“Africa has been my passion, and Christo and Minrie have provided the greatest opportunities to visit some of her most beautiful places. These continue to live in my memory of greatness. Namibia’s Skeleton Coast – Cape Cross – where we observed, photographed, and thoroughly enjoyed tens of thousands of seals in this unique spectacle. Also in Namibia, I rode a camel (laughing and thinking Lawrence of Arabia), went to a World Heritage Site – SossusVlei – to see and climb the highest sand dunes in the world. That towering red sand against the bluest of skies – marvelous photography !! In South Africa, a visit to Pilanesberg National Park gave us wonderful (and up-close) photos of elephants, rhinos and their youngsters. Likewise Christo brought us to Etosha National Park for the stunning views of this enormous lakebed – the largest in Africa – and its abundant wildlife, including an elephant rolling in the mud! And for a quite unique experience, Christo and Minrie took us to the annual horse riders endurance race in Walvis Bay. These most beautiful animals racing across sand dunes with the ocean backdrop – just magnificent. My world has been opened to the greater beauty that Africa has to offer for those who want more !! ”