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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 [View Full Entry]

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What fun this was. We spent two hours sandboarding down the beautiful sand dunes. I chose to do the lay down option of boarding vs the stand-up, like snowboarding. They lay down people got to fly down the dunes at high speeds. The board is basically just a floppy, wooden plank. you lay down on your stomach and hang on! I made the rookie mistake a few times of dropping my hands. When this happens, the top of the board digs into the sand and you end up eating much of the desert! That sand crunchiness in your teeth doesn't go [View Full Entry]

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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. [View Full Entry]

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We were lucky enough to camp in Spitzkoppe. I hope the pictures can give you a glimpes of the natural beauty here. We arrived around 3pm and we rushed to climb the gigantic rocks before sunset. A small group of us treked up the mountain of rocks and had a fun time goofing off. After sundown, we had a big bonfire under the night sky full of stars. It's so amazing to look up and see every single dusting of stars and the Milky Way. In Africa, seeing the Milky Way is now normal for me. I'll never see this back [View Full Entry]

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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 [View Full Entry]

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August 1, 2009 We visited the Okavango Delta. To reach the Delta, you must take an hour long bumpy truck ride to the water's edge. Then, we have a three hour boat ride. The boat is called a "mokoro" which is a shallow, hallowed out canoe pushed through the water by a poler. The poler uses a long pole to push through the shallow delta waters. The ride was nice and peaceful. We had our sleeping mats and pillows out so we rode in comfort! The ride is through swampy reeds. That means, a lot of spiders, webs and millions of [View Full Entry]

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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 [View Full Entry]

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As we drive in our truck, kids on the road would stop what they are doing and wave like crazy. [View Full Entry]

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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 [View Full Entry]

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