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
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 