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Southern Africa travels to Malawi
A Car-meleon
What is your all time favorite automobile? If only a car could change it's shape like a chameleon. I like small zippy carsFor my city driving Like my Fiat 500 And big campervansFor overland plansLike road tripping And mini busses For transportingMany "usses"For communal holidays Or even a wagon To pile all my stuff inWhen … Continue reading A Car-meleon
Just a few…
Do you ever see wild animals? Do I ever see wild animals? Just a few. I was going to say that I am blessed to have "the wild" available to me but actually I am an adventurous person that appreciates the wild. All of these animals I have seen in the wild: Africa In Africa: … Continue reading Just a few…
There is a First Time for Anything.
What could you try for the first time? I remember the first time I went snorkeling. The challenge was huge as I have a fear of suffocation and drowning due to my life long struggle with asthma. It was almost a disaster I enjoyed it in the end. And I remember the first time we … Continue reading There is a First Time for Anything.
Some thoughts about Travel and Life.
We met a bear at Jasper while walking, 2014. Jasper, Canada, photo by Derek Noffke, 2014 Derek at Athabasca trying not to be cold, 2014. Lake Louise, Canada 2014 by Morag Noffke. I have been reflecting on different areas of my life. Many of you will know that we have traveled a little bit through … Continue reading Some thoughts about Travel and Life.
Back home to South Africa via Botswana and Namibia.
We stayed two nights in Botswana. By this time we had spent almost 40 days on tour of Southern Africa. It was mostly because of me that we came home; Derek wanted to continue traveling to Tanzania but I was worried about my children that were at home and my ailing mother. My responsibilities were … Continue reading Back home to South Africa via Botswana and Namibia.
Kazungula Border Post: My terrifying experience.
My most memorable border crossing was from Zambia into Botswana at Kazangula. After we had travelled across Lake Kariba from Zimbabwe to Zambia we stayed for a night at Cubu Cabins where we had stayed when visiting Victoria Falls on our way to Malawi. We had wanted to visit Prince Sibeso again in the South … Continue reading Kazungula Border Post: My terrifying experience.
Kamari’s story
As I mentioned last week (Ferry trip across Lake Kariba) in the evening the fishing boats began to make an appearance on Lake Kariba, one by one, little by little filling the whole lake with little twinkling lights in the dark, like diamonds on black velvet. The ferry droned on and drowned out the voices … Continue reading Kamari’s story
Ferry trip across Lake Kariba.
Early morning on Lake Kariba, by Morag Noffke. The ferry trip was a highlight for Derek. He had been really excited to be travelling by boat. For some strange reason even although my father was a seafaring ship’s captain and I had been brought up on boats as a young girl I do not share … Continue reading Ferry trip across Lake Kariba.
Traveling via Zambia and Zimbabwe to Lake Kariba.
As I already mentioned, we had planned to travel back to South Africa through Mozambique as many of our friends had done in the past but we heard the news that it was not safe to travel back that way and so we went back on an unplanned adventure through Zambia and stayed at two … Continue reading Traveling via Zambia and Zimbabwe to Lake Kariba.
Morag Noffke 