Joanna
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...
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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
Joanna
- Jan 5, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Joanna
- Jan 4, 2020
- 4 min
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....
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Joanna
- Jan 3, 2020
- 7 min
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. -...
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Joanna
- Jan 2, 2020
- 5 min
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....
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Joanna
- Jan 1, 2020
- 5 min
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...
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Joanna
- Dec 31, 2019
- 9 min
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...
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Joanna
- Dec 30, 2019
- 5 min
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...
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Joanna
- Dec 29, 2019
- 11 min
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...
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Joanna
- Dec 28, 2019
- 8 min
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...
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Joanna
- Dec 27, 2019
- 8 min
Forgetting British Humour
After dinner in the Fish River Canyon, we gathered for our nightly debrief. Malinga explained to us that we were expected to be up and...
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Joanna
- Dec 27, 2019
- 6 min
Do Some In-Filling
The big question right after we finished Christmas dinner was; “Who wants to go canoeing in the morning?” My hand shot up! As I mentioned...
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