Where Is Safari Gal Family

Where Is Safarigal?

Idube Day 1

We are planning on staying at 2 game lodges on this trip. Our first lodge is Idube in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve, and our second is Kambaku in Timbavati. Both are in the general area of Kruger Park, and are said to have great game viewing. We have not stayed at...

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Rovos Day 3

The end of a journey It was a noisy night on the train. But I still loved it. We rattled and rolled along, with frequent stops on the way, but you really knew you were on a train. Breakfast was excellent as usual (what’s not to love about eggs benedict and...

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Rovos Day 2

One thing I didn’t mention is how very noisy the train is when it is on the go. It also sways back and forth. It is not at all like the high-speed trains in Europe, which of course is wonderful, but it does make sleep a challenge. I usually like to go to sleep when...

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Rovos Rail Day 1

Way back in 1989 I came across an article about a new luxury train service in Southern Africa. I read the article over and over, I was so excited. A luxury train pulled by a steam engine that would take me to Victoria Falls. It was a dream come true. It took until...

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Prologue

So when we were thrown off the Queen Mary 2 in Fremantle in March of 2020, I absolutely couldn’t face the idea that my dream of a full world voyage on Queen Mary 2 was over. How could this happen? We flew from Perth back home to Idaho, aware that the world around...

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Santiago

It was a very cold morning when we disembarked from the Silver Cloud and took the bus to Port Williams airport. We were scheduled to leave the ship at 7:00, and ended up doing so at 7:15. The bus was small, no room to store luggage, so we all squeezed into our...

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The Drake Passage Again

No icebergs. No announcement from Billy calling us down to the zodiacs. Not a whale in sight. All I could see out of the window was the endless grey sea, dappled with white caps. Alas, we are not in Antarctica anymore, but are speeding across the Drake Passage on...

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Danco Island

We were with the first group who were scheduled to disembark at 7:00 AM for the wet landing on Danco Island. The plan for this excursion was a long hike through the snow and ice to a viewpoint at the top of the hill, involving switchbacks and the danger of falling...

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Paradise Bay

Yet again, there are icebergs outside my window. Both big and small. Life is good.   Yay! Our first zodiac cruise is about to happen. We could not get near to our proposed landing site due to the ice field, so we are going to do a zodiac cruise instead. No...

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Damoy Point

It was our group’s turn to be first off the ship today, and we were due to proceed to the zodiac’s at 7:00. I am not an early riser, but if I can be up at 5:00 AM when I am on safari, I can certainly be ready to see penguins by 7:00. We were dressed and ready to go...

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