Strange animals
At the gates to many of the National Parks they give you a map to roads and different sights with pictures of frequently seen animals and birds. They have scoring games for kids that designate points for the animals they see. They talk about seeing the Big 5 which are the Lion, Elephant, Cape Buffalo,
Along the Aoub River
Days pass by, so full and rich, that it is hard to make time for reflection. We have passed over some fabulous terrain the last week coming from the west coast of Namibia to the Kaagliadi National Park in South Africa, bordering Botswana. We rose in elevation to over 1000 meters and drove out onto
Waterhole Reverence
There are many sights and occurrences here in Africa that raise the spirits, but one special favorite of mine is to sit quietly at a waterhole. We stop at many waterholes on our game drives in the park and often the campgrounds will have a blind overlooking a bore hole on the edge of a
Sossouvlei
The faintest stars are just being erased by the brightening day as we sit here awaiting the opening of the park gate to follow the road toward the dunes of Sossouvlei. The wind has abated and the air is the perfect temperature. The repetitive call of the dove starts up and other birds and day
