Sail the Leviathan

A journal about our travel and adventures…

  • Watch for Ice

    Watch for Ice In the morning we walked around the property, said hi to all the animals including a few burros, one of whom might have been the “Instagram famous Burrito the burro”. Then got coffee and a … Go… Continue reading

    Watch for Ice
  • Overwhelmed by Ceviche

    Day 1: Overwhelmed by Ceviche Although Diane grew up in LA area and Derek in Albuquerque NM, neither of us have ever been to Mexico before. So here we are, heading to Cabo for our first taste of Mexico! Our… Continue reading

    Overwhelmed by Ceviche
  • Thanksgiving Weather Window

    Thanksgiving Weather Window The idea started innocently enough. The weather was unseasonably warm and dry for November in Seattle. We were going to go out overnight on our sailboat the weekend before Thanksgiving anyw… Go to this Sway Continue reading

    Thanksgiving Weather Window
  • Oops! All Lions… and a very long travel day

    Final post of this series! Oops! All Lions… and a very long travel day Our first flight departs the camp airstrip at 11:15 am, so we can either sleep in and pack or go for a full game drive. Of… Continue reading

    Oops! All Lions… and a very long travel day
  • Cheetos!

    Cheetos! Another cold morning, we pile into the back seat of the Land Rover with all our warm weather gear and camp provided lined ponchos to drape across our laps for extra warmth. The plan today i… Go to this… Continue reading

    Cheetos!
  • Predator Party

    Predator Party A cold, but calm, morning comes quickly. Derek wakes up multiple times to the sound of lions roaring and baboons barking. There are definitely big cats about! Quick breakfast and we are in … Go to this Sway Continue reading

    Predator Party
  • If you can’t do the time… don’t do the safari

    If you can’t do the time… don’t do the safari We wake up a bit early to finish packing our bags. It is cold again and quite breezy. Everything at camp seems to be running a few minutes behind schedule… Continue reading

    If you can’t do the time… don’t do the safari
  • Dog days of Botswana

    Dog days of Botswana This morning is significantly warmer than the day before, no jackets required. However it is relatively overcast, with legitimate clouds and notable contribution of smoke from the various r… Go to this Sway Continue reading

    Dog days of Botswana
  • Do you hear an echo?

    Do you hear an echo? 5:30 wake up call, it is very chilly and the first time since Rwanda that we break out our down jackets. For our morning activity we opt for a game drive, this is the first… Continue reading

    Do you hear an echo?
  • Pula

    Pula We wake up and head to breakfast at 7 am. As is standard for this lodge we are completely alone, no other guests in sight and only Johnson our Butler to interact with. Breakfast is tasty bu… Go to… Continue reading

    Pula