Day 97: Farewell to Lobsy — Arrive in Zambia — Tour Victoria Falls
Packing up and leaving our lodge at Somalisa was sad. It was drizzling still, and we’d grown so attached to our family there — guide David and co-guide Dophus, plus...
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Day 96: Rainy Day Games at Somalisa — Lions Chilling Outside Our Tent
Today was a memorable day. We woke to a grey, overcast and rainy day in Hwange National Park. According to the Somalisa team the weather report called for a full...
Day 95: Safari Day in Hwange with Guide David — Pool Time with Fellow American Kids!
At 5:30 am we got our wake-up “call” — a delivery of coffee to our room and a message to be at breakfast in 30 minutes. We peeled James out...
Day 94: Two Tiiiiiiny Planes to Hwange National Park for Second Safari Experience
This morning we drove to the airstrip and split into two groups to fly to our next camp. Teddy and James went on one six-seater (with another couple in transit...
Day 93: Fishing in Lake Kariba – Caught Six Fish!
We woke up totally on edge. Ants were everywhere. Lobsy was nervous about the game drives. Teddy and I, who get along so well, were short with each other for...
Day 92: First Full day at Bumi Hills — Charged by two Elephants — Aggressive Baboons at the Pool — First Lion Spotting
I didn’t sleep well last night — our first at Bumi Hills. There wasn’t one specific reason for my restlessness. It was likely a combo of all of the following:...
Day 91: Arrive in Zimbabwe in Time for First Safari Game Drive!
We woke early to fly to Harare, Zimbabwe, then connected there to a single-engine plane — whose pilot looked like a 15-year-old Graham O’Donahue — that took us to Zimbabwe’s...