So about 12 months and two weeks ago (I am running a bit behind!)… Today. Last day in Tanzania, last day of the tour and thankfully had our last night sleeping on those hard sleeping mats. The sleeping mats won’t be missed. We got an early start, which was nothing unusual there. We left the [...]

“It’s gone, it’s gone, someone has stolen it, it’s gone IT’S GONE, I can’t find it anywhere”. A familiar voice rang out. Instead of the customary chainsaw snoring from the tent nearby, it was a panicked screaming coming forth from the same tent. I know I’d gone to bed late, and hadn’t slept much because [...]

I felt the warm gentle breeze blow over me and the warmth of the sun. I found a place just out of the way and for a moment, enjoyed the silence of the Serengeti before I heard the distant chatter of more people arriving. And I drank in a 360 degree view of endless sun [...]

So twelve months ago… Last post I detailed our morning safari, so now here’s the afternoon safari on the Serengeti. Of course we had a great lunch in between, cooked by our very good cook – and too busy eating it to get any pics, some free time to do some washing (if needed) and [...]

Got up earlish today for our first morning safari. Pretty amazing. Saw 4 of the big 5. Big 5 are Elephant, Buffalo, Leopard, Lion and Rhino. Got to watch the lions hunt – they are pretty powerful creatures, and very patient. They were stalking and circling the little gazelle for a long time. They worked [...]

I’d had this weekend booked up in good faith for a while, but after those friends cancelled at the last minute, I had a free weekend and was determined to redeem it. Actually reminded me of that song by Claire Hazard – finest unreliable friend – is an interesting song and quite fitting actually. But [...]

Awoke today to a great sunrise and plenty of birds on the shores of the lake snapping up the abundance of insects. Packed up our tents and sleeping gear, packed the truck and headed off to take a quick look round Musoma. We didn’t have long, so by the time we found a bank ATM [...]

Today (a bit over 12 months ago) we left Kisii, headed for the border crossing point of Sirari/Isibania, crossing into Tanzania. We stopped at a soap stone carving place along the way. Soap stone is a soft stone that they carve into different ornaments and things like that. The place we stopped at was home [...]

So here we are, back in Nairobi, Kenya (about 12 months ago), getting ready to head out on safari. We got a bit of a sleep in because one of the passengers on our trip was going to be late (flight delay). So eventually we loaded our stuff in the truck, and she still wasn’t [...]

These are the posts that people in Australia have waited (twelve months) for! For the next stage of my african adventure I headed off on my trip to Kenya and Tanzania where I’d take in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater, hopefully see a bit of wildlife and experience another part of Africa – as well [...]