a few more countries....knocking um down

first off is the rest of malawi. i ended up going south and hiking around on mt mulanje. tried to make the peak but the second day it was super foggy and rainy so it wasnt possible to make it so just ended up getting wet because its africa you dont need to bring your rain gear.... ohhh lessons learned i should already know. luckily there were cabins we stayed at that had fire places so it was possible to dry up (we being a german fellow i met in the town below).

cabin the first night

scenery on the mtn

some more of the mtn

then i was off to zambia and went to victoria falls and lusaka. didnt see much of zambia but had a great time.

victoria falls
more vic falls

then going a bit further south i made my way to botswana and took a morokoro canoe trip on the okavango delta. that was great fun. camped on an island and couldnt sleep the first night because of the noisy noisy hippo outside my tent. went on bush walks and saw lots of elephants, some wildabeasts, zebras and a giraffe. that was fun.

very close up elephants


dugout canoe time

more dugout canoe

now i find myself in namibia for a few weeks before i return to botswana for a couple more. its not easy to get around here in namibia or botswana. not much in the way of local transport but im finding my way. there are lots of things id like to do but hard to find rides to get there. so far ive been to windhoek then to the sleepy town of luderitz, which may be one of my favorite towns thus far, and now im in swakopmund on the first speedy internet ive been on in africa.

windhoek

kolmanskop, ghost town in the diamond mining area near luderitz

kolmanskop

kolmanskop

went on a little sailing trip, on a sail boat but using the motor. saw penguins, flamingoes, sea lions and ......

crazy lucky dolphin shot

well i have a little less than a month left then its back to actually find a job this time. hope everyone is well and see you soon.

tanzania and some of malawi

hey all i am almost out of internet time so not much time for explanations but i know you all just come for the pictures so i wont break any hearts. but here is some of my travels in tanzania and malawi. i spent 3 weeks in tanzania after egypt and now im in my second week in malawi having a great time. especially since its world cup fever here. CATCH IT!

usambara mtns northern tanzania

village trek tanzania,

thats kenya over there somewhere

getting used to animals in bathrooms. if anyone remembers from such sparkletog classics as turtle in the bathroom northern laos.

sunset ruaha national park

cheetah!!!

lion and cubs!!!

ruaha national park

power out at hostel have to take a boat to town for the world cup!

sparkletog 2010...jenny sees a bit of Africa

well were back on the travel wagon. Africa this time. so far its been a fun trip but super hot. i guess ill just start in Morocco. the trip actually started in europe with family the intention being going to a cousins wedding. but because of the volcano in iceland we missed the wedding, sorry chris and aurelie! so i headed overland from ireland to morrocco with a fun stop in paris first, hey torry and amy. so in morocco i stayed about 2 week and went from tangers south stopping in a few cities along the way. its a beautiful place but lots of people trying to get you to buy things and barter for everything, a bit like india but not quite as crazy.

medina in fes
medina in chefchaoun, thats not spelled right

medina in essaoura
essaoura

chefchauon

then i caught a flight to egypt to take a peek at the pyramids in cairo and they were great. as good as i thought. next i took a bus to aswan to see abul simbel then hopped on a felucca, little sailboat for part of the trip to luxor which is where i am now. so many temples in eqypt, im almost templed out.

giza

giza

abu simbel, egypt

felucca on the nile, egypt

luxor temple, egypt

well thats it for now just a taste of a few places. next up i fly to tanzania on the 18th to travel around the south for a bit.