I loved loved loved quad biking. I was actually a bit nervous at first, but after a few minutes, I couldn't wait to go faster and didn't want it to end. I am learning more each day that I am a speed junkie. The second part of the journey was full throttle, full speed. So much fun! I wish I could do this at home. When we first pulled out of the quad biking center, we drove very slowly on a paved road which was smooth flat and straight. Brigitte, our 63 year old travel mate, somehow swerved a hard right into bushes! The guides had to fish her out. Later we saw that she was sitting on the back of the tour guide's bike! She was okay and laughing at herself. I was writing in ... read more

I signed up for a Township Tour. I am so glad I decided to do this. We were fortunate to spend 4 hours touring a local Namibian Township. We got to meet locals, learn about the culture and try the local food. We met Thalia, a local lady who let us try on her handmade traditional dresses. This dress is to symbolize the cow. The hat is to symbolize the horns of the cow. When you were this dress, you are not allowed to speak to any man, except your uncle. He then may translate what you're saying to other men. Also, when you were this, you are to move slowly like a cow as well. Next, we met a medicine woman. She showed us natural medicines. We saw some interesting stuff. To cure colic in ... read more

Wow, we are really getting spoiled with tame, trained wild animals. In Cheetah Park, we got to visit cheetahs that wander the grounds like domestic cats. In the yard of the owner's home, he had two full grown cheetahs, a four-month old cheetah, two dogs and a giraffe all roaming around like a happy family. One of the dogs, a hyper jack russell terrier, would chase and play with the baby cheetah. A sight you don't see everyday. After we visited this home, we went on the ride to feed the "wild" cheetahs. The cheetahs are brought to Cheetah Park to save them from being killed. This area has an abundance of cheetahs invading people's property. When they see cheetahs, they usually kill them because there are so many. There are about 10 wild cheetahs that ... read more

I had the time of my life in Victoria Falls. The weather was finally warmer, and there was so much to do. I bungee jumped off the 3rd highest bungee jump in the world and I absolutely loved, loved, loved it! Leah and I tandem jumped together and people said we screamed the whole way down, bouncing back up and again, the whole way down again. After the bungee jump, I did a tandem bridge swing. This is similar to bungee but you drop straight down off the bridge and swing like a pendulum. This swing was way more intense and faster than bungee. It was exhilarating! I enjoyed the swing more than bungee. Some say it is more scary than bungee jumping, but I think it's more FUN! Who knew I would enjoy this so ... read more

June 28 Ngorongoro Crater & The Serengeti I am woken up by the alarm at 5:00 am, have a quick breakfast at 5:30 and leave our campsite by 6:00. We are off to two game parks: The Ngorongoro Crater & the one and only, Serengeti. Nine of us piled into a plush yet rugged “Bush Rover”, the African safari edition of the Land Rover. Our tour guide/driver seems to know everything about Tanzania. On our drive to the Crater, we drove past a wide open plain filled with huts all over. He told us that the oldest Masai lives there. This Masai is 109 years old, has 30 wives, 150 children and over 160 grandchildren. The Masai people are a tribe residing in Kenya and Tanzania. You can tell how many wives one Masai may have ... read more