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For my first trip, I went back to Africa because I was constantly thinking about the very positive things I had been hearing about Botswana, and I finally decided I would go there.

I planned a three-country trip, going to Zambia and Zimbabwe in addition to Botswana. In the end, I was very pleased I did this because when I went to Zambia in November 2022, it was simply a step across the border from Zimbabwe to see the Falls from the other side. This time, I arrived and departed from Lusaka, the capital, and I got to see a bit more of the country.

I was also very glad that I went back to Zimbabwe because during my earlier 2022 trip, the country was on the verge of collapse. It has since recovered and appears to be on its way to becoming a successful nation.

And Botswana! Most of…

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This is an excellent question. Coming from tiny Bermuda with no lakes and rivers, no waterfalls or mountains, l am fascinated even today, eleven years later by these wonders of nature. As the years have gone by my fitness levels have dropped rather than improved and so this could create problems pursuing these adventures.

From 2014 to 2019 there was no problem. Either alone or with a group off l went in pursuit of that something that l wanted to experience Finally in fall of 2019 l was with a group in the Siemen Mountains of Ethiopia when l realised the person in the rear holding up the group was me. It hit me like a lightening strike.

I took this very seriously and, while reflecting upon it back in Bermuda, l accepted that my trekking days were over. Of course, l have walked many places since then but trekking?…

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