We are off to visit Africa – our 7th continent!
We have wanted to go to Africa for several years and are excited
as it is our 7th continent. Our itinerary, that takes us to two countries, South Africa
and Zimbabwe, is very exciting.
Our first stop, after flying 15 ½
hours nonstop from Atlanta, will be Johannesburg, or Jo’Burg. We then travel about 45 minutes north to stay
in Pretoria for a few nights before catching the legendary Blue Train for a 27
hour overnight trip through the heartland of South Africa to Cape Town. One of the highlights of our trip on the Blue
Train will be a visit to the Kimberly diamond mine, an open-pit and underground
mine that is considered the largest hole excavated by hand. Then, after a few days to relax and explore
Cape Town, South Africa on our own, we will join a Tauck tour for a more in-depth exploration of the region. This will include visiting the winelands, the Cape of Good Hope, Robben Island, Table Mountain and seeing South African penguins. Our next stop
after that will be Kruger National Park for several days on safari, back to
Johannesburg and finally Victoria Falls, in Zimbabwe before heading home.
Our friends, David and Deborah Wright will meet us in Cape
Town where we plan to go to The Test Kitchen for dinner. It is the best restaurant in
all of Africa and one of the top 50 restaurants in the world. Now that is a great way to kick off our visit
to Cape Town!
But first, a few things had to be done to get ready! We sprayed all our clothes to ensure we will
not get bitten all along the way while on safari. Mosquitos love Gerry!
And, of course, we needed to charge all our electronics
(noise cancelling headphones for the plane, Kindles, phones, cameras, portable
chargers, and ipad/tablet).
So clothes are sprayed, electronics charged, bags are
packed. We are ready to go! Hopefully we will have Internet access at
enough stops to be able to actively post to our blog along the way.
7th Continent, here we come!
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