July 24th, 2022 to August 1st, 2022 Dedication I want to dedicate this post to Stan Weakley, who sadly passed away recently. Stan was a fellow traveler and wrote an extensive blog, Slow Donkey, about his 2015 overland trip to East Africa with his wife Anne. He also wrote of numerous other trips and his…
February 17th – 22nd, 2022 When we started to lose track of how many days we’d been camping at Kembu Cottages that seemed like it was a good indicator that we should get going. The next stop was the Masai Mara. In 2018 we visited the Mara and we were looking forward to returning. Andrew…
Across Tsavo West from the Lake Jipe Entrance January 21st – 27th, 2022 A lion serenaded us most of the night at Lake Jipe Safari Lodge, which is located just outside Tsavo West Nation Park. In the morning we rose and had a slow start, making a nice breakfast and getting ready to head into…
Sesheke Border Oct 26th-Oct 29th, 2021 It was border crossing day. There is always a little bit of trepidation when crossing a border in Africa. Nothing to be scared of, but mostly a wonder; will our plans be disrupted, will we be delayed, do I have the right paperwork? To start we needed our PCR…
