 In front of our house: ready to go! |
 Cindy and Patty visit to give a very sweet gift to Cynthia |
 Heathrow: vodka, scrabble, and chocolate |
 Joberg airport enroute |
 In line at Joberg |
 In line at Joberg |
 Landed at Windhoek, Namibia |
 Very excited to be here! |
 Our smaller plane to the Namib desert |
 Jim, en route to Namib desert (not sick, yeah!) |
 Cyn holding up the rear in the small plane |
 Looking down at fairy circles, Namib desert |
 The plane on the runway at Wolwedans |
 And, a jeep was waiting to pick us up |
 Our chalet at Wolwedans Lodge |
 View out the front of the chalet (I cried, it was so beautiful!) |
 Lounging chairs on our deck |
 Elegant beds |
 Another view of our chalet |
 Breakfast at Wolwedans Lodge |
 Romantic lunch on the deck of Wolwedans Lodge |
 Our next tent, at Wolwedans Dunes Camp |
 The tent is right ON the dunes! |
 Lounge chair on our deck |
 The loo at Wolwedans Dune Camp |
 A loo with a view! |
 Rocks on ledge (we had used to hold undergarments to dry) |
 Breakfast in the main room at Dunes Camp |
 View from our tent at Dunes Camp! |
 Dune that we climbed for sundowners |
 Cyn on top |
 Jim on top |
 Sundown!! |
 Looking back at our chalet from nearby dune |
 Cyn on top again |
 Jim enjoying the dune |
 Jim poses too (our tripod was in lost luggage) |
 Posing for pretend couple photo |
 Fire circle at Wolwedans Dune Camp |
 Enjoying the fire circle before dinner |
 One of the amazing dishes for dinner |
 Main course at Wolwedans Dune Camp |
 Off for a safari drive in the Namib desert |
 Morning sunlight on the dunes |
 Bushman's grass on the dunes |
 Colors are amazing |
 The sun reaches higher as we drive |
 More dunes with sunlight |
 Steenbok |
 Gemsbok oryx |
 Dunes with mountains behind |
 Oryx prints on the sand |
 Oryx against the sand |
 Sand dunes with island hills in the Namib desert |
 Our winding track through the grass and dunes |
 Springbok |
 Out into the bushman's grass |
 Bat eared foxes |
 Ostrich |
 Pale chanting goshawk taking off |
 Ground squirrels |
 Yellow mongoose |
 Gemsbok oryx group |
 Springbok group |
 Picnic lunch on safari |
 First time in Zimbabwe! (for only 30 minutes in transit) |
 Our next chalet, at Islands of Siankaba, Zambia |
 Trees with huge lianas surround the camp |
 Luxurious bed in our chalet |
 Our deck looks right out on the river |
 The loo is behind the bed and quite elegant |
 We like the tub! |
 Various islands connected by rope bridges |
 Are we on Tom Sawyer's Island at Disneyland?! |
 Fire circle in deck at main lodge |
 This is the life! |
 School kids, Siankaba village |
 Typical Zambian home, Siankaba village |
 Local eggs for sale |
 Young women in the village |
 Cyn tries the local beer (eeuw) |
 7th grade curriculum |
 7th grade teacher with some school work |
 One of the 7th graders |
 School kids in high jump competition |
 On board the mokorro, to get back to camp |
 View out the front |
 Picnic lunch out on the island |
 Walking along the pathways at camp |
 Sunset cruise for sundowners |
 Cyn in microlight flight over Victoria Falls |
 Jim in microlight too |
 The happy couple at Victoria Falls |
 Amazing mist! |
 Cyn with rainbow |
 Jim with rainbow |
 The happy couple again (minus rain ponchos) |
 Royal Airstrip, Lower Zambezi National Park |
 Our chalet at Sausage Tree Camp |
 Our scrumptious bed at Sausage Tree |
 Lovely outdoor loo |
 Sundown on the deck |
 Lunch IN the river! |
 On game drive, with Moses, our guide |
 A favorite: baobab trees |
 Another favorite special bird: forked tail drongo |
 Sacred ibis and great egret |
 Brown-hooded kingfisher |
 Kaingo!! (leopard) |
 Our next chalet: at Old Mondoro Bush Camp |
 View from our room |
 Another comfy bed |
 Cyn, recovering from dysentery |
 Feeling good enough for an outdoor shower! |
 The main building at Old Mondoro |
 Snuggling with Scott Cumings (son of camp owners) |
 Jim at the lunch table on the river |
 Sweet table settings |
 Jim in front of the main building |
 The staff prepared special rice for Cyn (to recover from being sick) |
 Outdoor loo alongside the river |
 Another beautiful sunset |
 Wonderful dinner out under the stars |
 Tea time during game drive |
 Jim enjoys his tea and the view |
 Lion tracks! |
 The kudu that the lions killed |
 Hippo (hyacinth decorating back) |
 Hippos retreat to the water |
 Nice elie |
 Bull elephant reaches high |
 Bull elephants eating acacia pods |
 Elie scratches eye with trunk |
 Bull elie leans trunk on tusk |
 Elephant removing termite soil for eating |
 Reaching for the yummy foods |
 Arrowmarked babbler |
 Impala |
 Impala leaping HIGH |
 A breeding herd of elies |
 Baby elie! |
 Mother makes sure we stay back |
 Mother gives a flare of ears as warning |
 Another baby elephant!! |
 Mother and infant kudu |
 Emerald-spotted wood doves |
 Warthog |
 Zebra in tall grass on Jeki plain |
 Zebra prance across the grassland |
 Hippos eyeing us |
 Hippo getting nervous ... |
 ... and diving into the river! |
 Cyn with her trusted binoculars |
 A beautiful dambo of water hyacinth |
 Viewing elephants arriving |
 Elephants drinking from the dambo at sunset |
 Jim enjoying the spectacle |
 Elephant with egrets |
 Baboons "rogering" |
 Male and female bateleur eagle locked together |
 Buffalos with egrets |
 Hadeda ibis in flight |
 Sacred ibis |
 Jim recording our trip |
 Hippos in the Zambezi |
 Open-billed storks take off |
 White-crowned lapwing |
 Impala herd |
 Waterbuck in a dambo |
 Lilac-breasted roller |
 Black egret ... umbrella fishing!! |
 We loved watching him |
 Flitting from spot to spot, and spreading his wings |
 Elephant says goodbye, crosses the Zambezi full of hippos |
 Boat ride up the Zambezi |
 To "Conservation Lower Zambezi" |
 Main building of the conservation group |
 Our guest tent |
 Helping prepare food for orphan elephant |
 Sprucing up the classroom for the "Environmental Education Centre" |
 Re-painting the walls |
 Jim paints too |
 And paints even more |
 Jim's tatoo fits right in |
 The finished room looks great |
 The CLZ truck (we contributed funds to repair) |
 Lunch with the safari guides in training |
 Trainee safari guides watching "Planet Earth" series! |
 Orphaned elephant, Zamma, with his keeper |
 Cyn falls in love! |
 He's just 4 months old ... very cute |
 And quite rambunctious! |
 Enjoying the Chongwe River Falls |
 Our next chalet, at Chiawa Camp |
 Fantastic bed |
 View out the chalet |
 Honeymoon tent includes an outdoor bathtub! |
 Elegant loo |
 Safari guides (Laura, Lynsey, and Grant Cumings) enjoy Jim's iPhone! |
 Cyn with vervet monkeys |
 Cyn is clearly allergic to tsetse bites |
 Another glorious day |
 Chatting with Dispencer at breakfast |
 Baobabs are big! |
 Wonderful baobab trunk |
 A typical safari jeep |
 Jim with baobab |
 More beloved elephants |
 Not certain he likes our being there |
 Elephants along the Zambezi River |
 Kudu in "Grand Canyon of the Zambezi" |
 Hippos on shore |
 Jim in the canoe |
 Evil croc |
 Cyn's photo of egrets |
 Sundowners at Chiawa |
 Douglas! The local reigning male lion |
 Sunrise at Chiawa |
 Jim enjoys sunrise at Chiawa |
 Cyn loves game drives! |
 Saddlebilled storks |
 Crowned lapwing |
 G. W. Baboon |
 Warthog |
 Elephant saying "go away!" |
 The lionesses and cubs |
 Young male subadult lion |
 Douglas by day |
 Champagne lunch on the river |
 A "goodbye" from the elephants |
 A large group of several families |
 Enjoying the Zambezi |
 So many babies! |
 Running when trumpets are heard in the forest |
 Flying home |
 Visit with our lovely hostess Jenny Cumings in Lusaka |
 Heathrow again with vodka, scrabble, and chocolate |
 Home! |