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Abu Simbel

Posted on November 9, 2023 by debbie

Today, after about a three hour drive south of Aswan, we arrive in Abu Simbel. The reason why we are here is the temple to Ramses II, with its imposing four seated figures. Ramses wanted a temple close to the … Continue reading →

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More Egypt Bits

Posted on November 8, 2023 by debbie

There are two types of relief used on the temple walls. High relief, where the background is flat figures and objects are raised. Deep cut, or low, relief is where the figures and objects are cut into the stone and … Continue reading →

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The Nile

Posted on November 6, 2023 by debbie

The first day of our Nile tour we meet our tour mates – our two Sherwood Park friends, three folks from the US and four from the UK. All lovely people and the group gets along very well. And then … Continue reading →

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Cairo, the Pyramids

Posted on November 3, 2023 by debbie

Today is dedicated to the pyramids near Cairo. It’s 8:00 am and we are at the pyramids in Giza. I have wanted to see the pyramids in person for a long time and now we are standing, staring at them. … Continue reading →

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Cairo, Day One

Posted on November 1, 2023 by debbie

The first thing we notice about Cairo is the traffic. Horrendous, through Canadian eyes! The volume of vehicles is mind boggling, the drivers squeeze through holes, make room for others and get to where they are going. Lots of beeping … Continue reading →

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Namibia Wrap Up

Posted on October 30, 2023 by debbie

Debbie Writes: Waterhole dynamics. It seems there is a pecking order at waterholes. If a hyena is soaking in the shallows, other animals won’t come down to the water. At another waterhole, in the evening, a group of female elephants … Continue reading →

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Namibia Olio

Posted on October 28, 2023 by debbie

I am sitting on the covered deck of our “room” at the Okonjima Bush Camp. I see a springbok out in the field in front of me and there is no fence, nothing, between him and me. A weird feeling. … Continue reading →

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Rhino Patrol

Posted on October 25, 2023 by debbie

We are on white rhino patrol today.  But before we start in earnest, we see a clump of vehicles on the road. Drive up and see that two lions, a male and a female, are resting right beside the road. … Continue reading →

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Etosha National Park

Posted on October 24, 2023 by debbie

We enter the western gate of Etosha National Park at 8:00 this morning. Murray, our truck and I are safari-ing the west side of the park today, driving from waterhole to waterhole. Just after we enter the park, we see … Continue reading →

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Driving Namibia

Posted on October 23, 2023 by debbie

As we drive along highway C40, from the Rhino Camp parking lot towards Etosha National Park, we see small villages. Houses spread out, one or two small shops or bars, dusty yards and very few people about in the heat. … Continue reading →

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