The End! This is it folks. My African adventure is coming to an end. We arrived in Nairobi last evening and tomorrow night I start the long trek home. But the last few days were incredible! We left Zanzibar for Arusha, our safari departure point. Monday morning we were picked up in proper safari vehicles and headed for the Serengeti. These were comfortable vehicles with a removable roof for ideal 360 degree viewing. A nice treat from our bumpy overland tru...

Wow! I am really enjoying Zanzibar. The sunset I left you for last time was beautiful, and the drinks were tasty. Enjoyed the spice tour. Got to see many plants from which our common spices come, as well as some new ones. And we got to taste many fresh fruits grown on the farm as well. Then we arrived in Nungwi at the north. This is my first time seeing and swimming in a turquoise, tropical ocean. I spent the first afternoon just lolloing about in the oce...

Jambo! I now find myself on the island of Zanzibar. Looking forward to a spice tour tomorrow morning. We've already had lunch in a nice Indian restaurant and I had a curry with saffron in it. Apparently this is the place to buy saffron and vanilla. During the first half of our trip I couldn't believe we were in Africa. Namibia and Botswana are still like colonial countries - lots of white people and many of the comforts of home. But all that changed when we...

Hello from Victoria Falls! The fun continues and there is no shortage of adventure! As we speak, dad is flying in a helicopter over Victoria Falls. Definitely the best way to see them. Can't wait to see his pictures! We've already walked as far as we could on the Zambian side. You can't see much before the entire thing is shrouded in mist and you get soaked. Apparently the dry season, around June/July is the best time to see the falls because the water is a...

Hi.This time I bring you greetings from Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia.Like South Africa, Namibia has many of the comforts of home.It was once a German colony and the cities are still very German.It is a vast country with a small population, largely due to the fact that much of it is desert.This year has been a freaky year and they have had more rain than they usually get in ten years.And so everything is looking rather green.This also means the animals do...