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Yet again the Internet cafe blocks their USB ports so I am still unable to post pics. But we departed Mozambique on Monday and headed to Swaziland, Africa's only absolute monarchy. It was a great country with very friendly people. We visited a Swazi village and took a hike in a game park. In the nights we stayed in these "beehive huts" which were domes covered in reeds (but electricity and our own bathrooms inside so very swanky). Yesterday, we departed Swaziland and crossed the border back to South Africa, where I will be for the rest of the trip. We will travel mostly along the coast. Right now we are in the small coastal town of St. Lucia, where most of us are just relaxing and we have a boat cruise to search for hippo ... read more

I travelled through Botswana and am in South Africa for a week or so before we head out to Mozambique. The highlight of the past few days has been Pilanesberg National Park. Went on a walking tour escorted by guys with big rifles and then on an evening game drive. Betgween the two, I saw a ton of giraffe, hippo, rhinos, zebra, buffalo, and antelope. Still no predators through, other than crocs. Unfortunately this computer is not letting me upload pics right now. ... read more

The Victoria Falls and our crazy guide who enjoyed jumping into the crocodile enclosure and angering the 15 feet crocodiles. ... read more

Arrived today. The flight was brutal (even with the nice selection of Summer Catch as an in-flight movie) but the first 8 hours in Zambia made it worth it. We saw cavemen and other assorted awesome stuff at the Livingstone Museum and then took a sundown cruise on the Zambezi River where we saw hippos and elephants and a croc. One of the elephants even came into the water to check out the boats. ... read more