Richard's Bay, South Africa

Warthogs are ugly-cute! You can see 2 of the 4 babies in back. 

Happiness is going on a Safari in South Africa!

Weaver bird nests

The "magic" of Mother Nature!

Backscratching at its best!

Fat and healthy! The Reserve had a very rainy summer so all of the animals were looking good.

No enemies between zebras and springboks, a.k.a. impalas.

Half the herd crossed the road, numerous cars came by and then this big guy walked out (check out the determination in his step). He stood in the middle of the road, and trumpeted loudly (I missed that shot). All the traffic stopped and the rest of the herd followed him across safely. 

This Reserve is known for its many white rhinos. We saw several babies and moms.  

We cruised for 3 days before arriving at Richard’s Bay, South Africa. It’s fun at sea when the seas are calm. Luckily, we’ve had a lot of very calm seas both in the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean; my ideal kind of cruise. I’ve not experienced one day of seasickness. Of course, when we go around Cape of Good Hope and get towards the Atlantic current meeting the Indian Ocean current, I’m expecting some wild and wooly weather. Let’s hope it is not going to be like Cape Horn; where I spend 2 whole days in bed!

Weaver bird and nest

Richard’s Bay, South Africa

Bob has now been to every continent! Africa was his last one to visit. Yippie! You could say that he actually set foot on African soil in the Seychelles or Madagascar, but he’s now set foot on mainland Africa. 

Africa’s largest country is Sudan, and its smallest is the Seychelles, an archipelago off the east coast of Africa. The smallest nation on the continental mainland is The Gambia. Africa is the world’s second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. Africa covers about 6% of the Earth’s total surface area and 20.4% of the world’s human population. Let’s just say... It’s BIG! 

Get out your world map and globes and see how far we’ve traveled. However, we’ve only been by “part” of Africa, from basically, the Horn of Africa (Somalia) to close to the bottom. If you can’t find Richard’s Bay (an industrial port and a small city) on your map, just know that we are 83 nautical miles from Durban, South Africa (a big city). 

Enjoy our Safari experience through my photos. Animals in a natural setting---- magical!

Never saw 1 elephant in the Reserve. After 5 hrs, we left and over 50 elephants crossed the main highway on our way back to the ship! We were so excited to see them.

My very favorite animal in the world! We got to watch her strip the leaves off a branch with her long long tongue.

This is the Reserve we visited.  It is one hour north of Richard's Bay