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…
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Africa: 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…
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Day 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…
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Day 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…
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Day 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…
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Anticipation: A Tour of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe with Nomad Tours
Tomorrow I leave for a twenty-day camping…
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Elephant 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…
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Things 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…
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Visiting 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…
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South 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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GUIDES TO FREEDOM
