Author Archives: travel
Quad biking
During our last day on the beach, I signed up for a quad biking tour of the area with Stephie, Sabrina and Andrew. At 10 am the four of us met our tour guide, who gave us a brief description of how to operate the bikes. I have never ridden a quad bike before and … Continue reading
Birthday
Monday was my birthday, but of course no one on the trip knew about it. I had mentioned it to Stephie but swore her to secrecy because I didn’t want it to be a big deal. We awoke early once again and were on the road by 6:30 am. We had a long way to … Continue reading
Bazaruto day two
I knew that the view from our campsite would offer a stunning sunrise so Stephie and I agreed to get up before dawn to be ready. Unfortunately, Stephie did not take into account her phone changing time during the night due to European daylight savings time so I was awoken at 3:45 am by her … Continue reading
Bazaruto
After the night at Smugglers, everyone on the tour had the option (for an extra fee) of joining an excursion to the Bazaruto Archipelago for two days. 14 of us joined, with only two people staying behind so they could go diving instead of snorkeling. We left Vilanculos early in the morning, but instead of … Continue reading
Vilanculos
The next day I got up at 5:30 and packed up and was ready for breakfast at 6 am. Nomad has a saying that “it’s not a holiday; it’s an adventure!” and that is true. Although it was beach vacation, there was no sleeping in until mid-morning. When the sun rises at 5:30 and the … Continue reading
Ocean safari
We had a full day at Barra Beach, our first full day on the ocean and everyone in the group was eager to take advantage of where we were. One of the major attractions of the area is swimming with whale sharks, which are the largest sharks in the world and are vegetarian so there’s … Continue reading
Mozambique arrival
After a hectic day getting my visa and doing final preparations for my trip, Jessica dropped me off at the Gautrain station, which I took to the airport. I had a nice dinner at the airport and waited for my departure. It’s only a one hour flight from Jo’burg to Maputo, the capital of Mozambique … Continue reading
Best of Mozambique
I had an amazing trip to Mozambique last week, which I will write more about later, but here are some photos (with captions!) to look at now. https://plus.google.com/photos/115644650404072729236/albums/5998854074536700497?authkey=CIqt3OzPhKnWEQ
Mozambique preparations
On the last day in Bloemhof I booked a week’s holiday in Mozambique with a tour group. The trip logistics were all planned out and I just needed to get to a lodge outside of Maputo on the evening of March 25. I booked plane tickets that day (free with points on my credit card) … Continue reading
more Drakensberg photos
Here are some of the best pictures that Jessica took. She really likes flowers, as I’m sure you will notice.
Sentinel hike
Our final day in the Drakensberg dawned amazingly clear and we were up at 5:30 preparing to leave. We had tried to do one of the most popular hikes in the park since we arrived, but were foiled each day by the weather. The views from the top of the Sentinel Rock were supposed to … Continue reading
Epic hike
Even though the weather was not the best, Jessica and I decided to attempt a long hike on Friday. The start of the hike was literally just outside our front door! We got an early start and hoped that the fog would lift by mid-morning. We couldn’t see much early on in our hike since … Continue reading
Drakensberg photos
Here’s a link to my best of Drakensberg photos. I’ll post some more once I go through Jessica’s. https://plus.google.com/photos/115644650404072729236/albums/5937213094942032657?authkey=CKWx5OP1_8XHFA
Lion photos
Here’s a link to pictures from Sunday. Prepare yourself for cute overload! https://plus.google.com/photos/115644650404072729236/albums/5893310259204268161?authkey=CJCxx8yRztfI0AE
Cute overload
On Sunday, Jessica and I decided to do a day trip to an area about 45 minutes west of Johannesburg. We had an ambitious plan to go to the Rhino and Lion Park, see the Cradle of Humankind museum and go on a nice hike. We got an early start, meeting at 8 am, and … Continue reading