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June 30: Tsavo East to Diani Beach, Kenya

Posted on July 14, 2012 by East to Hedon

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 | 1 Comment

June 28: Amboseli to Tsavo West National Park, Kenya

Posted on July 13, 2012 by East to Hedon

We noticed a subtle difference in our passenger load this morning as a smartly dressed young man climbed into the front passenger seat carrying his briefcase, walkie-talkie,… and an AK-47 Assault Rifle. Patrick introduced us to Samwell, our askari (an armed … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa 2012 | Tagged Cape Buffalo, Crocodiles, Dik Dik, elephants, Honey Badger, Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge, Kilimanjaro, Mzima Springs, Shetani Lava Flow, sunset photo, Travel, Tsavo West National Park, Zebra | 3 Comments

June 15: Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar

Posted on July 5, 2012 by East to Hedon

We were told that we could sleep in until 7:30 AM this morning. Unfortunately, we had become accustomed to the usual overlanding schedule and woke up at 6:45 AM. We used the cross-harbour ferry again as foot passengers. We were met … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa 2012 | Tagged Dar es Salaam, Maasai, Nungwi Beach, overlanding, Stone Town, sunrise photo, sunset photo, Tanzania, Travel, Zanzibar | 2 Comments

June 14: Farmhouse Camp to Dar es Salaam

Posted on July 5, 2012 by East to Hedon

Little did we know when we got up this morning at 4:00 AM that today would be the longest, most spirit-sapping driving day of our journey. We left the Farmhouse at 5:00 AM, an hour and a half before sunrise, … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa 2012 | Tagged Baobab trees, Dar es Salaam, overlanding, sunset photo, Tanzania, Travel | 2 Comments

June 13: Tukuyu to Farmhouse Camp

Posted on July 3, 2012 by East to Hedon

We stopped at a collective tea plantation on our way out of Tukuyu. The rolling hills and acres of green tea plants were beautiful. We were shown how the tea is grown, how the leaves are picked both by hand and using … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa 2012 | Tagged overlanding, sunset photo, Tanzania, Travel | 5 Comments

June 8: Game Drives in South Luangwa Nat’l Park

Posted on June 25, 2012 by East to Hedon

Up and ready to go before the sun is up, AGAIN; this is no way to treat a non-morning-person! We all pile into our Land Rover for our first game drive of the day. This took us throughout the section … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa 2012 | Tagged Cape Buffalo, Crocodiles, elephants, Game walk, Giraffe, Hippo, Hyaena, Impala, Kudo, Leopard, Night game drive, overlanding, safari, South Luangwa National Park, sundowner, sunset photo, Travel, Zambia | 6 Comments

June 7: Bridge Camp to South Luangwa National Park

Posted on June 25, 2012 by East to Hedon

Another long day of driving today. Up before dawn, yet again, followed by many hours on the road. The only road into South Luangwa National Park (http://www.zambiatourism.com/travel/nationalparks/sluangwa.htm) is currently being upgraded (on African-time). So, we got treated to 3 hours of bumpy-fun … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa 2012 | Tagged Baboons, Giraffe, Hippo, Impala, lions, Night game drive, overlanding, safari, South Luangwa National Park, sundowner, sunrise photo, sunset photo, Travel, Warthog, Zambia, Zebra | 3 Comments

June 04: Camping on the shore of the Mighty Zambezi

Posted on June 4, 2012 by East to Hedon

We had a last leisurely breakfast at The Green Tree Lodge and Andrew and Vickie drove us the short (approximately 10 minute) distance to our next part of the adventure. We’re meeting our overland expedition group at the Zambezi Waterfront … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa 2012 | Tagged Africa in Focus, Giraffe, Hippo, Livingstone, overlanding, sunset photo, Travel, Zambezi, Zambia | 7 Comments