by Natalie | Aug 2, 2008 | Africa, Travel
Saturday 02 August 2008 It was cold outside the bed this morning and when the alarm went off at 5:30 we weren’t so keen on pulling back the duvet. After tea and a couple of cereal bars we were on our way into Hwange National Park. This time our driver was...
by Natalie | Aug 1, 2008 | Africa, Travel
Friday 01 August 2008 We had quite an adventure today! We were up early and all packed ready to leave after breakfast. We arrived at the border in Botswana to have our passports stamped and the woman behind the desk was being very ‘sharp’ with the man in front...
by Natalie | Jul 31, 2008 | Africa, Travel
Thursday 31 July 2008 TIA – This is Africa! We all met at 7am this morning, ready to go on our morning river cruise but the pontoon had mechanical problems, an alternate one was en route but would take a while to get here. So instead of having breakfast on the...
by Natalie | Jul 30, 2008 | Africa, Travel
Wednesday 30 July 2008 We had a lie in this morning, so we were up after sunrise, and a good job too since there was no electricity so we needed the daylight to see by! Thankfully, we at least had hot water! With all the bags packed we headed up to the Boma for...
by Natalie | Jul 29, 2008 | Africa, Travel
Tuesday 29 July 2008 We all met up at 06:00 and walked up to the restaurant for tea, coffee and fresh scones. From the restaurant you can look down into the valley with a great view of the waterhole. Soon we were on our way to the Victoria Falls. When we got...
by Natalie | Jul 28, 2008 | Africa, Travel
Monday 28 July 2008 After a day and a half of travel we’ve arrived in Zimbabwe and right now are listening to the sound of African drums coming from the Boma (‘place of eating’)… We’re staying at the Lokuthula Lodge where we’ve seen warthogs come...