Anastasia in South Africa: August 19-24, 2008

I was back in South Africa. This time it was not in search of penguins (though, it should always be, shouldn't it?) but to learn more about rabies. After landing in Johannesburg, I had a 2 hour drive up to Pretoria for the night. I fell asleep at 7pm in an effort to be alert enough to start my crazy whirlwind roadtrip through Kwa-Zulu Natal for the next 5 days with a selection of rabies experts. After a 5 hour drive to Pietermaritzburg, we settled in for the night at the Alberts Falls game reserve.

Botswana: August 24-29, 2008

The rabies adventure continued to Botswana though, this time, with not as much running around. I was able to get a really good feel for the country and I loved it. The people are wonderful and friendly and the sunsets are spectacular. We visited Gaborone's museum of natural history, a local village and a nearby game reserve. Every place we went welcomed us with incredible hospitality and a lot of ululating (not the same as uvulating for those of you at Icefall last March!). There was much singing and dancing and I must say that Botswanans might love to dance almost as much as Greeks do.