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I'm going where the sun keeps shining, through the pouring rain.
Going where the weather suits my clothes.
Banking off of the northeast winds, sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone.
Henry Nilsson
Okavango Delta & the Pink PJs
“To see ten thousand animals untamed and not branded with the symbols of human commerce is like scaling an unconquered mountain for the...
Joanna
Jan 8, 20207 min read
Scenic with Whimpy Burger
“The continent is too large to describe. It is a veritable ocean, a separate planet, a varied, immensely rich cosmos. Only with the...
Joanna
Jan 7, 20203 min read
Fulfilling my Camping Experience
“Everything in Africa bites but the safari bug is worst of all." - Brian Jackman That quote literally made me laugh out loud because I am...
Joanna
Jan 6, 20206 min read
Bye... Not Bye
I have come to realize that David is convinced that I either work for Canadian immigration... or I have the inside track on who they...
Joanna
Jan 5, 20203 min read
The Clinic
I got the pleasure of visiting a remote Namibian medical clinic today. When we first arrived, it appeared to be locked up and deserted....
Joanna
Jan 4, 20204 min read
Etosha... Today?
“There is something about safari life that makes you forget all your sorrows and fell as if you had drunk half a bottle of champagne. -...
Joanna
Jan 3, 20207 min read
I Bless the Rains
... Africa was blessed today. At least Northern Namibia was. Driving on the roads towards our campground was like driving down the Nile....
Joanna
Jan 2, 20205 min read
Do I Make Myself Clear?
“David... please... please.... please... take the paved roads today.” Everyone had a good chuckle at that. Are there even any paved roads...
Joanna
Jan 1, 20205 min read
Extreme Sports & Me
So... it was pure bliss having my own room again. Actually, it was better to have a bed again. Granted, it was a backpackers and not a...
Joanna
Dec 31, 20199 min read
The Single Supplement
Ahhhh... life on the dusty road. Everything I own is either dirty, covered with sand or inundated with dirt & dust. We were up and out...
Joanna
Dec 30, 20195 min read
Shining Right into Your Heart
“If I have ever seen magic, it has been in Africa.” John Hemingway After a tantalizing meal of mystery meat mixed with canned peas and...
Joanna
Dec 29, 201911 min read
Hakuna Matata
Before I dive in to this particular day, I have to start by announcing that I have decided to stop taking my malaria pills. In saying...
Joanna
Dec 28, 20198 min read
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