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July 1: Diani Beach, Kenya
This was our first day of “planned chill-time” and we took complete advantage of it. We both still awoke before dawn but today we just rolled over and went back to sleep. Later, we explored our resort and mostly just … Continue reading
Posted in Africa 2012, Food and Drink
Tagged Drink, East Africa, Food, Jacaranda Indian Ocean Beach Resort, Kenya, Travel
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June 30: Tsavo East to Diani Beach, Kenya
Similar to most facilities in the national parks, our lodge was surrounded by an electrified game fence. And by electrified, we don’t mean tickle-your-cow-electrified; theses fences have current strong enough to discourage adult Elephants! In the included image, you will see … Continue reading
Posted in Africa 2012, Cigars
Tagged Cheetah, East Africa, elephants, Jacaranda Indian Ocean Beach Resort, Kenya, lions, Mombasa, safari, sunrise photo, sunset photo, Travel
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June 29: Pachyderm Encounters of the Closest Kind – Tsavo East Nat’l Park
We drove from Tsavo West National Park to Tsavo East National Park(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsavo_East_National_Park) this morning. The four hour drive took us from the dramatic cinder cone vistas of extinct volcanos, including Kilimanjaro, to the more familiar savanna and woodlands of East Africa. The … Continue reading
Posted in Africa 2012
Tagged Ashnil Aruba Lodge, East Africa, elephants, Giraffe Antelope, Kenya, safari, Travel, Tsavo East National Park, Zebra
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June 27: Amboseli Day 2
We started the morning with a game drive. As we were leaving the lodge compound, we were treated to a spectacular view of Kilimanjaro in the early morning light. Of course we stopped to take photos. (We’ll send you some, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa 2012
Tagged Amboseli National Park, East Africa, elephants, Hyaena, Impala, Kenya, Kilimanjaro, lions, photography, safari, Serena Amboseli Lodge, sunrise photo, Travel, Vervet Monkey
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June 26: Nairobi to Amboseli National Park
We were torn from the warm embrace of our comfy bed at 5:00 AM – AGAIN! Patrick, our guide and driver from JT Safaris (http://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowUserReviews-g317068-d318009-r22534296-Julius_Safaris_Day_Trips-Ukunda_Coast_Province.html), picked us up at the hotel well before dawn. When everything else is on African-time here, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa 2012, Cigars
Tagged Amboseli National Park, Cheetah, Cigars, East Africa, elephants, Gnu, Hyaena, JT Safaris, Kenya, Kilimanjaro, safari, Serena Amboseli Lodge, Thompson Gazelle, Travel, Zebra
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June 24: Meserani Snake Park Camp to Nairobi
We crossed the border into Kenya with nothing more than the expected line-ups at immigration. Shortly after entering the country, we came upon a tractor-trailer unit blocking THE main road to Nairobi. There was no way Malaika could make it around, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa 2012
Tagged East Africa, Fairview Kenya, Kenya, Nairobi, overlanding, Travel
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June 23: Serengeti Day 2
The Dik Dik Campsite (http://www.travbuddy.com/Dik-Dik-Campsite-v752315) is a true wilderness campsite with no electricity, no resident Rangers, and no fence between the visitors and the critters of the Serengeti. We had gone to bed with the sounds of the nearby Zebra herd in our … Continue reading
Posted in Africa 2012, Cigars
Tagged East Africa, Leopard, lions, Maasai, overlanding, safari, Serengeti National Park, sunrise photo, Tanzania, Travel, Zebra
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June 22: Serengeti National Park
Siringet… Maasai for “endless plains”. The great Serengeti… what more do we need to say (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serengeti)…
Posted in Africa 2012
Tagged Baboons, East Africa, elephants, Giraffe, Leopard, lions, Serengeti National Park, sundowner, Tanzania, Travel, Zebra
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June 21: Ngorngoro Crater
It was a rare, luxuriously late start at 7:00 AM. Unfortunately, we didn’t wake up until 6:45 AM, and had to rush. For the first time in weeks, we didn’t wake spontaneously with the dawn, and we both slept through … Continue reading
Posted in Africa 2012
Tagged Black Rhino, Black-backed Jackal, Cape Buffalo, East Africa, Eland, Gnu, lions, Ngorongoro Crater, overlanding, safari, Tanzania, Thompson Gazelle, Travel, Vervet Monkey
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June 20: Moshi to Kudu Camp, Karatu, Tanzania
Our first stop of the day was the “Cultural Heritage Centre” (http://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attraction_Review-g297913-d2305304-Reviews-Cultural_Heritage_Centre-Arusha.html) in Arusha. It turned out to be a huge craft emporium with hardwood carvings, masks, jewelry, and textiles. They had items to suite all budgets – from watching your pennies to … Continue reading
East to Hedon
East to Hedon 