Excellent adventures in travel
Monday, September 30th, was Botswana Independence Day. All staff members were resplendent in shirts designed around the colors of the Botswana flag: iridescent blue, white and black. Fans of Alexander McCall Smith’s #1 Ladies Detective Agency series know that Mma Ramotswe loves her country’s flag and the symbolism it represents – and these folks seemed … Read more
Sunday morning was one of the most amazing experiences of my life: hours spent up close and personal with dozens of species of wildlife at Mashatu’s Matebole photographic hide. We departed camp at 5:30 am in order to catch the best light. Wildlife photography is one of the “experiences” available at Mashatu. They partner … Read more
On Saturday, Dan made the round of our tents for our 5:15 am wakeup call. By 6am we were loaded in the Land Cruiser and headed off for a morning’s adventure in the soft light of dawn. The small elephant family we saw yesterday was out on the same path heading for a waterhole. The … Read more
I was up very early on Friday morning (3:30 am) due to Someone’s snoring. A breeze began about the time I woke, cooling the tent and the outside air. I listened to an audiobook until it was light, then sat outside on the deck to greet the dawn – and all of the critters who … Read more
Thursday morning we headed out for another walk, this time in the opposite direction from Thulamela. Our plan was a gentle walk in the woods of the Fever Tree Forest. The local critters had other ideas. En route, we stopped to watch a pair of Tree Squirrels cavort in an Apple Leaf Tree. Fever Trees … Read more