Happy 4th of July from the Zambian Copperbelt. The past three days have been beautiful and we are so sad we have to leave this wonderful area. I have learned more about copper…

We woke up early to prepare to set off for the wildlife orphanage on the other side of the park. The nearby village schoolbus came at half past six to pick us from…

Two days in a row of long bus rides is enough to make anyone ready to run a marathon… We left Livingston bright and early this morning and decided to attempt to make…

Two days in a row of long bus rides is enough to make anyone ready to run a marathon… We left Livingston bright and early this morning and decided to attempt to make…

I am writing once again from the home of Twaambo and Betty. We are back in Livingstone after spending nearly a week in Botswana, and tomorrow will be heading North to the Copperbelt…

Today was one of the most spectacular days of my life. We left Maun on the bus early in the morning for Gweta, a 200km journey. Gweta was the place we stopped just…

Sundays in Africa are always special. The church in Botswana is not as strong as it is in Zambia or Zimbabwe, and we were afraid that when we went far into the African…

All night we heard the hippos grunting as they emerged from the water to feed on the grass. Hippo grunts are not pleasant sounds, especially at night. Andrew woke us up at the…

We were up bright and early to leave for our Mokoro Trip that was to start at Old Bridge Backpackers at 7am. Cornelia was kind enough to drop us off in the morning…

Cornelia Rutenbach is one of the nicest women that I know, and we are so lucky to get to stay the next three nights with her and her family. Thank you to the…