Today is our last full day of game drives. Where has the time gone? Though we certainly can’t complain that we haven’t seen or done enough – it feels like…
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Antarctica to Zimbabwe – Day 67 – Sabi Sands
(Please be aware that today’s post contains images of dead and dismembered animals.) It’s 6 am – hop up into the vehicle, it’s time for another game drive at Dulini…
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Antarctica to Zimbabwe – Day 66 – Sabi Sands
It’s another beautiful day at Dulini – let’s get underway, shall we? We’d heard lions calling at breakfast. Scott asked us to indicate the direction, and I did the best…
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Antarctica to Zimbabwe – Day 65 – Sabi Sands
Another early start, but the views are well worth it: We’re continuing our hunt for the rhino, but we’ll see if anything interesting comes up in the meantime. There’s so…
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Antarctica to Zimbabwe – Day 64 – Sabi Sands
Up early. And I mean early. This is a safari, after all, and animals wait for no one. Officially the wake-up call comes at 5:30 am, but we’re up closer…
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Antarctica to Zimbabwe – Day 63 – Sabi Sands
Another early morning – and they’re only getting earlier from here. Up at 6:15 am so we can grab an early breakfast and pack up in time for our 10:30…
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Antarctica to Zimbabwe – Day 62 – Cape Town
We had an interesting conversation with our driver yesterday on the way to the Castle of Good Hope, in which it became clear that – rather than booking a hiking…
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Antarctica to Zimbabwe – Day 61 – Cape Town
Another day, another hotel breakfast – though the Radisson Red’s is every bit as good as the one offered by the Capital 15 on Orange. The cappucinos arrive faster, too….
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Antarctica to Zimbabwe – Day 60 – Cape Town
Hard to believe that this is our first time sleeping on dry land in the past 40 days. We miss the gentle rocking of the Wind, but we do not…
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Antarctica to Zimbabwe – Day 59 – Cape Town
Our departure Chronicle, for those interested: Amazing to think that we covered 4,676 nautical miles during this leg alone. Now, onto the day at hand – up at 7 am…
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