africa trip was truly 10/10!!!
everything from the food to the people to the setting really wowed me!
THE CREW - my mom (very stressed something was going to happen), my brother (wore the same 3 shirts for two weeks), me, virginia (my roomie & girl crush), will (funny & fun), aunt deedee (a copy of my mom, she organized the trip!), aunt maura (my other aunt, sassy & glamorous), & kelsey (cool older cousin)
days 1-2 - FULL OF FLYING
let's just say Europe no longer seems far away
days 3-5 - CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
finally made it & this place was nothing like I expected!
our hotel had a beautiful view of the beach & there was a lot more skyscrapers than I expected
on the first day, we went to the botanical gardens & then walked around the city
we stumbled upon this super cute neighborhood where every single house was colored
it was magical/very aesthetically pleasing
the next morning, we went to table mountain (mountain that overlooks the city) which was super cool
we spent lots of time climbing on vicarious rocks and making our parents nervous
we also went to "the cape of good hope" (southern most tip of africa, thx mrs. schuldt), and saw the famous penguins!!!
on day 5 we took a trip to the famous "winelands" (the french part of africa)
after lots of windy roads that made me want to puke, we arrived in a hilly place full of pretty vineyards
after eating a nom bread and cheese platter, we shopped around and I bought some trendy pants (hopefully I can pull them off)
next was the wine tasting...me & virginia thought they all tasted like poison but drinking age is 18 in africa! #turnup ?
days 6-9 JAO CAMP, BOTSWANA
day 6 meant moving locations...woohooo! safari time
after more flying, we hopped onto a little plane to fly to Botswana & landed in the middle of nowhere in the Okavango Delta
this was my favorite stop of the entire trip because we were staying in a TREE HOUSE hotel
the entire resort was elevated on stilts, and everyone was ridiculously nice
each day consisted of: 6am wake up call, a morning safari w hot chocolate, lunch, SIESTA, high tea, afternoon safari w snacks, then dinner
our guide's name was MD and we heart him because he would get so excited about the animals every time we saw one
the rooms were sick, and while you slept you listened to the wilderness (so loud!)
we shoot countless vlogs of getting chased by baboons and finding elephants & hippos under our porch
best moment at Jao - one night as we drove back to camp after watching the sunset, we came upon a huge heard of elephants crossing our path
we proceeded to drive through @ high speeds, it was like a video game!!!
all of the elephants were running around and trumpeting really loud, it was a huge adrenaline rush but glad I survived to tell the tale
days 10-12 - CHIEF'S CAMP, BOTSWANA
after flying in the little plane for 15 mins, we arrived at our new crib
we were the only ones at the camp & having it all to ourselves was fun/weird
Chief's Camp overlooked a watering hole, so it was pretty cool to have dinner while looking at animals!!!
Chief's Camp gets props for having SO many animals
we saw lions, zebras, giraffes, rhinos, impala, eagles, crocodiles, hippos, leopards, wild dogs, & buffalo
best moment at Chief's - seeing bby lions eating a zebra!!! very disgusting but also cool
circle of life amiright??? we refrenced lion king the entire trip btw
days 13-14 VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE
final destination on the trip was Victoria Falls & we had to get real life visas to enter Zimbabwe
passport lady thought I was 14 :-)
our hotel was super cool & we learned a lot from our guide about british explorer, David Livingstone
we had a seven course meal in the dining hall (3 hrs, kill me) & the falls were AMAZING
they stretch for like a mile, and most of the time the mist splashes so high you can't even see the falls in the first place
we also went to an open air market and I traded my 4 yr old beat up converse for a cute backpack!
days 15-16 FULL OF FLYING
managed to sleep for almost the entire 15 hr flight...happy to be home!! but now I have nothing to do
summer is pretty boring & lots of my friends are gone
I have been occupying myself playing Sims and watching Gilmore Girls
what an amazing trip! my family rocks! miss them already
