Monthly Archives: October 2021

I may have posted these pictures before, but since it was one of the high lights of our African trip I thought I’d post it again. Peter booked the DumaTao Barge for an early lunch as we sailed down the Linyanti River. On the table we sat at were baskets with African printed fabric drawstring bags. In each bag were different foods in containers. There were different types of salads, skewers with roasted chicken and beef, and a fresh fruit salad for desert. I washed it down with two Campari and Sodas [my lunch limit]. My nephew Chris brought his portable MegaBoom3 speaker so we had beautiful Chris Boti music to accompany us. It created the perfect majestic atmosphere. I asked Peter if one could swim in this incredibly clear fresh water and he said “not if you want to get out alive!” The water was filled with crocks and hippos, but we only saw two hippo heads peeking above the water. You never know what is lurking below!!!! That’s why I prefer POOLS!…It was wonderful to see the Duma camp and the land and grasses from a water perspective….something no other camp we went to or would be going to offered. That early evening Peter booked the smaller faster boat that would take us through the reeds and shallower water. We would stay out until sunset!….DumaTao was definitely my favorite camp.

……….As we were driving along through the bush one morning, Peter, our guide, saw this huge skull of a hippo on the side of the road. He hopped out of the jeep, picked up this huge heavy skull and gave us a lesson on the eating habits of the hippo. What I wanted to know was how did this hippo come to be so far inland and where were the rest of its’ bones???? Peter didn’t have an answer for that one, but he was knowledge about everything else. We still keep in touch though social media. On thing social media is good for!