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Botswana Day 3
July 24, 2024 It had been very cold overnight, which I realized when I left my warm bedroll and visited the bathroom during the night, but once inside the tent under the covers, it was quite manageable. We are spending 2 nights at this camp, so there was no need to...
Botswana Day 2
July 23rd, 2024 It was still dark when we woke up. The birds had been up for quite a while, and the full moon still shone brightly into the bathroom. I took the opportunity to have a long soak in the bathtub. It will be bush showers for the next 7 days. I had to...
Botswana Day 1
July 22nd, 2024 We arrived in Johannesburg 4 days ago and have had a wonderful time staying with friends and visiting with family, but today is the day that we leave them all behind and fly to Maun to start our Okavango adventure. James, the son of Iain Allen who...
The Itinerary
The email I had received about the trip included the description: It is a north-south traverse of the Okavango Delta, southern Africa’s most exciting wilderness, where you can get up close and personal with charismatic animals. A safari with an expeditionary feel...
Prologue
We started the year with several wonderful cruises, and by the beginning of June we had been at sea for a total of 85 days. After our daughter’s wedding at the end of June, we were looking forward to a nice long break at home before we set off on our around Africa...
Queen Anne Day 36
Seattle June 7th, 2024 Well that day has come. Time to get back to reality. I saw that familiar view, and knew that Queen Anne was back to Southampton. Still, it looked like a beautiful day, and I am sure they will have a great sail away. Except I will not be on...
Queen Anne Day 35
At Sea June 6th, 2024 Today is my final day on board. I really should have been packing, but as always there is way too much to do. To commemorate D Day there was a memorial service in the Royal Court Theater. This was very well attended, and it was wonderful to...
Queen Anne Day 34
Cobh, Ireland June 5th, 2024 The last time we were in Cobh we had spent the day walking around Cobh. Today I decided to spend the day in Cork. It is easy to get to Cork by train, but due to my paranoia about rail strikes, I took the ship’s tour of Cork on your own...
Queen Anne Day 33
At Sea June 4th, 2024 After a very exciting day yesterday the ship felt very subdued. Maybe everyone was exhausted – I certainly needed some extra sleep after my early morning watching our arrival in Liverpool. I have processed my feelings about Queen Anne’s...
Queen Anne Day 32
Liverpool June 3rd, 2024 Today’s the day! The day we have all been waiting for. Queen Anne’s naming. What will the day bring? Queen Anne was escorted by water spraying fire boats as she glided up the Mersey in the early morning hours. It was certainly lovely to...
Queen Anne Day 31
Belfast June 2nd, 2024 No bagpipes this morning, but there was a wonderful brass band playing my favorite “A Groovy Kind of Love” Welcome to Belfast! I had loved out visit to the Giant’s Causeway when we were in Belfast last year, but the weather was awful and I...
Queen Anne Day 30
Greenock June 1st, 2004 Well here we are, still in Bonnie Scotland, and guess what? The sun is shining! Not just making an attempt to shine, but I looked outside to see where the bagpipe music was coming from, and I was instantly bathed in brilliant sunshine. Wow!...
