Reflecting on a Year of Riding the Wind
Sitting here at “home” in California I am hard-pressed to believe what has transpired in the past year. Loaded with lessons, new challenges, new sights, and best of all, new…
Read MoreAfrica: The Sweetest Surprise
As I sit here in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, my mind spins from the activities of the last twenty days on an overland adventure with Nomad Tours. This morning I said goodbye to friends. People who were unknown to…
Read MoreDay 3: Orange River, South Africa to Fish River Canyon, Namibia with Nomad Tours
The morning started with part of the group going off to canoe the Orange River. I was happy…
Read MoreDay 2: Namaqualand to the Orange River, South Africa with Nomad Tours
Nicole and I managed to get the rain cover on the tent despite the pouring rain, thunder and lightning. The…
Read MoreDay 1: Cape Town, South Africa to the Cederberg Mountain Region with Nomad Tours
Darren and Rob drove me to the Nomad Tours office in Cape Town where everyone met at 8 a.m. to…
Read MoreAnticipation: A Tour of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe with Nomad Tours
Tomorrow I leave for a twenty-day camping…
Read MoreElephant Encounters in Knysna Elephant Park, South Africa
We made a visit to Knysna Elephant Park also located on the Garden Route near Plettenberg Bay. The elephants here were rescued from culling programs or as…
Read MoreThings went south from there. Cape Agulhas, South Africa
Thanks to Darren’s willingness to drive a long way, I made it to the southernmost point in Africa. There, the Indian and Atlantic oceans…
Read MoreVisiting the Birds of Eden Sanctuary in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Prior to today I can say with 100% confidence that I had as much interest in birds as I did in filing my tax return. None. So what a surprise it…
Read MoreSouth Africa’s Garden Route: Great Brak and Mossel Bay
After a lot of driving through stunning passes and roads covered with low shrubs, pines and eucalyptus, we arrived at Joan’s Place, a relaxing hideaway overlooking a river that flows into…
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