Victoria Falls - Zimbabwe

A million litres of water pours over Victoria Falls every second. One of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World. The thunder of water is heard kilometers before reaching the falls.


Looking out of our safari tent to the covered sitting area - elephants beyond - at Victoria Falls Rest Camp.
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Historic colonial Victoria Falls Hotel where we took cocktails on the terrace at sunset overlooking the Livingston Bridge spanning the Zambezie River between Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Pumba the warthog and her 4 babies and several monkeys roam freely in the campground - white frogs and geckos share our tent. A meager electric fence separates us from the lions and elephants beyond, and last night the power was out. 36C and no A/C.

Our overlander vehicle ready to set out for 21 days and 5500 kms across southern Africa.

Dakar - Senegal

This crafts woman embraces the exotic nature of the people of Senegal.

A man and his daughter at a doorway of a building painted in traditional pastel colors.

A statue on Isle de Goree pays tribute where African slaves were taken, then bought and sold, before being loaded onto ships and sent to western countries. It was a very strange feeling to wander along the pathways and visit some of the heritage buildings from that disgraceful period of time.

Elaborately decorated transportation buses in downtown Dakar.

The women of Senegal are beautiful ! The children are precious ! But still a place to keep up your guard when wandering the local markets and streets.

Atlantic Coast - Morocco

Local shop keeper

A thousand blue doors of the Medina in Essaouira.

Me - enjoying every moment.

Fishing boats rafted together in the harbour. Daily catch included shark, swordfish, eel and dozens of other species freshly displayed on the docks.

Beauty revealed through the eyes.

Cobra snake charmed into position.

Supple goat skin slippers available in every color.

Minarette on a mosque from which we could hear the Islamic call to prayer.

Berber man with a traditional indigo turban.

ESSAOUIRA
We travelled from Marrakech by bus out to the coastal fishing village of Essaouira on the Atlantic. There we watched the fishermen bring in their catch including shark, swordfish, eel, lobster, snapper and a dozen other species - all so very fresh. We wandered the alleyways of the Medina and absorbed the history and their way of life that has remained for centuries.

AGADIR
Down the coast to Agadir, a town rebuilt after a 1960s earthquake that flattened the town killing half of its residents. The beach was wide, golden sand and the water warm and clean for swimming - a relaxing end to Morocco.

Marrakech - Morocco

Khaissa Elbakkar - mystique continues ..........

Smoke eminates from the food stalls in the Medina at dusk.

The scent of exotic spices punctuates the still air.

Indigo used for dying the deep blue Berber fabrics.

Local farmers display their produce for sale.

Ornate lanterns cast contrasting patterns of light and shadow.

OJ fresh squeezed and consumed at a vendor stall in the Medina.

Sahara Desert - Morocco

Hassan Lafric - eager to assist us in preparing for our departure.

Lamb and vegetable tagine dinner washed down with mint tea.

Our camel caravan waiting to depart.

Samir - our Berber guide.

Ever drifting sand dunes of the Sahara.

Bedouin camp where we slept out under a million stars.

Berber man walking across the endless sand.

Atlas Mountains - Morocco

The next Halle Berry waiting to be discovered.

A yellow scorpion ! Later Laine found a black scorpion in her shower.

Proud nomadic woman living a simple life.

Young Berber girls in a mountain village - 40% of Moroccans are Berber.

Too close to the edge of Dade's Gorge.

Fez - Morocco

Beautiful Moroccan boy wearing a traditional Fez hat.

Workers spend hours in chemicals in the leather dye vats.

Elders discussing the day's news.

Jane working the iron in the local laundry.

Rabat - Morocco

A wise woman of the community outside her home in the Medina.

Typical shop where we replenished a few supplies.

Ornate zellij mosaic tile work.

Royal guard standing a post at the palace.

Old painted doors are abundant in the alleyways of the Medina.

Casablanca - Morocco

Azziza and Latifa from whom we purchased argan oil - essential oil to rejeuvinate the skin.

A hookah pipe captured in a spectrum of coloured light.

Hand carved plaster wall treatment - one of the four aspects of traditional architectural interiors - painted wood ceilings, carved plaster, geometric mosaic tiles and marble.

Moroccan vendor at a local vegetable market.

Jane is dwarfed by one of the 35 ton ceremonial doors of the King Hussan II mosque which can accomodate 25,000 worshippers of Islam.

Painted cedar and carved plaster ceilings support 260 Venetian glass chandeliers as part of the 1 billion dollar mosque.