Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Johannesburg, South Africa

After a 15 hour flight from Atlanta, I made it here. I arrived after dark yesterday and, except for the line at customs, the airport was pretty deserted. I got some cash from an ATM and got a taxi to the house of Josh's friend, Athele. It was pretty much get acquainted and off to bed.

The house is in a fairly well-to-do neighborhood. All have gates and fences with spikes on top. The windows are all barred. It all seems to be very security conscious. The back yard borders a small stream. Athele puts out fruit for the birds and some showed up:

This morning we went to a botanical garden. It was full of exotic african plants and birds:

There is a waterfall with 2 eagle nests in the cliff face.

We climbed the trail to the top of the falls and waited. We were rewarded with quick glimpses of the eagles leaving.

Then it was lunch and over to a bird hide on a small pond in the gardens. There were ducks and African darter also called the snake bird.

Tomorrow we fly to Maun, Botswanna and pick up the campers.  I don't know when the next update will be.  Probably not for 10 days until we get to Victoria Falls.