Just reading about our Southern Africa RV Safari conjures up visions of driving among the exotic animals that we have known only from movies and travelogues. As the time to depart from Dulles Airport arrived on Feb 21st our airplane reminded us of our destination: South African Air. Even the flight attendants contributed to our [...] Read more »
Day 1 – Feb 21th Meeting The Rest Of The Group
Although many of our 28 fellow travelers arrived in Washington, DC a day or so before our flight and stayed at the same hotel, we didn’t really meet until we all gathered at the check on counter for our flight. It was quickly apparent that this was going to be a great group. The flights: [...] Read more »
Our African Adventure
Retired & Roaming During the next 42 days my objective is to capture the flavor of our long-planned and eagerly awaited journey to S Africa. Read and come along with us to exotic Africa! Read more »
Day 3 – Feb 23rd Arrived in Cape Town For Africa RV Tour
Our hotel is a short distance from the waterfront. Our after breakfast orientation was smooth and fast…each couple received their cell phones and the Maui folks took care of the rental papers quire efficiently. Then it time for most of us to head out to the shopping center that is superbly located facing the Atlantic [...] Read more »
Day 4 – Feb 24th Day One Touring Africa By RV
I am in heaven. Already we have photos of zebras, a lone ostrich walking along the ocean and a family of baboons. Two of the troop were squatting in the center of the road and refused to move as the bus approached. The driver honked and still they eyed us…but stayed put! Finally when we almost touched [...] Read more »
Day 5 – Feb 25th Nelson Mandella’s Cell
South Africa as all know, has a brutal past in its treatment of people of color. Today we boarded a boat for a short ride to Robben Island the infamous prison that incarcerated Nelson Mandela as well as all of the other non-white protestors of apartide. Our guides were a young, amusing university educated fellow [...] Read more »