Twenty years ago, my parents visited Victoria Falls at the end of their safari and dreamed of the children they might have and the adventures they might take them on. Here we are. The dream became real. Although the economy of Zimbabwe has changed drastically since they were here, we still had some special moments.… Read More Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Namibia and Botswana Namibia When my parents came to Namibia some 20 years ago, they searched and searched for the desert elephants but never found them. This time, however, we had the best of luck. When looking for them, we were in the wild, not a park or nature reserve. Dad spotted a bull right… Read More Safari

Walvis Bay is a small town about half an hour south of Swakopmund, on the west coast of Namibia. It has much less available than touristy Swakopmund, so we used the time to recuperate, do a lot of baking in the full kitchen and catch up on home school for a couple weeks. We also… Read More Walvis Bay, Namibia

After an extremely early flight from Muscat, we landed on our next continent–Africa!–in Cape Town. We stayed in Strand, a beach town about 45 minutes away from the downtown area of Cape Town. Happy to be in a country where we could wear shorts, we spent time at the beach near our house. Because we were… Read More Cape Town, South Africa