Kili Conquest
November 30th, 2005
When Tanya and I arrived at the Kilimanjaro airport, we were yet to plot our next move. We found a travel company that offered a free ride to their office in Arusha, but unfortuna...
When Tanya and I arrived at the Kilimanjaro airport, we were yet to plot our next move. We found a travel company that offered a free ride to their office in Arusha, but unfortuna... A World of Thanks
November 24th, 2005
“Karibu!” from a different place,
With a different culture and different race,
With different sights to love or hate,
With different days to celebrate.
In Africa, it’s another day,
No pie to eat or phrase to say.
They do not know that turkeys roast,
They do not know that families toast,
They do not know it has a name,
They do not know each year the same:
A reunion for friends w...
Afrecap
November 23rd, 2005
It was sad to leave Jeffreys Bay this morning - the small beach town world-renowned for its surf break, dominated by Quiksilver and Billabong. But places to go, people to see. We drove... Jumping for Joy
November 22nd, 2005
For the past week, I've been practicing the hands out motion by falling face forward on a bed. I tried to prepare myself mentally for what it would be like with toes over the edg... The Big O
November 22nd, 2005
Tanya and I left Mossel Bay this morning, and took a detour from the Garden Route to check out the Highgate Ostrich Farm. The tour began with a look at how they make feather dust... Shark Attack
November 20th, 2005
Today made the lion encounter look tame.
Gansbaai is the great white shark capital of the world. The competition among various cage diving companies is almost as intense as t... J.C. LeRoux and Cheetahs too
November 19th, 2005
We weren’t as lucky with the weather today. Fierce winds blew our plans to paraglide out the window. Tanya and I told the company that we didn’t mind being knocked around a b... Heaps of Hope
November 18th, 2005
Yay! A picture of Tanya! Taken by yours truly at The Cape of Good Hope, the southern most tip of Africa.
The coastal drive to get there was spectacular. The landscap... Table for 2
November 18th, 2005
Since Tanya and I arrived in Cape Town late at night, I woke up the next morning with no idea of how beautiful the city is. I didn’t even know that Table Mountain, its most famous... Such Great Heights
November 17th, 2005
Our final activity was a microlight flight, taking us on an aerial tour of Zambia and Zimbabwe, focusing on Victoria Falls. A microlight is like a motorcycle wi...