One day during a recent trip with my sister and brother-in-law at Long View Resort in Bryson City, NC we were trying to find something to do on a rainy day. Even though it would be a two hour drive through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, we decided that the perfect place to spend…
Victoria Falls
It seemed it would be so close to Victoria Falls from Nairobi that the logical thing to do was to extend our African Safari to include one of the World’s Seven Natural Wonders. Actually though, at 1800 miles, it was not close at all but that didn’t stop us from boarding a plane to Zimbabwe…
Masai Mara
Part of our African Adventure is in the journey between national parks. We drove from Lake Nakuru to the Masai Mara National Reserve for about an hour along this bumpy road. Our tour guide calls this a Safari Massage but the strange part of all this is we are seeing so many interesting people, sites,…
Lake Nakuru
We loved Old Pejeta so much so it was difficult to pack up and leave this morning. Thank you Sara for capturing the sunrise for us with Mount Kenya in the background. What fond memories we all are taking with us as we journey on to our next Kenya National Park. We loved our tented…
Ol Pejeta
Serena Sweetwaters Camp at Ol Pejeta is our first tented camp on this Safari and I was especially interested to compare their tents to our Yurts . After a quick check in the porters carried our safari bags to our Tent. The tent itself was somewhat comparable to our Yurts. It had a comfy bed with luxury linens,…
Nairobi National Park
Today after breakfast we went for a morning game drive to Nairobi National Park. We were delighted to see Rhinos as soon as we entered the gates. There was a Mother and baby and another female grazing in the tall grass. Nairobi National Park is the major rhino sanctuary for breeding and restocking the other…
Our first African Safari
Thursday evening William and I called on our friends Steve and Priscilla to drive us to the Charlotte airport so we could catch our flight heading to Nairobi, Kenya. It was a very long flight but not so terrible when your hubby informs you that you both have just been upgraded to Business Class. This…
Michigan
Our Michigan adventure would begin with the Lavender Fields just outside of Boyne City. First we needed to grab a picnic lunch so we stopped at the Hanover General Store. Stepping inside the little General Store was like stepping back in time. Everyone was so friendly and helpful. The first thing I saw when I…
Petrified Forest & Route 66
After dropping our daughters at the Flagstaff Airport we drove a couple of hours before we arrived at the Petrified Forest National Park. We were not really expecting a whole lot from this park but we certainly were surprised. Our first stop was the visitor center where we learned about the park. Because the area…
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