Tag Archive for ‘animal’
African shoestrings – Mozambique Day One Hundred and One Bordertown
With a GDP of only US$104 per person Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world. The Portuguese […]
African shoestrings – Zimbabwe Day Ninety-Nine Zambezi River
Later that morning with us bringing up the rear as usual we were paddling alongside an island to avoid a […]
African shoestrings – Zimbabwe Day Ninety-Eight Zambezi River
We got to the Bronte at 5.00 am the next morning ready and waiting for our guide Peter and his […]
African shoestrings – Zimbabwe Day Ninety-Seven Harare
Possum Lodge had such a quaint name for a backpackers hostel that we felt we had to stay there. We […]
African shoestrings – Zimbabwe Day Ninety-Three Masvingo Zimbabwe
The next day was one of those days. Our early morning game drive yielded very little wildlife. It was our […]
African shoestrings – Zimbabwe Day Ninety-Two Hwange
The restaurant at Main Camp, run down or not was excellent value for money. Waiters in white tuxedos with gleaming […]
African shoestrings – Zimbabwe Day Ninety-One Hwange
Main camp is’ as the name suggests’ the centre of Hwange. It has most of the facilities, accommodation and the […]
African shoestrings – Zimbabwe Day Ninety Bulawayo
Cecil Rhodes is buried at a spot he called the “view of the world” but is also called Malindidzimu (dwelling […]
African shoestrings – Namibia Day Sixty six – Okinjima
It is estimated that there are 2500 cheetahs, a quarter of the world’s population, roaming rural Namibia, that is outside […]
African shoestrings – Namibia Day Sixty five – Okinjima
Apart from a recreational park, Waterberg is also a breeding ground for some endangered animals. Animals like rhino, sable antelope […]
African shoestrings – Namibia Day Sixty four – Waterberg Plateau Park
Our destination was the Bernabe de la Bat Resort in the Waterberg Plateau Park (which sounds a lot more romantic […]
African shoestrings – Namibia Day Sixty three – Etosha NP
We now on our way to Halali, the next rest camp that was 70 kilometres away, which should only have […]
African shoestrings – Namibia Day Sixty two – Etosha NP
Back at the camp we found a couple of seats by the illuminated camp water hole and waited for the […]
African shoestrings – Namibia Day Sixty one – Etosha NP
Before we left home the idea of picking up some casual work in Southern Africa had appealed. We emailed several […]