WanderlustandWhimSea

    Yes a post entirely about the Dung Beatle because they are fascinating and romantic. The Dung Beatle finds a piece of Elephant Dung and then the magic happens. The female creates a perfectly round ball. Then the female rides on the ball as the male rolls the ball around looking for the perfect… Continue reading The Dung Beatle

Victoria Falls is a mandatory stop on the African tours.  We saw the falls at the end of the dry season so less water was flowing but it is hard to imagine what it is like at the end of rainy season.  So 70% of the falls lie on the Zambian side but 70% of… Continue reading Victoria Falls – A Must Stop

Thought you might like to know a typical days itinerary. Your schedule is dictated by the animals prime movements. So you typically have early game drives starting at 0530 and late afternoon drives starting at 1530. After a couple hours of viewing you stop for refreshments. Morning is tea and coffee and afternoon can be… Continue reading A Day in the Life on Safari

If you are a Birder then you probably already know Africa is a place where Birders are giddy and gasping in excitement. I have had quite the birding education the past week. I can now spot a New Ginea Fowl at 50 paces. We have seen several endangered and rare birds but I am sort… Continue reading Birders Paradise

What is Zambia and Zimbabwe? I started my Safari in Zambia on the lower Zambezi river. We had Hippo’s galore but this shot caught by my travel companion with the camera lens as long as her arm just thrilled me. Hippo’s are pretty tough to take pictures of because they tend to go under water… Continue reading Countries starting with the letter Z for $200

  Well we were warned to look for elephants and in my bleary eyed 0515 exit from my tent I was greeted with a steaming pile of dung. It is simply amazing how these giant animals can move so silently through space. Needless to say I scurried to the lodge with my eyes peeled.  So… Continue reading Dung at the Doorstep

Getting to Africa is challenging (3 planes and 24 hours of travel) but upon arriving at the Zambezi river I was greeted with my first Hippo citing.  Somehow the travel fatigue all washed away as I gazed out at the river. I have had this journey on my bucket list forever but even my decades… Continue reading Out of Africa

We were suppose to do an all day Spa treatment at a Hammam in Andulsia but the ship excursion was canceled. I threw a bit of a fit with stomping feet and wailing but much to my surprise we found a really cool Hammam in the middle of Malaga at about 1/6th the price and… Continue reading Malaga – We found a Hammam!

Whew quite a language gauntlet – we literally went from Italian to French to Spanish in a matter of 3 days!  My head was spinning as I attempted to use all the words I knew in Spanish ordering a snack and getting the bill. Success!  The trip from the port of Alicante to Guadalest was… Continue reading Buenas Dias in Guadalest, Spain

So my knowledge of Picasso (at least this was an artist I had heard of!) made a quantum leap today with a visit to the Picasso Museo in Barcelona. I know there are a lot of Picasso Museums around the world, but this one was fascinating as it had his very early work at 14… Continue reading The Education of Picasso and BKR