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Very detailed Africa travelogue with lots of information for anyone planning a trip. Indexed for easy reference. 11 Countries over 3 months.
3 months in Africa -- detailed travelogue, travel tips, indexed
Larry2006-05-27 03:11:54
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if Avis were to get here in
time, they certainly wouldn't be able to leave the park before 7:30pm
(meaning Avis would have to spend the night in the park). He also mentioned
that the towing outfit Avis planned to use wasn't among the most reliable,
so he called Lizelle back to remind her of the time problem -- but she still
insisted that they'd be there by the afternoon, and would figure something
out.
In the meantime, without a car to see the animals, I had nothing to do
but wait... and wait... and wait. With no other choice, I hung around camp
all day, eating a self-prepared baloney sandwich, and going for a dip in the
pool a few times (luckily, Halali has a great pool). While going for a
swim, I met a large group from Chicago being shown around Africa by a South
African skydiver (who now runs a skydiving outfit near Chicago) -- and it
was one of the few times I met Americans on the entire trip.
After swimming, I wrote a few notes into my journal... earlier that day,
the Halali reception clerk gave me his cheap BIC pen to use, and amazingly,
that pen wound up lasting me the entire trip without running out of ink, as
just about this entire journal (except for the section on Mauritius) was
written using that cheap, orange BIC pen that never seemed to quit.
It was quite a boring day, being forced to do nothing, but between swims
in the afternoon, I took a short walk in the heat and humidity of mid-day.
Upon returning, I noticed a note on my door saying "Avis called... car will
be delivered sometime tomorrow morning. Shayne." Figuring this would
happen, I called Avis in Windhoek to find out when exactly the next morning
the car would be delivered (would half a day tomorrow be wasted as well?)
It was 4:00pm. Lizelle had already left for the day, but another employee
said "as far as I know, they left at noon, and
...
See photographs from:
Botswana Gallery
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Cape Verde Gallery
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Kenya Gallery
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Lesotho Gallery
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Malawi Gallery
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Mauritius Gallery
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Swaziland Gallery
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Tanzania Gallery
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Zambia Gallery
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Zimbabwe Gallery
I just thought it might be helpful for you to know how i am finding your system.
Thank you
Susan J, 2008-01-28 14:00:20