![]() Kara: YAY! Today we’re going on our first safari! First we get on a boat and go see elephants. The very next day we began our camping safari in Chobe National Park. It was amazing, awesome, and crazy! Sadly, we had to go back to our hotel. It was SO neat! Also, there were monkeys where we were eating! One was licking salsa out of a can! One actually stole the apple in Dad’s drink and hid under the table and ate it! There were about four of them running around. This is where we saw herds of elephants for the first time and learned how bold and aggressive the monkeys can be. Our second day in Botswana we ate dinner at a restaurant overlooking the Chobe River. We didn’t get any though, since we all decided it was gross. They had the nose, tongue, testicles, penis, four stomachs, feet, and the Achilles tendons. The guy told us what each part of the cow was. While we were searching for food, we came across this display of cow parts. Once we were done shopping in the leather market, we went to find some food for a picnic lunch. It was bigger than I expected but he looked like any other statue, just much better. Related: Is the Blue Grotto Really Worth It? ![]() We had to lay down when going inside of the Blue Grotto so that you didn’t get your head chopped off! But inside was beautiful! The water was so blue! In fact, it was the bluest water I’ve ever seen! No wonder it’s called the Blue Grotto! I even want my wedding to happen here! It was shining blue! Our captain sang an Italian song, and we just admired the water color. The moment I boarded the small wooden rowboat into the Grotto I felt 50x better! When it was time, we had to lay back so our heads didn’t get chopped off since there was a very narrow entrance, and leaped into the Grotto! The Blue Grotto was amazing! It was smaller than I thought, but the water was awesome. Ughhhhhhh! But luckily a boat came just in time to pick us up and take us into the Grotto… Boats came and went, and now I felt like I was going to puke because of the constant rocking. About an HOUR later, we were still there and hadn’t made any progress. It was packed with other boats everywhere, and the rocking of the boat started to make me dizzy. Here is Tyler’s experience:Įventually the tour around the island ended when we arrived at the Blue Grotto, and we were all just on the boat, waiting to go in. We visited the Blue Grotto while at Capri. But whatever, we would probably have gotten lost without one, and I don’t think we would have gotten Google Maps to work down here. In Rome, after biking the Appian Way, we toured the San Sebastian Catacombs, walking through underground tunnels in a small tour group.įrom Tyler: When we were finished biking, we visited the Catacombs of San Sebastian, which was a little spooky and boring because we had to be in a tour group (I hate those). I mean, this is vacation! Not school! Finally we walked back to the hotel. We learned a lot of history but I didn’t listen much. Never did we tell our kids that this trip was a “vacation:” ![]() We toured the Borghese, the Colosseum, and then the Roman Forum. ![]() Now it’s Kara’s turn, also on the second day of the trip. Dad wanted me to count how many nipples I could find, but it didn’t interest me. I was tired and bored already, and really that’s how I feel every time I go to a boring museum. I thought the Borghese was soooooo boring. Here is his impression of the Borghese in Rome (and how Tim tries to keep him interested): In Rome, on day 2 out of 396, Tyler is already bored with the museums. But on the bright side, we’re travelling around the world! Today is the day! We finally leave the country for a year! OMG I am so excited! I will be a little sad though because I will miss my friends. ![]() JTyler’s entry about the start of our travels: This was a super fun post to write! I hope it is just as entertaining to read. Many of these are hilarious and it is enlightening to get their perspective on our travels.These quotes are from the first few months of our travels, from day one when we flew from the US to Europe, through our travels in Africa. See what traveling is like through their eyes, with excerpts taken from their travel journals. The best excerpts come from Tyler and Kara, who tell it like it is. ![]()
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