Egypt has a fascinating and well documented history stretching back five thousand years. The phaoronic era endured for twenty-seven centuries. Despite numerous incursions from Libyans, Ethiopians, Persians and Assyrians towards the end of this period, it was only the arrival of Alexander the Great in 341 BC that brought indigenous control to an end. Following [...]
Knowing the day and date is becoming a challenge; all the days start to blend into one cycle of darkness and light.
Since we last wrote we stayed two more nights at the Lower Sabie River campsite in a hut. Very nice accommodations. Though less fancy than our Berg en Dal bungalow. We realized two days [...]
We’re now in Swaziland, most famous for being a small country landlocked within another country somewhere in southern Africa. It’s actually very beautiful, not as poor as Cam’s college geography class made it out to be, and very friendly. We’re staying at the Sondzela Backpackers Camp in the Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, just outside Mbabane, the [...]
A few days ago we went to the famous Sodwana Bay for scuba diving. This was important because for some unexplained reason Cate has been nervous about being 40-60 feet underwater and not being able to breathe…but she conquered her fear at Sodwana Bay. After EMDR and a refresher course on diving at the Bay, [...]