To Santiago and beyond
This is an update on my previous post, the Way. The day after my son Laurence and I had biked to the French border,…
Justin Bell
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The Way
My son Laurence, his cousin Christopher, and I are about to embark on a journey. Traveling for several days from one point to another,…
Daring, outlandish reds, whites and some gold?
Most of the land is so dry that it is only fit for hardy cereals or livestock, but the first part is bordered by the Ebro river …
Who will be President?
We disembark onto the beach and are welcomed to one of the most remote camps in Africa. The waves lapping gently onto the sandy shore are rhythmical and peaceful, but the atmosphere in camp is electric. Talk is centred on who will be the next President. Of course, this camp is not on the arid shores of the Libyan desert, and the executed President was not Muammar Gaddafi.
Market Day
The trails provided ample shade as they crept through dense beech forests, and then all of a sudden would lead us onto exposed high mountain pastures.
An afternoon with lions
While driving along the edge of the Ruaha River during a mid-morning game drive we came across a pride of lions fast asleep in the shade of an acacia, and decided to wait in the hope that a suitable animal would come down to drink.
The gnu
The Serengeti is a vast ecosystem involving a myriad of players. However the star of the show must go to one of the most eccentric of all the protagonists ….
Arrival at Kilimanjaro’s Crater
As we climb, sucking in air, we are all intensely aware that this place, like the depths of the ocean or the moon, can never be our home.
Our journey to Maasailand
I hoped that my safari guests would appreciate what was to come – staying in a mobile camp in Maasailand.
The crossing
Then another huge column of wildebeest appeared over the horizon and advanced towards the river, and once again they began to mass at the river’s edge.
Laughter
There was a lot of excitement in the transit area when we met, exchange of news and travel accounts, and soon afterward we were on a private air charter enjoying magnificent views of Mount Kilimanjaro out of the port windows!
Can we have some rain?
Tanzania was a dust bowl just before our safari started …