Location: Sabi Sabi, South Africa The morning game drive starts at 6:00am and lasts three hours. We saw a far bit. Lilac Breasted Roller. I had a hard time getting focus thru the small branches. Not Very Focused Roller Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill. Hornbill Hornbill Changeable Hawk-Eagle. We spotted a small group of male Nyala. Nyala … Continue reading Safari, Day 2 Morning

Location: Sabi Sabi, South Africa This is the longest field trip I'm taking during this world cruise - 4 days/3 nights. There is about 40 of us occupying three separate lodge areas in the Sabi Sabi within the Sabi Sands private reserve, which borders Kruger National Park. There are no fences between Kruger and Sabi … Continue reading Safari, Day 1

Location: Richards Bay, South Africa Richards Bay is our first stop in South Africa. I jumped in a bus and went to Shakaland, a Zulu "cultural village." This was the set of the 1986 TV mini-series "Shaka Zulu", which I remember watching. They built a resort on the site and educational center. Zulu Model Village … Continue reading Zulu Village

Location: Maputo, Mozambique On the way to South Africa, we stopped for a few hours in Maputo, Mozambique. Mozambique is one of those countries that I was concerned about visiting as a tourist. Several countries on this world cruise do not measure very high on a democracy or human rights scale. I decided to give … Continue reading Maputo

En route to Maputo, Mozambique. Arrive on 11-Apr. I brought a gaming laptop with me on this cruise and in three months I have played exactly 14 minutes of games. To help you understand that, before this cruise (since I retired) I would have played 14 minutes of video games within 30 minutes of waking … Continue reading Video Games