Greetings from South Africa!

We’ve found our way to the southern tip of Africa. We arrived in Cape Town, South Africa on Carissa’s 30th birthday (Sunday, November 1st) after 2 long but uneventful flights (Seattle – Amsterdam – Cape Town). Though we’ve only been here a few days, we’ve really enjoyed exploring the city and surrounding areas. Cape Town is a really massive city that incorporates everything from impoverished townships to fancy-schmantzy resorts on the beautiful Atlantic coast (note: the water is VERY cold here). What’s more, the city is surrounded by picturesque mountains that offer expansive views of the city as well as the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. 

Camps Bay beach, Cape Town

Sunset from Table Mountain, Cape Town

Later this evening we will meet up with the group with which we’ll be traveling for the next 20 days. We have mixed feelings about the prospect of group travel and are crossing our fingers that there are at least a few fun people on the trip. But, we’re both really excited about the places we’ll be going. Tomorrow we’ll be starting the drive from here up through the western portion of South Africa, into Namibia to close to the border with Angola. Here we’ll head east through the Caprivi strip and into the Okavango Delta of Botswana before ending up in Zambia at Victoria Falls.

Here’s a map of the route: