Tag: Africa

Bush Breakfasts, Near-Misses with Michael, and the Hunt for the Elusive Leopard

August 19, 2026

Our second and final day at Amboseli started at the ripe hour of 5:30 AM. For two people who consider early mornings an absolute offense, we’ve surprisingly given up complaining—turns out trading your snooze button for a sunrise game drive is actually worth it! We spent the early hours on a mission to track down … More Bush Breakfasts, Near-Misses with Michael, and the Hunt for the Elusive Leopard

Tiny Planes, Giant Elephants, and Hiding Mountains

August 18, 2026

Next stop: Amboseli National Park! To get here from Nairobi, we traded in our massive commercial jets for a tiny bush plane. Watching the pilots casually look back from the wide-open cockpit door to say “welcome” while the propellers rattled our teeth was equal parts thrilling and slightly freaky. But hey, we landed in one … More Tiny Planes, Giant Elephants, and Hiding Mountains

Welcome to Kenya! Safari Bound and (Barely) Plugged In

August 17, 2026

We’re at it again! We’ve officially embarked on another wild adventure, and this time, our passports led us all the way to Kenya. Getting here was an Olympic endurance sport in itself: a crisp 25-hour trek from Tampa with pitstops in Miami and Doha, Qatar. By the time we finally landed, our joints were locked … More Welcome to Kenya! Safari Bound and (Barely) Plugged In

Takarodi Ghana

June 7, 2024

Today was an experience, to say the least and you may have difficulty reading this post. Its not for the faint of heart. I really had a hard time writing it. Trying to explain someone else’s suffering that is beyond imaginable, is very difficult to do when I wasn’t there to see it firsthand and … More Takarodi Ghana

Luanda Angola

June 2, 2024

We are nearing the end of our trek around Africa and will soon be in the European waters. It’s so hard to believe we are less than 100 days to the end of our journey. Time has really flown by and with our port intensive last 90 days it will be over before we realize … More Luanda Angola