by Natalie | Nov 2, 2006 | Africa, Travel
Thursday 02 November 2006 We were up very early this morning – the alarm went off at 4.15! At 5.00 we left the lodge and headed off to the balloon launch site. Today, we were having a balloon safari over the Serengeti (which in maasai means endless...
by Natalie | Nov 1, 2006 | Africa, Travel
Wednesday 01 November 2006 It was light when we got up this morning. Hot water arrived at 7.00 and as we got ready we packed our bags as well. We had a cooked breakfast and afterwards said our thanks and goodbyes to all of the staff. Then off we went to the...
by Natalie | Oct 30, 2006 | Africa, Travel
Monday 30 October 2006 We were up at 5.30 this morning and set off for our game drive at 6.00. We planned to drive through the Lobo Kopjes to the Lobo Wildlife lodge. On the way to Kleins Park Gate we saw lots of zebra, they were probably the ones we heard...
by Natalie | Oct 29, 2006 | Africa, Travel
Sunday 29 October 2006 We kept waking up during the night wondering what time it was and if it was time to get up – going to bed at 21.00 is very early for us so our body clocks were totally off. We did fall asleep straight away though. The wind howled...
by Natalie | Oct 28, 2006 | Africa, Travel
Saturday 28 October 2006 Had a very good sleep and woke at 5.00. The sun was just rising as we went for breakfast, very different to see the gardens in daylight! We left for Arusha Airstrip at 6.30 and passed Mount Meru which was stunning to look at with the...
by Natalie | Oct 27, 2006 | Africa, Travel
Friday 27 October 2006 After a tiring 8 hour flight we arrived at Kilimanjaro Airport. Stepping out of the plane at almost 20.00 in the evening the stifling heat hit us – we hadn’t expected it to be so warm at that time of night (28°C)!! We were met by...
