As with all of our country round-up posts, we have answered the same questions that we normally do, but this time about our entire trip. We always answer these separately so that we can’t steal each other’s answers, but it’s…
Our Tour with Intrepid: Meals
This is part of a series in which I’ll describe our time on tour with Intrepid. For 22 days, we joined the “Cape Town to Vic Falls: Basix” tour, along with three crew members and nine trip mates. One of…
Elephants in the Night
One of the highlights and draws of our three-week Intrepid itinerary was the two nights that we spent in the Okavango Delta in northern Botswana. The Okavango Delta stretches between 15,000 – 22,000 square kilometers covering a good portion of…
Our Tour with Intrepid: Equipment
This is part of a series in which I’ll describe our time on tour with Intrepid. For 22 days, we joined the “Cape Town to Vic Falls: Basix” tour, along with three crew members and nine trip mates. Rather than…
Our Tour with Intrepid: Lodging
This is part of a series in which I’ll describe our time on tour with Intrepid. For 22 days, we joined the “Cape Town to Vic Falls: Basix” tour, along with three crew members and nine trip mates. The image…
Close to Home and Far from Home
Instead of making a weekly trip to Meijer or Walmart for groceries, being able to purchase everything you need for the week in one location, imagine having to walk out into the wilderness to forage for food, water, and medicine.…
Our Tour with Intrepid: Crew and Tour Members
This is part of a series in which I’ll describe our time on tour with Intrepid. For 22 days, we joined the “Cape Town to Vic Falls: Basix” tour, along with three crew members and nine trip mates. The thing…
Typical Tuesday: February 21, 2017
This is a series in which I describe a typical Tuesday during our travels. This will give you an idea of what we do on an average day – sometimes exciting and sometimes mundane. Tuesday, February 21, 2017: Swakopmund to…
How Is Namibia Like Mars?
When most people think of countries in Africa, I’m sure that Namibia is not at the top of the list. With a small population of about 2.5 million people, it is one of the least-populated countries in the world. And…
Our Tour with Intrepid: Route and Schedule
This is part of a series in which I’ll describe our time on tour with Intrepid. For 22 days, we joined the “Cape Town to Vic Falls: Basix” tour, along with three crew members and nine trip mates. One of…