The safari is experienced in open Land Cruiser, and the guides know the savanna well. They track where the animals are and pull the Land Cruiser within viewing distance… so very close, it’s unnerving. As …
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Photographs taken by Atlanta Web Designer Sandy Nichols
Mourning Elephants
Our most significant safari moment is not on video. During our first night on safari the guides took us to a dead elephant where female lions were feeding on it. Then we heard a loud …
South Africa Wineries
After a few days in Cape Town, we traveled east to Stellenbosch, the wine country. We went to 2 wine tastings and a rose garden lunch. Fairview is where I bought a couple bottles of …
Cape Penninsula, South Africa
Today is a free day for us in Cape Town, so Gregor rented a vehicle and our tour guide, Ian, to drive us south where the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet. The gang joined us …
Robben Island in South Africa
A short ferry ride from Cape Town, Robben Island is where Nelson Mandela was a political prisoner. Mandela was on Robben Island for 18 out of his 27 years of imprisonment. The prison closed in …
Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
Table Mountain elevation: 3,558′. We rode the cable cars to the top to toast the sunset and do acro-yoga. Dinner at the Warf, downtown Cape Town
Cape Town and Camps Bay
After a day in Johannesburg, the group boarded a plane to Cape Town, where we spend the rest of the week exploring. Cape Town was experiencing the worst drought in 125 years. Water was shut …
Johannesburg, South Africa
Our trip begins with a 15 hour flight to Johannesburg. Then we checked into a Marriott in the glamorous part of the city, Melrose Arch. High class! Lesedi Village Our first excursion was a short drive …
Sony Zoom Lens
I wanted to get acquainted with my Sony Zoom lens again. It’s been a while since shooting with the Sony, but I don’t have a zoom for the Canon so I was wondering if the …
Renting a Canon Zoom Lens
I rented a zoom lens from Aperturent in Sandy Springs. I wanted to see what zoom lens I wanted to take with me to Africa. This is my first zoom lens and what I learned …