Geo: -13.1339, 27.8493Getting adjusted to the rhythm of Wildlife Camp. Did our walk while it was still cool. Mago is still in the chalet area. Herman showed us the new "hide" he has built over near the restaurant. He thinks during the dry season there will be a lot of activity there. He also told us there had been 5 lions near his house last night but they did not come down to the campsite.Told us the Zambian government is going to allow 24 lions to be killed at $100,000 each if we understood correctly. The money is supposed to help the community but he is not sure if it really will.Went back to the camp and fixed a nice lunch of green beans and potatoes and a salad and were eating lunch when a beautiful ... read more

Geo: -13.9808, 33.7721Finished up our packing and were ready to head out. Called Uber to take us to the airport and were able to get to the airport in under 30 minutes!!United has a new check in procedure there. You self check in, get your boarding passes and luggage tags and then you go to the check in counter where they weigh your luggage and then you are checked in and ready to go through security.Right before we went to sleep on Monday, Robert checked the news and Lufthansa airlines was having to cancel flights because of a ground employees strike. On Monday they had cancelled 900 flights but our flights from San Francisco to Frankfurt and Frankfurt to Johannesburg were still flying. Then to further complicate matters, there had been a security issue with the ... read more

Geo: 37.8695, -122.271Thursday, April 21Start heading back to Berkeley after stopping in Santa Rosa at the REI where we bought a Midori tent that has about the same footprint as the Base Camp 6 and the Rolling Meadows tents. The good news is according to the specs, it weighs 10 pounds. When we got back to the Outlet and set it up and weighed it, nope, it was 13 pounds but still is lighter.We took the Coast Highway back down to the city and the drive was spectacular and traffic was light and so we were able to pull out several times to enjoy the view. Stopped at our favorite store in Gualala and got a few groceries so we would not have to leave the Outlet once we got there.Friday April 22Was a rainy day ... read more

Geo: 39.3078, -123.798Sunday, April 17Up fairly early and on the road with a stop in Santa Rosa for some more supplies. Bought in solar charging system to use with charging our phones and other small devices. Took Highway 128 out of Santa Rosa which is a very winding road. Found that the car handles the curves very well and so the drive was quite enjoyable. Got to Russian Gulch State Park and decided on Site #17. It is a nice space with room for more than tent and is on the creek with nice trees across the road.Got the tent set up and then drove to the picnic area at the top of the hill with the great view across the headlands . Fixed our dinner of things we had bought at the Berkeley Bowl and ... read more

Geo: 36.6002, -121.895Taxes were done early, and paid before heading out on this vacation!!!No rain so easy break down and load up heading back to Berkeley. Got to Berkeley and got settled in the cottage. Paul arrived and got us taken care of us on keys for the stay. Got a few things at Berkeley Bowl and Walgreen's came through with the doxycycline needed for the trip.Cleaned up and took the worker shuttle that come through the Heinz office buildings right by Paul's and stops at the Oakland/Ashby Bart station where we got out and then walked on to the Garage Gallery for the show. The exhibit was quite interesting. The artist sits down every day with a 4x6 paper with felt markers and draws what she is feeling. Bought one of the paintings for our ... read more