Well time to pack, and due to some of the safari flights being in 12 seater rust buckets and no tactical options to leave luggage anywhere we are limited to 15 kilos total each.

Somehow we've gotta squeeze all our clothes, cameras, tripods, medical packs, binoculars, sun tan cream (Kathy insists this can't be bought in Africa so were packing 2 gallons to take with us!) and tea bags into small bags weighing no more than 15kgs each!

I guess once I have all my tripods and lenses packed Kathy is going to have to unpack some of her shoe collection to make the weight limit - oh well :)



After a brief stop in Jo'berg we're heading for Victoria Falls - (Mosi-oa-Tunya, the smoke that thunders) - and having looked at weather.com to see thunder storms forecast it ain't just the falls making all the noise!

Our first port of call is The Tongabezi Lodge staying in 'the bird house' - this has walls to 2 sides only the rest being open to the elements, thunderstorms and no walls!

In fact it is open to the elements and the local wildlife - and no walls, mmm...

check out this nightime visitor!

if we make it through the first week I'll blog an update!