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Chapter 1: Africa 2003

Africa is now embedded in our hearts!
Both Jim and I felt the same way . . . we deeply loved the continent. During our entire time there, we felt as if we were standing where life itself began, with the wide open skies making us feel as if the whole vista of the universe was ours to explore.
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Please see Cynthia's book of travel essays that accompany these beautiful photographs:
http://www.amazon.com/Letters-Africa-Travel-Stories-Adventuresome/dp/0595531237/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233348001&sr=1-2
Ready to go
Ready to go		 Our British air jet to England
Our British air jet to England		 Calling Jessica to say goodbye
Calling Jessica to say "goodbye"		 Waiting at the airport
Waiting at the airport		 Lunch at our favorite restaurant in London
Lunch at our favorite restaurant in London
Heathrow Express, our lovely stopover
Heathrow Express, our lovely stopover		 Vodka, chocolate, and Scrabble
Vodka, chocolate, and Scrabble		 Cynthia's already writing in the journal
Cynthia's already writing in the journal		 Food for the flight to Johannesburg
Food for the flight to Johannesburg		 Johannesburg!
Johannesburg!
Our suite at the Grace Hotel, Rosebank
Our suite at the Grace Hotel, Rosebank		 The local outdoor crafts market
The local outdoor crafts market		 With American potatoes!
With "American potatoes"!		 Breakfast spread at the Grace
Breakfast spread at the Grace		 More Scrabble
More Scrabble
Charging photo batteries while we wait
Charging photo batteries while we wait		 The Tropic of Capricorn!
The Tropic of Capricorn!		 Coming into Maun, Botswana
Coming into Maun, Botswana		 Our next plane, a little smaller ...
Our next plane, a little smaller ...		 Cessna 206
Cessna 206
Leaving Maun
Leaving Maun		 The Okavango Delta
The Okavango Delta		 Cynthia got to sit front seat!
Cynthia got to sit front seat!		 Jim is having fun too
Jim is having fun too		 Elephants at the end of the runway
Elephants at the end of the runway
So much water all around ...
So much water all around ...		 Coming in, over the elephants
Coming in, over the elephants		 Our first termite mound
Our first termite mound		 The elephants that were on the runway
The elephants that were on the runway		 The jeep that was waiting for us
The jeep that was waiting for us
Our first antelope: impala!
Our first antelope: impala!		 On the ride to camp
On the ride to camp		 Our first camp, Xakanaxa
Our first camp, Xakanaxa		 At the entrance to our camp
At the entrance to our camp		 Ready to go in!
Ready to go in!
An elephant up close
An elephant up close		 Looking out from our tent cabin
Looking out from our tent cabin		 The inside view of our tent
The inside view of our tent		 Time for more journaling
Time for more journaling		 Sitting on our tent porch
Sitting on our tent porch
The glorious view - waving grasses
The glorious view - waving grasses		 It's comfy out here in the Bush!
It's comfy out here in the Bush!		 Luxurious bathroom
Luxurious bathroom		 Outdoor shower!
Outdoor shower!		 gorgeous baskets
gorgeous baskets
Open air -- for birding while on the john!
Open air -- for birding while on the john!		 The fire pit
The fire pit		 Birding around the camp
Birding around the camp		 A relaxing view
A relaxing view		 Snack time on the deck
Snack time on the deck
Our dining table
Our dining table		 Breakfast buffet ... with black collared barbet
Breakfast buffet ... with black collared barbet		 Time for tea and cookies
Time for tea and cookies		 A sign ...
A sign ...		 ... that was appropriate!
... that was appropriate!
The central termite mound in camp
The central termite mound in camp		 A bat hanging from the ceiling
A bat hanging from the ceiling		 Lovely service for dinner
Lovely service for dinner		 Our first lions!!
Our first lions!!		 Waterbuck
Waterbuck
Time for sun-downers
Time for sun-downers		 Bringing wine to Jim
Bringing wine to Jim		 Enjoying the sunset
Enjoying the sunset		 Sundowners!
Sundowners!		 Morning brings another safari ride
Morning brings another safari ride
In the delta
In the delta		 Long tailed shrike
Long tailed shrike		 Giraffe trying to swallow a sausage fruit
Giraffe trying to swallow a sausage fruit		 Peeking from behind the tree
Peeking from behind the tree		 Coming out to see us
Coming out to see us
Enjoying the fruit
Enjoying the fruit		 We can cross rivers with this land rover!
We can cross rivers with this land rover!		 Checking out the wildlife
Checking out the wildlife		 Blacksmith plover
Blacksmith plover		 Termite mound with lioness
Termite mound with lioness
Another giraffe
Another giraffe		 Another TWO giraffes
Another TWO giraffes		 Wandering about
Wandering about		 Impala
Impala		 The baobab tree in camp
The baobab tree in camp
Francolins
Francolins		 Black collared barbet and Grey hornbill
Black collared barbet and Grey hornbill		 Out for a water safari
Out for a water safari		 Learning about birds from Leabo
Learning about birds from Leabo		 The Okavango Delta
The Okavango Delta
I LOVE it here
I LOVE it here		 So do I!
So do I!		 grasses and delta waterway
grasses and delta waterway		 with lillies
with lillies		 Jim is having a great time
Jim is having a great time
Gorgeous
Gorgeous		 African darter drying wings
African darter drying wings		 Poster girl for African water safaris
Poster girl for African water safaris		 Trying out a mokorro
Trying out a mokorro		 The more modern way of travel
The more modern way of travel
It's SO quiet
It's SO quiet		 and peaceful
and peaceful		 happy
happy		 another fantastic sunset
another fantastic sunset		 and sundowners
and sundowners
The sunsets last SO long
The sunsets last SO long		 Coming home to kerosene lanterns
Coming home to kerosene lanterns		 Morning again, rather chilly
Morning again, rather chilly		 Jim taking videos
Jim taking videos		 Waterbuck
Waterbuck
Getting close to Red lechwe
Getting close to Red lechwe		 Coffee and cookies
Coffee and cookies		 The end of a hippo
The end of a hippo		 A full lion
A full lion		 Satiated lioness with cubs
Satiated lioness with cubs
Zebra family (for Kathryn)
Zebra family (for Kathryn)		 There's a monkey in the tree
There's a monkey in the tree		 See?
See?		 Mother and child
Mother and child		 Cynthia's favorite zebra
Cynthia's favorite zebra
Ostrich
Ostrich		 Great hornbill
Great hornbill		 Our last tea before leaving for Zambia
Our last tea before leaving for Zambia		 The truck that was waiting at Kasane, Zambia
The truck that was waiting at Kasane, Zambia		 Jim found a Tab (anachronistic!)
Jim found a Tab (anachronistic!)
Trying to use the satellite phone
Trying to use the satellite phone		 Arrival at the Livingstone (don't like the rugs)
Arrival at the Livingstone (don't like the rugs)		 Uncomfortable place ... too colonial
Uncomfortable place ... too colonial		 Nice porch at the Livingstone
Nice porch at the Livingstone		 Our room at the Livingstone
Our room at the Livingstone
Vervet monkeys all around!
Vervet monkeys all around!		 Sundowners again
Sundowners again		 Disgusting profligance
Disgusting profligance		 Watch out for crocodiles
"Watch out for crocodiles"		 Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls
There are angels here ...
There are angels here ...		 Cynthia feels Kalpana's presence
Cynthia feels Kalpana's presence		 The happy couple!
The happy couple!		 Another view of the Falls
Another view of the Falls		 People BUNGEE JUMP from this!!!
People BUNGEE JUMP from this!!!
The helicopter for our flight over the falls
The helicopter for our flight over the falls		 Excited passengers
Excited passengers		 The view from Zambia
The view from Zambia		 The Falls go down in a deep crevice
The Falls go down in a deep crevice		 The site where we saw a rhino
The site where we saw a rhino
The view from Zimbabwe
The view from Zimbabwe		 Incredible Falls
Incredible Falls		 That Bungee Jumping bridge again
That Bungee Jumping bridge again		 Wonderful
Wonderful		 At the end of the flight
At the end of the flight
The baobab (as in the Little Prince)
The baobab (as in the Little Prince)		 Weaver nests (only on the north side)
Weaver nests (only on the north side)		 Another trip to the Falls
Another trip to the Falls		 At the very TOP (don't fall!)
At the very TOP (don't fall!)		 Sundowners (with mist from the Falls)
Sundowners (with mist from the Falls)
A roundavel in the nearby village
A roundavel in the nearby village		 A young lady says hi
A young lady says "hi"		 The home of the Chief of the village
The home of the Chief of the village		 The jail
The jail		 Our guides
Our guides
Talking with a local
Talking with a local		 Posing for a photo!
Posing for a photo!		 Roundavels in the village
Roundavels in the village		 Meeting a family
Meeting a family		 A really nice yard
A really nice yard
The kitchen area is outside
The kitchen area is outside		 More of the outside space
More of the outside space		 Thatch ready to be used
Thatch ready to be used		 Girls posing on the way home from school
Girls posing on the way home from school		 Another photo with our guide
Another photo with our guide
Kids bringing water home
Kids bringing water home		 One of the houses way outside the village
One of the houses way outside the village		 African crows
African crows		 Cynthia climbs up in a baobab tree
Cynthia climbs up in a baobab tree		 On the way to the airport
On the way to the airport
Flying over Lusaka slums
Flying over Lusaka slums		 A lunch at Lusaka airport
A lunch at Lusaka airport		 Arriving at Mfuwe airport, Zambia
Arriving at Mfuwe airport, Zambia		 Our chalet with outdoor bath at Kaingo Camp
Our "chalet" with outdoor bath at Kaingo Camp		 The view from our bed
The view from our bed
Relaxing by the Luangwa River
Relaxing by the Luangwa River		 Giraffes (with baby!)
Giraffes (with baby!)		 On a walking safari (with Deb as guide)
On a walking safari (with Deb as guide)		 We also have a scout with rifle
We also have a scout with rifle		 Along the river
Along the river
Howdy!
Howdy!		 Hippos in the river!
Hippos in the river!		 Bushbuck
Bushbuck		 Antelope peering at us
Antelope peering at us		 Kudu
Kudu
Time for sundowners again
Time for sundowners again		 A night view of a bush hare
A night view of a bush hare		 Water dikkop
Water dikkop		 Guinea fowl in tree at dawn
Guinea fowl in tree at dawn		 And congregating by the river
And congregating by the river
Indian roller
Indian roller		 A lovely cup of tea
A lovely cup of tea		 White fronted bee eater
White fronted bee eater		 Mother and child
Mother and child		 Breakfast by the river
Breakfast by the river
happy hippos
happy hippos		 good thoughts hanging in our chalet
good thoughts hanging in our chalet		 The great room (for meals)
The great room (for meals)		 The elephant blind
The elephant blind		 Where we watched for elephants
Where we watched for elephants
But they stayed across the river
But they stayed across the river		 Later, we drove right by them!
Later, we drove right by them!		 Four blue herons in a tree
Four blue herons in a tree		 With lions right underneath!
With lions right underneath!		 Saying hello
Saying hello
Mating ...
Mating ...		 and relaxing afterwards
and relaxing afterwards		 Cozy
Cozy		 Going for a microlight flight
Going for a "microlight" flight		 Amazing views from above
Amazing views from above
Especially seeing crocodiles fleeing
Especially seeing crocodiles fleeing		 Another happy couple
Another happy couple		 Coming closer to us
Coming closer to us		 Right before ...
Right before ...		 And after ...
And after ...
Wow, that was amazing
Wow, that was amazing		 It's a full moon
It's a full moon		 Glorious
Glorious		 The only rocks in the area
The only rocks in the area		 The last of the Big Five -- buffalo
The last of the "Big Five" -- buffalo
insect trails on a leaf
insect trails on a leaf		 stopping for juice on the walking safari
stopping for juice on the walking safari		 Wire tailed swallow
Wire tailed swallow		 The leadwood tree in the great room
The leadwood tree in the great room		 Elephants arrive in camp!
Elephants arrive in camp!
To taste the tree foliage
To taste the tree foliage		 A whole family!
A whole family!		 With an adorable baby
With an adorable baby		 SO sweet
SO sweet		 Juvenile going for some trees
Juvenile going for some trees
A brawl between the youngsters
A brawl between the youngsters		 Dumbo?
Dumbo?		 Jim is enjoying the elephants
Jim is enjoying the elephants		 Watching them for several hours
Watching them for several hours		 yet another juvenile
yet another juvenile
Who's coming to visit?
Who's coming to visit?		 And coming closer ...
And coming closer ...		 And REALLY close!
And REALLY close!		 More food
More food		 Yummy
Yummy
And even tasting the waterbath
And even tasting the waterbath		 Mom is a bit nervous about us
Mom is a bit nervous about us		 Checking us out ...
Checking us out ...		 Jim steps back a bit
Jim steps back a bit		 The eye of the elephant ...
The eye of the elephant ...
Hippos with ox peckers aboard
Hippos with ox peckers aboard		 Nice eye ...
Nice eye ...		 Nice nostril hairs
Nice nostril hairs		 Sunning on the bank
Sunning on the bank		 Yellow billed stork
Yellow billed stork
More ox peckers
More ox peckers		 Mom and baby
Mom and baby		 Sacred ibis
Sacred ibis		 Love that mud
Love that mud		 African fish eagle (Cynthia's favorite bird)
African fish eagle (Cynthia's favorite bird)
Ebony forest
Ebony forest		 Little bee eater
Little bee eater		 Another huge crocodile
Another huge crocodile		 Lioness at a buffalo kill
Lioness at a buffalo kill		 The two cubs with the lioness
The two cubs with the lioness
Posing
Posing		 The vultures wanted that buffalo
The vultures wanted that buffalo		 Sneaking up on the kill
Sneaking up on the kill		 Another pose
Another pose		 Vultures gathering
Vultures gathering
Sunset near the vultures
Sunset near the vultures		 Sundowners at Luangwa River
Sundowners at Luangwa River		 The leopard we saw at night ...
The leopard we saw at night ...		 Hunting and mating!
Hunting and mating!		 Flying over the Luangwa to our next camp
Flying over the Luangwa to our next camp
Landing at Jeki International Airport
Landing at Jeki International Airport		 Our tent at Sausage Tree Camp
Our tent at Sausage Tree Camp		 With a LOVELY outdoor bathroom
With a LOVELY outdoor bathroom		 connecting walkway (to protect from animals)
connecting walkway (to protect from animals)		 Looking out at the river from our tent
Looking out at the river from our tent
Showering ... with a frog!
Showering ... with a frog!		 So fantastic to shower outdoors
So fantastic to shower outdoors		 Our first sundowners ON the river
Our first sundowners ON the river		 The boat is nearby ... in case a croc comes!
The boat is nearby ... in case a croc comes!		 Our two safari guides
Our two safari guides
The three generals (buffalo)
"The three generals" (buffalo)		 and the three musketeers! (warthogs)
and the three musketeers! (warthogs)		 They didn't really want us around
They didn't really want us around		 Brown hooded kingfisher
Brown hooded kingfisher		 White fronted bee eater
White fronted bee eater
Long toed plover
Long toed plover		 Little bee eater
Little bee eater		 The local hippo, Frank, with cattle egret
The local hippo, Frank, with cattle egret		 Frank (with battle scars)
Frank (with battle scars)		 50's hairstyle on the buffalo
50's "hairstyle" on the buffalo
Fishing (for tiger fish)
Fishing (for tiger fish)		 Another glorious sunset
Another glorious sunset		 Togetherness
Togetherness		 Going for a canoe ride
Going for a canoe ride		 Termite mound with Goliath heron on top
Termite mound with Goliath heron on top

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