Photo Essay: South African Adventure: Trip of a Lifetime

South African Adventure: Trip of a Lifetime

Photo Essay By Lori Sweet & Sylvio Roy

When you hear South Africa, what is the first thing that comes to

mind? For us, it was what it would be like to experience a safari. We also pictured shanty towns and a somewhat barren landscape; likely because of what we see in print and on screen.

South Africa is so much more than that. Our photo essay is a glimpse into the beautiful landscape, majestic animals, delicious food, vibrant people, and deep history of this colorful and diverse country.

Photos, Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Mom & baby zebra; Hippo; Resting lions; South African penguins resting; Waterbuck in the morning fog; Colony spider web in the fog; Village Weaver; A dazzle of zebras; This page, clockwise from top right: Whitey the giraffe with a bird friend; Blue Waxbill; Elephant eye; Vervet monkey; Impala; Blesbok; Wildebeest

Photos, from top: Bridge over the river; South African boma ( gathering place); Safari Jeep tracks; View of Camps Bay Beach and Table Mountain; Opposite page from top right: View of the coast from Cape Point; Day time view of Table Mountain from Bloubergstrand; Cape Point LIghthouse; Sunset storm rolling in; False Bay Seal Island Reserve and seagulls; Table Mountain's tablecloth of clouds; Humala River Lodge coordinates

Photos, from top, left: Millipede; The sign says it all; Baskets made from phone wire; Green Stone Mountains; Jeep heading down the road; Giraffe

Inever knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up that I was not happy. ~Ernest Hemingway

Photos, from top, right: Sprinkling magic dust; Entertainment with marimba percussion & djembe drums; Drums; Enjoying the view at Humala River Lodge; Malva pudding; Food from Malawi, Kenya, Ethiopia & Cape Malay; Foods from Cameroon, Nigeria & Egypt