and team send-offs, phone calls, texts and well-wishes from friends, colleagues and family members near and far. We vacated our beloved apartment in North Beach and officially became homeless on May 1st. For the past few days we have relied on the generosity of family to house, feed and entertain us until we left.
    Thanks to the Medina family for giving us a comfy place to hang out, store our stuff, and play; to Virginia & Marco for a great meal under the redwoods; and to the Davis family for letting us relax at your wonderful home (and store more of our stuff!), eat great food and enjoy your company.

    We will miss you all, but will be keeping in close touch over the next couple of years.    Read more

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    Crocodile Bridge

    May 11, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Picked up our friend, Cindy, at Jo'burg airport and drove to our first campsite in Kruger. Drive took a little longer than expected and arrived at sunset. Had lots of 'fun' setting up our camp for the first time as the sun was setting, but eventually got settled and quickly reminded of two things: 1. night time is noisy in the African bush and 2. monkeys are quick. Yes, we were mugged by monkeys, again, 1st day into our camping trip. Went out for a drive next morning with some great animals - giraffes, elephants, buffalo, hippos, crocs and lots of other great critters (Cindy would request we mention the adorable warthogs). Also, very lucky to spot two rhino. Two nights at this camp then heading up north.Read more

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    Lower Sabie

    May 13, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    Moved up north to Lower Sabie camp. Tonight we are in a bungalow since no campsites were available. Since it is raining, we do not mind. Our typical routine is up around 5am, light breakfast and out of camp at 6. Drive for a 2-3 hours looking for animals and back to camp for early lunch, relax and head out again for another drive in the afternoon or close to sunset when animals tend to be more active. Great lion sighting today. Three females waking up then walking down the road in front and beside our car. Stayed with them for an hour or so before they disappeared into the bush. Also lots of elephants, zebras, giraffe and different kinds of antelope.Read more

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    Skukuza

    May 14, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Next camp. Still raining. Decided to take advantage of an available bungalow and Cindy's generosity to stay indoors for a couple more nights until the rain subsides. We figure there will not be too many opportunities to sleep in a real bed over the next 5 months so we need to enjoy it when we can. 2 nights here. Went on a night drive with a ranger, but not too many animals except a close encounter with some elephants a couple of rhino and a hyena. Amazing night sky!! And as we were leaving camp to drive to Satara, we saw a pack of wild dogs -- these are extremely hard to see, endangered and at the top of Christy's list for wanting to see -- perhaps Cindy's visit has brought us good luck.Read more

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    Satara, Kruger Park

    May 16, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    The warthog has been confirmed as Cindy's favorite animal! She was very excited to have an entire family of warthogs, including a few cute babies, running around our campsite when we got back from an early morning drive. Heard the distinctive sounds of hyena and lion at night, another reminder we are surrounded by an immense variety and concentration of wildlife in this amazing park. Had an incredible sighting of 2 Cheetah near this camp -- amazing experience to watch them playing, spraying their territory and getting stared down (and intimidated) by a herd of wildebeest. It was John's first sighting of Cheetah after two prior trips to Southern Africa.Read more

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    Balule, Kruger Park

    May 18, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    With only 10 campsites, this is a much smaller and more rustic site than many of the larger camps we have visited. We stayed here about 7 years ago and it has always been our favorite in Kruger. The site is fenced with most people camping close to the fence in order to get a good view of the hyenas who often patrol the fence soon after the sun sets. Most folks grab a seat with a flashlight and wait for the hyena to come around. On our first night John stayed up after Christy and Cindy had gone to bed. At about 8:30 (yes -- that's bed time when you're getting up at 5am to go on a morning drive) 4 hyena appeared, one a youngster. Christy and Cindy got up to have a look. It's an amazing experience to be that close to these powerful and dangerous animals, fortunately kept at bay by a fence that seems far too flimsy when a hyena is a couple of feet away...pacing and watching. It is also sobering when you turn off your flashlight and you can not see an inch in front of you, but you know the animal is still there.Read more

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    Phalaborwa

    May 20, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ 🌙 25 °C

    Last day in Kruger - did not disappoint! If anyone has the opportunity, visit any chance you have. Getting here is a long and expensive proposition from the US -- but once here you can easily rent a small car and camp in the park for a total of ~$100/day for two people. This is the best value for money we've encountered. We will be dropping off our friend Cindy in this town, she is flying to Johannesburg tomorrow before flying home to the US. We have been so lucky to have visited Kruger a couple of times before and it has been great experiencing it again through the eyes of someone who has not been here before. Spent the afternoon restocking food, water, wine before a long drive tomorrow to Botswana - our first border crossing for this trip. We will be heading into the Kalahari in a couple of days so also spent some time getting a slow leak on one of our tires fixed. Sorry if posts and photos are intermittently loaded, but internet is usually slow and only occasionally available. It may be a few weeks until we have any sort of internet access again.Read more

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    Khama Rhino Sanctury

    May 21, 2017 in Botswana ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Long 9 hour drive from Phalaborwa to Botswana. Border crossing ok, but driving in Africa is always unpredictable and have to be constantly on the lookout for people and livestock on the road. Crossed into Botswana at Grobeling (sp) bridge, over the Limpopo river. Arrived at Khama Rhino Sanctuary later than planned, but set up camp, cooked dinner and got an early night. Staying here 2 nights so we can rest up and re-organize before heading into the desert. Botswana is one of our favorite countries. Yes, it's hot and sandy but the people are nice, the parks are great and the government seems to have minimal corruption.Read more

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