ChobeA rather peaceful day’s drive brought us to Chobe, the last game park in Botswana, where they have over 20,000 elephants (including the 2 day old one that we saw) who are very playful. This elephant is very old and very excited. Maybe he was watching the young whippersnappers? Lots of babies, the teeniest to […]
Makoro-landThe Okavango Delta is the largest inland delta on earth. there once was a lake, which has turned into a swamp, and about 90% of Botswana’s water is here. This is the edge of a series of nature reserves that spread across northern Botswana, ending in Chobe, at the Zimbabwe border. Here, the Okavango river […]
Game timeLeaving Swakopmund and civilisation behind, we head off for two days to a rather unusual game park– Etosha. Think of the Black Rock Desert, not nearly as hard, far more salty, and surrounded by arid savannah with a few water holes. Here there are a wide variety of antelopes, from teeny tiny Steenboks up […]
We are now in Swakopmund, our “last stop” for civilisation. Four blog entries will be posted from here, and I’ll check up on my email as well. The Score, so far So far, we have: Springbok (a tasty little deer-like creature)GemsbokOryxMountain ZebraOstrichBaboonsGreat White SharksSouthern Right Whalesand countless types of lizards (including the ones that switch […]
As I type this, I’m in the back of a truck bouncing over a very serious dirt road, looking out over the river that’s the border between Namibia and South Africa. It’s been a hectic few days: We arrived in Cape Town to hang out with Zeenith et al for a few days as well […]
François and Dorita are married. They looked lovely, and there was much rejoicing. Good looking Verloren von Themats But the bride wins Blessings on the happy couple Arriving in style to dinner… And dancing with style all night… Update For those of you who care, we’re probably not climbing Kilimanjaro. A bit too little time, […]
Where I am Tuesday AM I got off the British Airways 747 in Cape Town, South Africa, for Francois and Dorita’s wedding. I immediately ate Biltong, got some Rooibos tea, and drove out to Stellenbosch, where I dropped my bags and packed up for a paintball game. Yes, it is exactly as cheesy and goofy […]
Trinity term is now in full swing (we’re in the fourth of eight weeks!) and it’s taking its toll on all of us. Everyone has said so far that this is where it lightens up– I must disagree. This term’s hit like a ton of bricks. There’s assignment after assignment and it never seems to […]
After the Skoll Forum, my jet-set life continued. Blew over to Blenheim where we saw lots of nice furniture and Churchill-y stuff. I’d suggest just the grounds, though– touring through the house was a bit much… unless lots of nice stuff in big ostentatious rooms is your thing. Also saw lots of photos of Churchill. […]
Or close the wall up with our International dead. In rest there’s nothing so becomes a man As modest reading and travel: But when the blast of school blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger; Open the Lib’ries, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with coffee fueled rage; That lend […]