Africa, 2022

We took an extended trip to Africa, leaving home on August 10, 2022, and returning on September 8. I posted a daily blog entry (sometimes more than one) every day and will probably add some retroblog postings as I continue to edit my photos.

Most days have a LOT of photos.

Here’s the outline of the trip, with links to each day’s postings.

August 10 The trip begins!
August 11 Flying to Heathrow
  Killing time at Heathrow
August 12 Arrival and exploring Camps Bay
August 13 Two Worlds Aquarium
August 14 Touring Jewish Cape Town
August 15 Diving with Sharks
August 16 Kirstenboch Gardens
August 17 Groot Constanta Winery
August 18 Calvalli and Boschendal Wine Estates
August 19 Waterford Wine Estate and V&A Waterfront
August 20 Chapman’s Peak Drive, Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope, and penguins at Boulder’s Beach
August 21 Robben Island, Bo-Kaap, and Table Mountain
August 22 A character-building day en route to the Zambezi Queen on the Chobe River (with animals!)
August 23 Boat safaris and elephants crossing the Chobe
August 24 Exploring Chobe National Park in a 4×4
August 25 Birding by boat, visiting a Namibian village, and another boat safari
August 26 Leave the Zambezi Queen and a sunset train ride on the Royal Livingstone Express to the bridge over Victoria Falls
August 27 Walk along Victoria Falls and do some shopping
August 28 Travel to Johannesburg and the Fairlawns Boutique Hotel and Spa
August 29 Exploring Soweto and Mandela’s legacy
August 30 First game drive at Makanyi Private Game Lodge
  The trip to Makanyi and many more photos from the game drive
August 31 Lots of animals from the morning game drive
September 1 Lions and hippos and gnu and much more
September 2 Final game drive at Makanyi and the trip to Johannesburg
September 3 First part of the trip to the Serengeti
September 4 We reach the Serengeti and take a game drive on the way to Serengeti Soujourn Camp
September 5 All-day trip to see the wildebeest migration at the Mara River
September 6 Another game drive, including a stop at the Serengeti Park Visitor Center
September 7 One last game drive on the way to Lobo Airstrip
September 8 We return home