Safari!
Six years ago, I went on safari to southern Africa—Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It remains a favorite among the many trips I have taken since retirement. I thought Scott would be interested in a similar experience, but I wanted to see something different, so we booked an east African safari for this summer. There were many similarities between the two safaris--most of the animals we saw on this trip were repeats of those I had seen on the previous safari, and both were booked through Smithsonian Journeys. But there were also differences, most notably in the terrain and the safari vehicles used. The wildlife parks we visited in east Africa—Kenya and Tanzania—are vast compared with those in southern Africa and required driving much greater distances to see animals. The biggest negative of this trip was that much of our safari-vehicle driving was over bone-jarring, teeth-rattling dirt—and dusty—roads. The discomfort was worth it, however, ...