a pictorial diary of experiences
Today’s image is from our 2009 trip to Mala Mala in South Africa. This was the first time that we’d seen giraffes necking, an odd looking battle where the giraffes swing their necks as a weapon. I like the abstract crop on this image (taken with a Nikon D700, 80-400 mm F/4.5-5.6 lens) This “battle” was among three males on the airstrip at Mala Mala....
read moreBushbaby (a small nocurnal primate) at Mala Mala in South Africa.
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Today is World Rhino Day, a day to celebrate the rhino and raise public awareness about illegal trade in rhino horn & global conservation issues. During my Corporate Service Corps assignment, I worked with a lot of South African Police Service officers and heard how bad the problem was in Kruger National Park. This year, there have already been 46 rhinos killed in Kruger ! There are five...
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The good thing about jet lag is that it gives you time to create blog entries:) After what we think totals just under 30 hours travel, we are back home with our two very needy domestic cats. If you aren’t connected with us on Facebook, the journey went something like this: 45 minute open air Land Cruiser transfer from Mashatu Main Camp to the Bostwana / South Africa boder Short cable car...
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After an eight hour minivan ride from Sabi Sands, we arrived at the Botswana border around 3pm yesterday, We checked out of South Africa and then boarded a “rickety old cable car” (very accurate description provided by our Mala Mala ranger) to cross the Limpopo River and then check in to Botswana. (video to follow when I have more than one bar of internet signal). We were greeted by...
read moreOh how things have changed. We used to prepare MONTHS in advance and now we’re down to two bags packed the night before. Our first trip to Africa almost didn’t happen. We researched that trip for MONTHS and mostly due to time of year and budget wound up booking a trip to Kenya and Tanzania almost a year in advance. Not wanting to risk cabs on Christmas Eve, we arranged a car service...
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The next leg of our mobile camping adventure took us through Chobe National Park en route to Linyanti Trails Camp in the Linyanti Conservancy. The trek/schlepp included an interesting boarder crossing and two flat tires, but it was definitely worth it. By far, the highlight of this portion of the trip was the cheetahs and the wild dogs, but the nightly hippo parade past our tent was pretty...
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Trying to free up some space on my home computer, I came across this video from our first trip to Africa in 2005. It was supposed to be a once in a lifetime trip, but instead it only whet our appetite for what has become almost annual tradition (damn you 2008!). The private safari began in Nairobi, and took us by road to Amboseli National Park in Kenya, and then Tarangire, Lake Manyara,...
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