THE MOST AMAZING TRIP of MY LIFE!

HELLO! It'd Friday and today it is Denise's turn.

Denise joined our conversation group this January.

She is  our NEW RECRUIT!! 

And she has been welcomed ever since.

I must give a 'shout out' to all her classmates, 

a very WELCOMING and SUPPORTIVE group of ladies!!

So with that said, here is Denise's description 

of her trip to Namibia with photos included.

NOTE: You can click on photos to ENLARGE them.

Dear Suzanne,

Yes, my ski vacation a few weeks ago was nice because I was with my family but it is not original because skiing is the same whether it be in France or in Quebec. I really want to write about the trip I made last year. I am sure that it is more interesting for your post and the photo-graphy more spectacular.  But if you prefer that I write about my ski vacation,  I will sent it to you tomorrow.

It was the most amazing trip of my life!

 Last year in May. I went to Namibia, the African Diamond.  This  country is situated west of South Africa and south of Angola, on the Atlantic Ocean.  After having landed in Cape Town,  we visited this beautiful city for four days, then we flew to Windoek, the capital of Namibia.

First of all, I have to say that I didn’t want to go on this trip.   It was my husband’s dream to see in person what he had been shown on Animal Planet or the National Geography channel. He  didn’t want to go without me, so I went along with his plan.  I discovered a great experience,  with no frame of reference, in the heart of the most magnificent place on this globe.  It was a thrilling adventure. 

I had always  thought that a safari was to ride  in a ‘jeep’ to see animals, but it’s really more than that. A safari is to see and observe animals with a guide who knows how to find them, he also knows the place  and the time that they drink or follows the droppings in the paths.  It’s easy to find springbucks , giraffes or zebras but a cheetah, a lion, a leopard, a rhinoceros is by far more difficult. Namibia is not only safari.  We visited a tribe, the Himbas, photo above.  It was a very emotional moment to see their primitive way of living. 

The trip was not over, we then climbed the highest red sand dunes , and we descended to the floor of the deepest canyon of Africa and  we also walked in the driest and the oldest desert in the world,  the Namib desert.

So it was a fantastic trip for the wildlife, the geography, the history, the climate and all of that, off the beaten track without feeling like a tourist and especially,  taking the time to listen to the … silence.

                                                                                                  --- DENISE                                                                      

                                                                                                  April 2013