A funny kudu experience at Louise and Danie’s home…Returning to our house soon….
It was a bit odd spending the night away from our little bush house, sleeping in another king-sized bed, dining at...
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Today, is our 9 year anniversary of posting…Will we make it to the 10-year milestone?
Today is the ninth anniversary of our first post being uploaded, which may be found at this link. It's a little hard...
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Sultry Sunday in the bush…Peculiar nighttime invader…
Since we wrote here yesterday, we've had three load shedding sessions of 7½ hours without power, an eight-hour session with no...
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Hesitated to write about this…More of what?…
I hesitated to write this story today. Genetic health issues, primarily from my mother's side of the family, left me with a...
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Visa documents finally submitted…Hotels booked…Carjackings…
Note: Late posting due to power and WiFi outage. In only 27 days, we'll be leaving Marloth Park to make our way...
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Impossible visa documents…Have to use the pricey option…Lion and a snake…
We spent all afternoon for two days attempting to apply for an e-visa for Kenya from the government immigration website. No matter...
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The dreadful process of filling out forms…A zebra in a pool???…
We dread it each time we have to extend our visas, apply for permits, or apply online for any government-mandated process....
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A little Little in the morning…What a great way to start the day!…
This morning, only minutes after Tom stepped out onto the veranda, he called out to me, "Little is here!" We hadn't seen...
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More social time in the bush…Will we be able to get the “jab?”…
What a wonderful anniversary we had! Not only did we receive countless warm wishes, but we spent the evening again with...
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We’re leaving on an exciting expedition in 37 days!…
It was a painstaking process to figure out where we could go during the pandemic to have our visas stamped for a...
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