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Serenity on the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Day 3
Two hard days of driving brought us to Maun, the gateway to the Okavango Delta. It’s the largest inland delta in the world! Essentially, at this location the Okavango River abruptly ends by seeping into the desert. There was an optional scenic flight providing aerial views of the delta – several people went but we decided to save our money. We hung out watching the coming and goings of the small international airport. After leaving, we had about four hours in the truck before actually getting into the delta.
Seemingly in the middle of nowhere, there were two 4 wheel drive pickups waiting for us. We unloaded from our truck, Jimi, and hopped in. They took us to a speedboat for a scenic ride to our camp. The delta reminded me of the Louisiana bayou. We wound our way through narrow channels among the grasses and saw lots of birds. We even stopped for a close-up view of a huge Continue reading
Thirty Days in Africa
The flight from Australia to South Africa was long and uneventful. Instead of being productive, I watched movies for the entire 13 hours while Sara sporadically worked on photos for the blog. Before leaving Sydney, I was a little nervous because I didn’t know what to expect. As we descended into Johannesburg, nervousness turned to excitement of what lies ahead!
During the early planning stage of this world trip back in Summer 2014, we decided to take a safari to explore Africa. We ended up with Nomad Adventure Tours on a 29 day journey starting in Johannesburg and ending in Narobi, Kenya. We added the planned itinerary to the map. A few family members were so excited about what we were doing that they Continue reading
Bridge Climb in Sydney, Australia
After hang gliding, Sara and I stayed at a rest stop about 20km north of Byron Bay. Why backtrack? Sara learned there is a farmers market in neighboring New Brighton every Tuesday. The Yelgun Rest Area was the busiest we’ve seen! I attribute it to the fact that camping is highly restricted in Byron Bay so everybody leaves town each night. In the morning, we left the crowd in search of the farmers market. Luck was on our side and a few minutes later we were strolling the tents. It was a wonderful little market where we found some local bread, cheese and hummus (it’s too bad we were already stocked on veggies). After I finally pulled Sara from the market’s grasp, we saw a post office in the general store and were able to mail a box of goodies home. Hopefully this box will arrive unopened. Our last shipment home (from New Zealand) arrived opened with several items missing and broken!
Even after the productive morning, we were able to start our long drive south reasonably early. Our destination was the Blue Mountains right outside of Sydney. Sara had been there many years ago and wanted to show me Continue reading