One thing there’s no shortage of in Tanzania is zebras. We’ve passed hundreds of them on our game drives. The above photo was taken in the Ngorogoro Crater floor on one of our first drives. Mama is nuzzling her foal after she rolled around in the dirt (below). Baby didn’t exactly know what to make of mom rolling around, but…
The acacia tree is prevalent all over Africa with many different verities supporting the ecosystem. This picture of an Acacia Tree hosting multiple Weaver Bird nests is from the Ngorongoro Crater floor, sited during one of our first game drives. We’ve seen many of the colorful weaver birds flying around, but never at a point where our driver was stopped…
Each night at the Ngorongoro Serena Hotel, we enjoyed entertainment provided by local Maasai. This was the first night where several warriors and their women greeted us with traditional dance and songs. Later in the trip we’re visiting a Maasai village where I hope to capture some decent video of their traditions. Unfortunately the light was so dim here that…
Without a doubt, this is the season for young ones in Africa. Here are a couple of photos of baboons, monkeys and their babies taken during a very short game drive through the Lake Manyara National Park. The babies seen here are likely less than a week old.
I mentioned in an earlier post that there’s a wee bit o’ dust in Tanzania. This is a snapshot of the cloth used to quickly whip my face and forearms after a couple of hours on paved roads. After one of the game drives… well let’s just say that there isn’t much “white” left on the rags. The colloquial term…
This is a view of the walkway and huts at the Arusha Serena Hotel. The property itself wasn’t large; but they did a very nice job of taking advantage of the space and the landscaping was quite nice!
This is a layout of all the electronic/supporting gadget equipment I packed up and took on this trip plus the camera I took the photo with. I knew it would be way overkill at the time and I was right. I’ll come back and update this post after the trip to provide a more detailed breakdown of what I actually…
Near our lodge after an 8hr game drive to see the great migration in progress, we ran into a few young giraffes browsing on the acacias. If you are wondering why so few animal pictures, it is because they’re all taken with my Sony A7R3 and I simply don’t have time to sort, grade and edit them. I have over…
One of the items I bought for the trip that was working extremely well was this “sand bag” that I had filled with my fleece and an extra shirt since I couldn’t get any sand, rice or beans. The safari Land Cruisers seat 6 people who are very excited and jump around constantly causing the whole vehicle to bounce. This…
Evidently our neighbors are a pair of African Buffalo. I caught this guy snooping around and poking his nose into the porch below us.