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...
by Natalie | Jul 27, 2008 | Africa, Travel
Sunday 27 July 2008 Lack of trams to the train station so early on Sunday mornings meant we took a taxi to the airport. We should definitely do that for ALL of these big trips – it’s much more relaxing then rushing for trams and trains with our incredibly heavy...
by Natalie | Nov 13, 2006 | Africa, Travel
Monday 13 November 2006 We had a nice lie-in this morning but were awake for the sunrise and then it was really too bright to sleep. We finished packing and then at 08.00 headed over to the dining banda for a hot breakfast and Heiko had the cinnamon pancake. We...
by Natalie | Nov 12, 2006 | Africa, Travel
Sunday 12 November 2006 Our tea and coffee was late again this morning but thankfully we still had enough time to get ready for our morning game drive. On the way to the vehicles we saw that the young male elephant was back in camp. Our driver and guide...
by Natalie | Nov 11, 2006 | Africa, Travel
Saturday 11 November 2006 Heiko heard the hyena and lions around the camp last night. Apparently the lions were really loud. He woke me up so I could hear them too but I was in such a deep sleep that it took quite some effort to wake me from my (strange) dream...
by Natalie | Nov 10, 2006 | Africa, Travel
Friday 10 November 2006 We were woken with tea and coffee in bed today! Just after 6.30 we went straight to the vehicle to meet our guide (Geoffrey) and driver (Yona). As we were leaving camp we saw the male elephant near the kitchen and saw loads of yellow...
