Now a little on our safari plans. The more we have learned about Africa the more concerned we are about traveling there, at least for the places we want to see. There are of course ALL the health issues, stories of unreliable public transportation leaving travelers stranded, and the fact that it’s HUGE. So for a plethora of reasons we decided to take an overland route using a tour company for parts of our journey to the southern tip of the continent. We would be stuck on a converted bus with 24 other people for 2x two month trips, camping every night, using shovels for toilets, and crossing through some questionable countries such as Ethiopia, Sudan and possibly Rwanda. We weighed the positives (yes, there are some) against the negatives until our brains were mush and both agreed this would be the best way. This is supposed to be an adventure, right? Now we just need to write our wills.
-Mary

editor’s note: Mary makes it sound so bad. We do get to stay in hotels every now and then. And they do provide the shovel to dig the latrine when we are camping. Here is the itinerary -

Oct 29 – Dec 24: A safari from Cairo south through Ethiopıa and Sudan to Kenya. To Uganda and possibly Rwanda to Nairobi (Kenya).
Dec 25 – Feb 8: On our own to explore the game parks and coast of Kenya and Tanzania in more detail. This is a good time to join us if you are intersted in Africa.
Feb 9 – Aprıl 3: Safari of Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa