This post is part of a series called Zimbabwe 2022 The time had come to say goodbye to Mana Pools and Kanga Camp. It was a short drive to the Dandawa Airstip where our cessna was waiting for us. Once the pilot finished his pre-flight checks our bags were loaded and the runway was checked…
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This post is part of a series called Zimbabwe 2022 The plan for this day was to go a little west of camp to see the Carmine Bee-eaters who are nesting in the bank of the Zambezi at this time of year. To get there, we had to walk in from the road – it…
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This post is part of a series called Zimbabwe 2022 Once again the day started early with our guide Cloud working hard to find us something interesting to photograph… First up we came across some bull elephants doing their best work on a fallen tree… It was a pretty uneventful morning. We stopped for this…
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This post is part of a series called Zimbabwe 2022 Our first full day in Mana Pools started early with a lovely breakfast around the campfire. By 6 am we were loaded in the vehicle and off in search of adventure… First up was an eland using a termite mound as a step stool to…
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This post is part of a series called Zimbabwe 2022 Zimbabwe is a land-locked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered to the east by Mozambique, the north west by Zambia, the south west by Botswana and South Africa to the south. It is one of the few places in Africa where walking safaris are…
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This post is part of a series called Namibia 2022 The NamibRand was once a working farm, now it is a private nature reserve. It is more than 215,000 hectares (approx 830 square miles) of spectacular landscapes and scenery. We were fortunate to have this long grass (tall bushman grass I think?) everywhere we went. …
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This post is part of a series called Kenya 2019 On the morning of our last day we did something completely different! Instead of going out on safari or visiting a local village we had photo shoot with the staff that wanted to participate. The Samburu are very proud of their heritage and culture, so…
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This post is part of a series called Kenya 2019 It was another early morning (with hot chocolate and coffee and cookies delivered to the tent of course) and another beautiful sunrise. We had the full day to explore the Samburu National Reserve and the interesting creatures that call it home. Dik-diks are dwarf antelopes…
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