A New Day

Dear Victoria Falls; home of temptation, excitement and over-indulgence to the extreme. I loved you with all that you represented, but had...

With money in hand, it was time to celebrate. First stop, grocery shopping.  I needed some staples in my depleted backpacking larder. With ...

I stretched my stiff and aching body. I had slept in some pretty rough places during my travels, but last night’s nest on the ground was ce...

Oh, silly girl. Late for my very first day! Not a great way to make a good first impression, but you cannot turn back the hands of time. Ian...

I turned this way and that in front of the mirror. The dress was pretty tight. No, scratch that. The dress was skin tight. A leopard print m...

I feel him kiss me with his eyes – a warm caress Every glance I get Fingers massage a path of discovery     tender excitement All in a smile...

Settling back into the familiar setting of Sable Lodge, I reflected on the last few days.  The warm sun shone on me again, as I lazed poolsi...

More goodbye hugs were upon us. Oliver faded into memory behind us, as Brett and I set out on our last journey in Arnie. Recollections from ...

You would think all I did was drink while I was in Africa at this rate. Brett and Oliver met back up with us later in the day after Miki and...

Back to Victoria Falls again! Lots of fun memories already, but now Miki and I were set to explore it all over again. With the falls as the ...

Hwange National Park; The largest game reserve in Zimbabwe, but also the last park for Miki before departing the continent. It was a bitters...

    Bob crooned in my ear. “One love, one heart. Let’s get together and feel alright. As it was in the beginning! One love…”     Ah, Mr. ...

“ Happy Birthday dear Brettski. Happy Birthday to you!!!” Brett blew out the candles on the cake and looked around at the small circle of f...

With our fill of city under our belts and dear Brettski behind the wheel again, we were off to track down history in Zimbabwe. Well fed, sho...

Heaven Lodge welcomed us back, but our stop the second time was brief. This was just a layover now to regroup before our next leg of the jou...

Dawn had not yet broken, but I certainly felt that I was; broken that is. A glance at the bottle I had been imbibing from the night before p...

My story resumes with a taste of home. A whiskey in hand, I reflected on days past from the warmth and security of Heaven Lodge in Chimanima...

We drifted lazily along in the river listening to Max’s instructions. “Dig in!” he shouted and we would paddle like mad men ( and women ). “...

   The game parks of Botswana were a thing to behold. We were no more than a breath away from animals that could make a snack out of us in ...