Christian's Adventures

Hello All,

I’m back in America after two wonderful months in Africa. I was able to visit South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Botswana. I spent the bulk of my time in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa. I was tethered to the internet for work full time, but still managed to get out and explore.

I had a cellular modem, so I was able to work from some exotic locations.

I hiked the iconic Table Mountain three times, and the view from the top was well worth it. Here, the “table cloth” cascades off it like a waterfall.

Before hiking 3 hours straight up, I look a bit more refreshed.

My home, and base of operations, was in the city bowl, which is just under Table Mountain, and near the sea.

Here, I’m looking back at Table Mountain on the way to Robben Island, where the great Nelson Mandela spent 18 years in prison. The South African flag flies from the back of the boat.

It was summer down there, so I was able to enjoy the great beaches…

I made a trip to visit the townships, and met energetic, happy, people.

I have mixed reviews of the food in the townships though. Here we prepare to eat sheep’s head.

But there were plenty of restaurants to choose from.

Cape Town is the site of the 2010 World Cup. Here’s the new stadium at night.

I got into a cage and shark dove with great whites. I was so close I could touch them!

The sharks eat the cute Jackass Penguin. At Boulder’s beach, you can swim with these little guys.

One weekend, I made it out to Stellenbosch, in the countryside. This is wine country. I stayed at this boutique hostel for $12 a night.

I went on a great wine tour. The wine in South Africa is phenomenal!

I took a bottle to the top of Lion’s Head to enjoy a view of the city.

The animals that roam the streets are different than in America.

I flew into Zambia where I took this shot of the bungee jumping bridge that connect Zambia and Zimbabwe. Here I also witnessed one of the biggest waterfalls in the world, Victoria Falls.

Aiiiiiieeeeeee!!!!

 

Hard to get all the falls in one shot…

 

I went rafting down this mighty Zambezi River as well.

I got to hang with young lions.

Finally, I went to Botswana for a true safari. We saw giraffes, elephants, lions, warthogs, crocodiles, water buffalo, impalas, and many other animals in their natural habitat. There are 300,000 elephants here in Chobe National Park.

On the last day of safari, we saw this male lion in the bush. It was the perfect end to a fun adventure.

What now? Next Month I fly into Lisbon, Portugal, for some beach time, and then, God willing, off to Poland for my buddy’s wedding, and finally on over to Chernobyl, Kiev, and Odessa in Ukraine.

Come join me!

Peace and Love,

Christian Nommesen