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Zimbabwe Travelogue Index September 1st – Saturday Morning We spent the morning looking at animal spoor. I can now (sort of) track a specific elephant by his footprints, which are much like fingerprints being rather distinct to each elephant. Being newer than most of our group, I wasn’t particularly good at picking out the exact [...]

Zimbabwe Travelogue Index Aug 31st – Morning I was given the option of starting a day early (my placement officially started September 1st) or resting all day. Eager to get going, 6:30 found me at the fire pit with everyone ready to go on a bird walk. We saw one. Huh. But we did see [...]

Zimbabwe Travelogue Index Aug 30th, Miombo Lodge, somewhere around 8pm The last leg of my trip was a bit more interesting than the first two flights. First, the gate printed on my boarding pass was incorrect, and nobody bothered letting us know. I ran into some other travellers looking for the same flight, and eventually [...]

Please send me back. Also, this is the first time I’ve seen rain in nearly 5 weeks. Weeeird.

I’m not quite tired enough for bed yet, since it’s well, only 7:20pm here. So instead, I’ve been monopolizing the internet connection. Down to 49 emails! Not uploading any pictures yet, because some of them need some post production work, and I don’t have the right software on my laptop to do such wonderful things… [...]

I have found my way safe & sound to my B&B in Joburg. And look, internet access! At least until my battery dies. Almost cried when the plane took off. Am not a crier. So not ready to come home. I miss Tara and Bethany and Nathan and Kailos and Gladys and Simon and Craig [...]

It may be obvious by now, but I’m a little bit of an adreneline junkie. This morning, Bethany (one of the other volunteers who’s in Vic Falls with me, along with Tara) & I decided to do some insane things…. like fling ourselves over the gorge. We did the flying fox (harness behind you, attached [...]

Am in Victoria Falls. Am loving it. Am sifting through over 300 emails. Jesus christ on a stick. I meant to be able to post from my own computer, and would have some pictures to upload. Alas, no wifi, just their computers… so, you get a very minor update instead. Woot. This? This freaking rocks. [...]

Well, that was by far the WORST FLIGHT I HAVE EVER BEEN ON. and it had nothing to do with Cathay Pacific, who were fantastic as usual. And nothing to do with the other flyers around me — they were quiet & unobtrusive and hell, it was an overnight flight (well, local time… I suppose [...]