Malaria tablets start
28 июля 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
D-1 and the anti malaria tablets start. Found out our baggage allowance is only 20kg each for both carry on and checked as we are going on a small plane from Tanzania to Zanzibar so judicious packingЧитать далее
On our way
29 июля 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Sitting in Dulles airport waiting to board flight to Zurich and then to Nairobi - feeding kids with pizza that will hopefully last them for the 18 hour journey. We had to be ruthless with the packing.Читать далее
ПутешественникHope the flight last night was better than last time Emily was in a lounge in Dulles!
Made it to Nairobi
30 июля 2017 г., Кения ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
All a bit worse for wear after 18 hours of travelling. Early morning in Zurich was nice - you could see the snow capped mountains. Emily fits very nicely in an economy seat - benefits of being 5ft 2".Читать далее
Driving to Masai Mara
31 июля 2017 г., Кения ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The 630am wake up call was a bit rough however the Tribe hotel in Nairobi was a little bit of paradise last night after a long day. Lovely meal - Oliver had a lovely seafood stew and Emily got someЧитать далее
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Looks a serious piece of kit - great for the 'African Massage!' Guessing won't be your last one of them! Delighted you could get photos to us, thought you might have wifi problems.
First ever game drive last night
31 июля 2017 г., Кения ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
So we have been thoroughly spoiled for any other safari experience. Our cabins /tents are like something from colonial era, the view over the safari park is breathtaking and we did a quick game driveЧитать далее
Early morning balloon flight
1 августа 2017 г., Кения ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
It was worth getting up at 430 to see the sunrise in a balloon over the acres and acres and acres of beautiful savanna. Our balloon captain was originally from Alaska and had done over 6300 flights inЧитать далее
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Stunning photos for the album, thrilled you have seen and done so much so soon!
Jane WilksLooks amazing. Very envious, a ballon ride is on my list of things to do!
Bush breakfast in more ways than one
1 августа 2017 г., Кения ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
After a successful balloon ride we were treated to what they call a bush breakfast in the safari park. Not sure how they ensure the lionesses I saw beautifully kill wildebeest last night kept awayЧитать далее
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Can't see David Attenborough- must be there somewhere after those photos and video!
Morning on the masa
1 августа 2017 г., Кения ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
After our 'bush' breakfast we joked with Daniel about what we would like to see today. We thought our list would be impossible after such an amazing afternoon yesterday. Oliver was keen to see a maleЧитать далее
The migration
1 августа 2017 г., Кения ⋅ ☀️ 39 °C
After a late box lunch fighting off the flies we headed back to the river for the 4 th time just to check whether the wildebeest had decided to move. I am not sure what is more crazy- the wildebeestЧитать далее
ПутешественникThey did all make it. I was worried about them however the crocodiles must have been at another part of the river
Lions vs wildebeest. guess who won?
2 августа 2017 г., Кения ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Actually it was not a close contest. I am starting to feel sorry for the poor wildebeest who the locals say are made from "spare parts" because they look so odd. We went out for a last safari at MasaiЧитать далее
Mara West lodging
2 августа 2017 г., Кения ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Before we leave a comment on our nice "camp" - not really a camp but a nice set of cabins and tents with nice main area and restaurant. The food is basically 3 courses cooked by the chef Peter who hadЧитать далее
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Stunning! You are going to have a wall full of amazing pictures when you ger home
Road to the Serengeti
3 августа 2017 г., Танзания ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
A long day travelling - Kenyan roads are not for the faint of heart as shown in the video. The border crossing from Kenya to Tanzania was pretty smooth - we tried to enter Tanzania on our BritishЧитать далее
ПутешественникSorry Bushes in the bush! Typed against the wrong posting- Africa and Oz are mixed in! Meant to say v glad you got thru without too much delay and a great way for the Tanzanians to get foreign currency!!
Western Serengeti, where are the animals
4 августа 2017 г., Танзания ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
We now realise just how lucky we were in Masai Mara. It was like the opening scene in the Lion King with all the animals out in the Savannah. It is much more barren here ( hence the migration of theЧитать далее
Kirawira Serena Camp
4 августа 2017 г., Танзания ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Another "camp" experience better than most hotels. It is going to be a shock to the system when I finally do go camping again. This camp also has a beautiful view and is actually inside the safariЧитать далее
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This camp is one of the Serengeti choices in our Trailfinders brochure too. Looks great from their description and even better from your photos.
Crossing the Serengeti
5 августа 2017 г., Танзания ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Blimey - a very long day in the truck. 10 hours in total and 9.5 of them on bumpy dusty roads. There was a roar of excitement when we hit tarmac around 5pm. We crossed from the Western side of theЧитать далее
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Fabulous shot! Terrific Emily! Looks like you te badk among the big beasts!
Into the Ngorongoro Crater
5 августа 2017 г., Танзания ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Just as we thought we couldn't stand the dust any more we started to climb some undulating hills and then up to a view over the Ngorongoro crater- Beautiful. Then the trees started to get greener andЧитать далее
A beautiful morning in a "caldera"
6 августа 2017 г., Танзания ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Caldera was not a word I have used before now. I was reliably informed the Ngorongoro crater was not a crater but a caldera. So having looked that up it is like a sinkhole formed when a volcanoЧитать далее
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From this photo and Seregeti had no idea there are so many hippos in the world! (I am working on a better collective noun than bloat! Hump sounds good but will improve on that!
Acacia farm lodge
6 августа 2017 г., Танзания ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
I think this is my favourite place to stay so far. I love the lodges hidden within large expanses of greenery and I love the fact they have their own vegetable garden and small coffee plantation. AllЧитать далее
ПутешественникLooks amazing. I guess if you can get enough water you can grow anything! You cuold try tapping the trees in Great Falls but the park rangers may not be best pleased!!
On the way to Zanzibar
7 августа 2017 г., Танзания ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Sitting at Arusha airport which makes a normal bus station look large. Looking at the size of the plane and the fact three men push it into place, I might need Ativan. We left acacia farm lodge thisЧитать далее
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4hours ago so there by now- even smaller than one we took years ago from Niagara Falls to New Hampshire! How many passengers other than the Bushes.
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Great to see it- was going to be the 'hub' for our flying trips around Tanzania!!
ПутешественникThere were 7 other passengers. One sat in the front seat next to the pilot. Classic line of 'don't touch anything please 😀
ПутешественникVery funny! On our little plane we were given boarding passes 2A & 2H and said we aren't sitting together. There wasn't any BCD etc, either side of v narrow aisle!!
And relax....
8 августа 2017 г., Танзания ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Yesterdays trip to Zanzibar was definitely an introduction to African travel. Our so called direct flight to Zanzibar with 12 passengers and one pilot stopped twice before we got to Zanzibar. First atЧитать далее
What i didn't know about spices
9 августа 2017 г., Танзания ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Apparently I didn't know very much about many common spices and really enjoyed the tour of the local spice farm this morning. I didn't know both vanilla and pepper plants are vines, that the maceЧитать далее
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No idea nutmeg looked like that straight from the tree, no wonder people fought to get it 100's of years ago
ПутешественникThe red around the nutmeg is the mace. Beautiful smell to it and used in Chanel no 5 !
More from the spice farm
9 августа 2017 г., Танзания ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
A few photos of our lovely coconut leaved hats etc and a video of one of the guides climbing a huge coconut tree. Very impressive !!
We left the spice farm around 11am and then went onto a quick tourЧитать далее
The pwani neptune hotel, zanzibar
10 августа 2017 г., Кения ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Sitting in the lounge in Nairobi catching up on my last post from Zanzibar about the hotel. It was a different feel than the other places we stayed - all inclusive and much larger. It had a weird mixЧитать далее
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Beautiful, so many great sunsets in Africa and Oz! Hope I can find some in western Canada to match!!
Mary SeedDon't envy you the packing but you and Em should be Ok you're both a dab hand at packing light x
ПутешественникIf you had arranged other way round could have pretended you went to a posh English public school!!
ПутешественникYes - Toby had them set up as ETON first..