Highlights -
meeting up with Warren at the airport
wine tasting tour
Cape of Good Hope/Cape Point tour
District Six Museum and visiting the townships
Visiting Robben Island
couchsurfing with Hannes for 3 nights
couchsurfing with Christal for 5 nights
climbing Lion’s Head at sunrise and walking around atop Table Mountain
people watching at cafes
lunch in Camp’s Bay
whale watching in Hermanus
cage diving with [...]
Continue reading about Final Thoughts: South Africa And Botswana
I used my last few days in South Africa to tie up loose ends and explore a little of Johannesburg, the city which inspired plenty of fear in me and most people who pass through it. I organized a custom tour with the same guide who took me around Soweto. We visited Constitution [...]
Dion, the guide/driver/cook for my Delta adventure, was sipping coffee in Bob’s kitchen a full 20 minutes earlier than my scheduled 5:30am pickup. He looked comfortable in a raggy t-shirt and shorts, his feet would remain bare for the entire journey.
I grabbed my bag and Bob opened the driveway gate [...]
#17 – From Matthew:
Ok here’s one for South Africa. Try an apparent South African delicacy called Skop:
“Skop. Head of a cow, sheep or goat. The head is first scrubbed with a sharp instrument like a razor to remove skin and unwanted parts like ears and the nose are then cut out. The head [...]
I spent my day after the safari at one of the big malls outside Jo’burg uploading photos to Flickr, buying a new rain-resistant jacket to replace my deteriorating North Face jacket, and catching a matinée showing of “Quantum of Solace.” The mall was decorated for the holidays, with cheerful music playing over the [...]
Continue reading about Touring Soweto And The Apartheid Museum
Myself, Lea (Belgium) and Moira (Canada) awoke before dawn for a 3-hour game walk near camp with two armed park rangers. It was my last chance to see a leopard, or maybe even a lion, though the idea of encountering any of the animals up close was concerning. We started with a [...]
Continue reading about Day 5 – Close Encounters Of the Buffalo Kind
I arranged to stay a full third day in the park since I had yet to see a rhino, let alone a leopard. Luckily, Livingstone Trails could accommodate my request. It was also nice to relax into the rhythm of each day, now that I knew the routine.
Highlights on day 3 [...]
Continue reading about Day 4 – Searching For Lions, Rhinos And Leopards
It’s amazing how much of a sense of security a chain link fence provides. I slept well my first night in the park, if only for 5-6 hours. Around 6am, we received our new arrivals while several people left. Since Livingstone Trails offers daily departures from Jo’burg to Kruger Park, there [...]
Continue reading about Day 3 – More Animals And A Night Drive
Up at 5am, on the road to the park by 5:30am, and in the gate when it opened at 6am, we dropped our backpacks and sleeping bags off at Livingstone Trails’ permanent camp within the park, and climbed aboard a modified Toyota pick-up for our first morning game drive. Our safari guide was [...]
The price for my hasty departure from Gemini Backpackers was a 5:30am pick-up, and another full day of driving. The thought of having to spend another night in the dreary dorm was enough to get me out of bed on time. Gideon, the driver for Livingstone Trails, then spent the next two [...]
Continue reading about Day 1 – The Long Way To Timbavati Safari Lodge
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