After spending a few days in Brussels and Frankfurt (the Lufthansa hub – about 1 day is all you need in each) we returned to Africa: Morocco! Our Lufthansa flight arrived 2am in Casablanca. We were met by our Odysseys Unlimited Tour rep and driven 1.5 hrs to Rabat, the capital of Morocco, on the… Continue reading Back in Africa: Rabat, Meknes, Volubilis
Mt. Kenya!
We said goodbye to 6 of our Odysseys Unlimited group with whom we had spent an amazing 2 weeks on game drives in Kenya and Tanzania. Early Thursday morning the remaining 4 of us boarded our jeep with our driver Reuben for the 4 hour drive to Nanyuki, north of Nairobi, in the shadow of… Continue reading Mt. Kenya!
Tanzania!!!
After 2 wonderful days in Amboseli National Park we headed for Tanzania. I had woken up with vertigo which I had only once before about 4 years ago. Ugh. It hit at breakfast so Greg helped me to the lobby where I waited for the dizziness to settle (and was close enough to the restroom… Continue reading Tanzania!!!
Back to Nairobi
On Tuesday we went for a very early game drive to see what animals might be up before breakfast. At dawn we came upon a pride of lions with 3 or 4 cubs. There were only a few jeeps and everyone kept their distance. Later we saw a few male lions reclining on kopjes (rock… Continue reading Back to Nairobi
Maasai Mara!
We left the beautiful Serengeti Seronera area and drove north and east to the Tanzanian and Kenyan border crossing at Isibania. The drive took over 4 hours but was well worth it. We passed villages and markets and many many people walking, biking, and motor biking on a beautiful Sunday morning. People were on their… Continue reading Maasai Mara!
Serengeti!
Ngorogoro is an important place that you may never heard of. The famous paleoanthropologic dig site in Olduvai Gorge is located in the Ngorogoro region. The gorge itself was discovered in the early 1900’s and in the early to mid 20th century anthropologic excavations found important artifacts and bones which contributed to the understanding of… Continue reading Serengeti!
Ngorogoro!
Ngorogoro Crater is a volcano that exploded and collapsed inward on itself about 2-3 million years ago. The approximately 19,000 ft peak become a circular rim of 8,000 ft elevation surrounding a flat, grassy plain at 5,900 ft elevation. Thus, technically, it is a caldera but I’ll go with the common nomenclature. The grassy plain and… Continue reading Ngorogoro!
Tanzania!
After 2 wonderful days in Amboseli National Park we headed for Tanzania. I had woken up with vertigo which I had only once before about 4 years ago. Ugh. It hit at breakfast so Greg helped me to the lobby where I waited for the dizziness to settle (and was close enough to the restroom… Continue reading Tanzania!
Safari!
It was an early start on our second full day in Kenya. We departed our hotel in Nairobi and headed south out of the city towards the lowlands for Amboseli National Park. The weather was cloudy but dry and eventually it cleared. Traffic was light early on a Sunday morning until we got off the toll… Continue reading Safari!
Jambo!
I woke up to sunshine and warmth and joyous, abundant flowers our first morning in Nairobi. The skies were bluest blue which, given it is February 3, we haven’t seen at home in weeks. But the most welcoming of all were the smiles and genuine greetings of “Good Morning” and “Jambo” from everyone we met.… Continue reading Jambo!
My new reality 