Travel Tales amongst my Ramblings
True stories of our world-wide journeys interspersed with bits of my real life journey, retired now in Silicon Valley
I love waterfalls. Doesn't everyone? Rating the three grand falls we've seen, I have to say Iguazu is the most impressive. Super powerful. Of course it might depend on the season. In a heavy rain year, flooding of the lower area can cause the falls to be less impressive. Walkways on both the Brazil side … Continue reading Three Falls To See
In Cape Town, we drive through neighborhoods with funny Dutch-sounding names like Tamboerskloof and Hout Bay, and capture the brightly colored homes of the Malay district when the sun shines. We walk through the gardens along Government Avenue and past huge posters that say “Thank You Madiba” and learn that Madiba is Mandela's Xhosa … Continue reading Cape Town — Part Two
I'm reading sad stories of Cape Town's drought. The city expects to run out of water in mid-April 2018, and some say that the problem can only be solved with a massive desalination program, which hasn't yet been initiated. Drought years are no fun––we in Northern California know that from experience. Lack of enough water affects … Continue reading When It Snowed on Table Mountain
Leopard. TK glanced at the shivering group in his open-sided Land Rover, then took the wheel. “African massage,” he shouted back at his swaying passengers as the jeep rocked and rolled over the rutted dirt road this early morning. His head hung over the windowless door, eyes focused on the ground. He stopped the jeep, stepped down, … Continue reading Give and Take in Africa––a Tale of Two Kills
By the time we got to Kashawe, we were tired of game drives, having been on more than 20 already. We’d seen everything except a painted dog and a rhinoceros, and we didn’t expect to see either of them at Kashawe. In fact, it looked at first like we wouldn’t see many animals at all, … Continue reading Mafuka of Zimbabwe
I gaze out the bus windows, a little dazed after two days of travel, and take in scenery that hints of wonders to come. Someone says, “Elephants!” Then our small group of traveling friends hear our tour guide, Wallace, exclaim, “Oh, they are crossing right in front of us!” with a sense of wonderment that … Continue reading Elephants of Botswana
A few days ago I had coffee with a friend who had just returned from a trip to Africa - the same trip my husband and I took in September of 2013: OAT's Ultimate Safari. Her comments reminded me how much I enjoyed that tour and I went back to the essays I wrote about … Continue reading Love Tales of Africa
Travel Tales amongst my Ramblings 