Camp Okuti- November 23 and 24

Singing welcome by the staff.


Chema was always there to greet us with her beautiful smile.


Our terrific guide Solly.







Sharing meals with staff and guests was wonderful.


Our room.


Our first hippo sighting with a large yawn.





Bwana Bud with sidekick Jane at Okuti Camp in Okavango Delta.



Female leopard. First sighting under tree.



Lioness along side roadway.


National bird of Botswana


Herd of water buffalo aware of stalking lion.





Oh, no! He's looking at us instead of the water buffalo!


King of beasts targeting his prey.



Amazing strength moving this medium size kill under tree.










Wonderful sunset at camp.

Victoria Falls- Devil's Pool

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Evening Nature Drive at Sossusvlei Desert Lodge- 11/19/12

Oryx in his best pose.






Stallion protecting his female companions.




Black-backed Jackel








Jackal cubs searching for their mother who ran away when our Range Rover arrived.



David, greets us with a well stocked bar and appetizers in the middle of nowhere. What a surprise! We love this place.


A pleasant surprise after seeing Zebra, Aardwolf, Cape Fox, Jackel, Springbok & Gembok.





Siegfried, our Ranger guide & David.

Hot Air Balloon Trip -11/19/12

On our way at 6:00 am to watch the sunrise on the surrounding dunes.
Sixteen brave souls plus our captain, climbed to 1,000 feet.



The balloon crew.














Shadows of oryx in a stream bed.






We made it!




Our champagne breakfast after our 2 hr & 20 kilometer ride.


Our French Crocodile Dundee balloon captain.

Location:Western Commercial,Gaborone,Botswana

Walvis Bay Airport & Swakopmund, Namibia

Arrived from Capetown & landed at Walvis Bay Airport where we picked up our 4x4.

Spent night in provincial German town of Swakopmund. Cornerstone Guest House on Atlantic Ocean.

CapeTown Day 2

Tour guide drove us to Table Mountain National Park for view of  Capetown and surrounding beaches.