I think as Laurel summed it up a few days ago, this has been an amazing experience and we have "checked off" all the animals we had hoped to see and then some!! We have travelled through four African countries, driven 1470 odd klms on extremely bumpy roads with our drivers Joshua and Anton on our safari and a further 1475 odd klms through South Africa on the Garden Route, safely with John and Nick. Now in Perth we are doing the road trip across the Nullarbor, wi...

Judy here… Today is all about travelling home, and it is very hot at present 32 degrees, we would not like to be here in summer. First up is our flight from Victoria Falls to Johannesburg, then onto Perth with SAA later tonight. The airport at Victoria Falls is 24km from the town, so it is placed outside the wild animal zone and therefore they are not impacted. This is a tiny airport and the queues were incredible with no where to sit once inside the departur...

Judy here… We have had a very relaxing time the past couple of days in Victoria Falls, this morning spent sitting in the shade by the pool reading...ahh bliss! It was then off for high tea and champers at the Victoria Falls Hotel, which is the complete statement of the former english establishment where in days gone by they would fly in via sea plane for a trip to Africa. The hotel is grand and the gardens magnificent with a view from the terrace to the rail b...

John here… After our aeroguard immersion and late breakfast we headed into town and the falls via the hotel shuttle. The entrance cost was US$30 per person plus US$1 for a map. The day promised fine weather with a sunny 28 degrees. The map suggested a route to walk through the falls and highlighted view points for "the photo" so off we set, starting with Livingstone's statue. The falls were not at full power but we managed many great photo's. As we moved thro...

Judy here… Now we are down to just the two of us travelling, with all our travel buddies back home. It was an early start, which I hate, for our flight to Victoria Falls via Johannesberg. All went smoothly and we arrived in Victoria Falls the same time as four other flights. This is a small airport and is not geared for this influx of people. We queued on the edge of the tarmac, in the sun and gradually made our way to the shade. #ater was handed out and every...