Author: hmelton

The plane from Lusaka was an hour late, and if they hadn’t waited for the handful of people that arrived late from Livingstone, we would have been the only passengers. Raytheon Beech 1900D / Zambian Airways / Lusaka, Zambia to Mfuwe, Zambia It was a twin prop plane for the short hop, and even Mary… Continue reading A Spectacle Comes to Mfuwe

Today was a travel day. Cessna 210/Scenic Air/Wolwedans to WindhoekBoeing 737-800/South African Airways/ Windhoek, Namibia to Johannesburg, South AfricaAirbus 319-100/South African Airways/ Johannesburg to Lusaka, Zambia Well, they warned us. The big duffel of clothes didn’t arrive. Mary Ann has her cameras in carryon, and I had my laptop, so nothing critical is missing, other… Continue reading Lusaka Without Luggage

We’ve been at Wolwedans in Namibia for two days now, and not only is there no handy internet in our tent, there’s no electricity, so use of the laptops has been sparing. It’s a nice camp. We’re staying in a tent, on the sand dunes, but it’s a very nice tent, built sturdily on a… Continue reading Ostriches Outside the Tent