After a leisurely breakfast we were picked up at the lodge for a drive to our next destination, the Lindis Lodge. This is a small boutique hotel located on Ben Avon Station, occupying over 6000 acres within the Ahuriri Valley. Basically, it is in the middle of nowhere with nothing around but beautiful views, sheep …
Today was a day at leisure. In the morning, we took a walk around the grounds. In the afternoon, Cathy had a massage. Me, there is only one person I let touch my squishy body, so I relaxed in our room and worked on our blog. Then dinner which was extraordinary as usual!
Today’s post is dedicated to Carrie, because you asked for it. Today was all about food & wine! We were met at our Lodge by our driver, John, in a fancy BMW. We were told the car had been used to drive members of parliament which was why there was a phone in the car …
Today was an adventure, to say the least. Our travel agent had assured us this was an easy, lazy trip down the river. Well, it was down the river, that much was true, although again only half true! Today we were picked up at the lodge and delivered to Dart River Adventures for an exciting …
Today we were supposed to meet at 9:00 for a Helecopter trip to Milford Sound and a picnic lunch among the peaks. But the weather is iffy. We had breakfast and the company called to say they anticipate clearing in the afternoon so figure about 1:00 for a pickup. We will see. While we waited …
We begin our trip with a car pickup at 2:00. Ariving at JFK at 4, and after check in, as always we start our adventures with a glass of bubbles! A 17 hour flight, many movies and some sleep, we arrive in Auckland and make a connection to Queensland on the South Island. As we …
March 29 – 31 the start of our next adventure – New ZealandRead More »
April 7, 2024 – Arriving in Botswana and our first drive in the Chobe River park. We arrived at the Maun airport and were met by Bobby who would be our guide and driver for the next two days. He said we would do a private bush drive this afternoon. The drive to the Sanctuary …
April 5, 2024 – Onward to Zambia and the Falls Colman and Peter took us to the air strip to await the arrival of our shuttle plane. Once it landed, we waited for the engine to stop before the co-piolet got out to “check us in” which consisted of confirming our names and giving us …
April 2, 2024 – the trip to Sabi Sand Today was an exciting day. To start we left the Royal Malawane, driving about 15 minutes to a gravel airstrip where we boarded a helicopter. This was a 45-minute flight through the Blyde River Canyon, the third largest gorge in the world, after the Grand Canyon …
Each day here consisted of two drives into the bush, the first started at 7:00AM and returned to the Lodge somewhere around 10:00AM. The second started at 4:00PM and we returned to the Lodge around 7:00PM. With each drive we would search for various animals, sometime going off road following the tracks of Rinos, Leopards …
March 31 & April 1, 2024 – Thornybush Game ReserveRead More »
