I Dream of Africa

For those of you who know me well, you know that of all the places I’ve traveled to, Africa is my favorite. I’ve been wanting to go back for some time now, so I decided it was time. I started planning this trip last fall but somewhere along the way it morphed into something much bigger and better. I envisioned it as the ultimate once-in-a-lifetime “bucket list” trip. I have just gotten back and am happy to report that it was everything I had hoped for–and more!

People keep asking me what was the best part or my favorite part of the trip. After having given it a great deal of thought, I can’t say. Each aspect was so wonderful that I just have to say that the whole trip was “the best part.”  Since I have barely had time to unpack, I would rather wait until later date to share my stories. However, I did want to have something to post when my new website debuted, so here are a few pix…(if you hover your cursor over the image the caption will appear)

We saw lots of different animals since we went on day and night safaris.

This boy doesn’t look like he’s missed too many meals!

Z is for Zepke or Zebra.

One of the many crocodiles we saw (and this is one of the smaller guys!)

Lobby area of our safari lodge.

Our guide, Peter, and tracker, Lot.

Dinner in the African bush is quite an event.

I have literally traveled to the end of the world MORE than once since I have been to Arctic Circle, Antarctica, and now Cape of Good Hope.

We saw a few African penguins at the Cape.

We rode 1,000 miles on the Blue Train across South Africa.

Afternoon tea was one of my favorite things about the Blue Train

We were treated like royalty aboard the Blue Train.

You can ride a cable car up to Table Mountain or spend the day hiking to it. After having hiked up to the cliffs at Cape Point and hiking much of the Lost City’s 25-acre botanical garden, we chose the cable car!

One of the many carvings at Lost City. Incredible, huh?

Pyramids at Giza (Cairo, Egypt)

…but the first class airport lounges and flights were definitely among my favorite experiences!