by john7 | Jan 12, 2013 | African Tales
This lesser known park in the north of Tanzania is best known for it's elephants and Baobab trees. It is a beautiful place. I've never noticed the intensity and toughness of an elephant's skin. Similarly, the power and unique beauty of an...
by john7 | Jan 11, 2013 | African Tales
While doing the usual high-priced tour through the Serengeti I had resigned myself not to see the elusive and rarely seen leopard. That was until this episode. The Serengeti is both a pleasant and disappointing experience. It is only disappointing if you envisage a...
by john7 | Jan 10, 2013 | African Tales
On a peaceful plain somewhere in Africa there is a dude antelope just hanging out and not being chased by lions. For once he thinks he has a moment of peace, away from the drudgery of being chased by his predators. He would look something like this. However,...
by john7 | Jan 10, 2013 | African Tales
Birds are great. But I've never known any personally. I do know that life feels better when there are birds around. Sure, the crows and seagulls can be pesky. But yet they are entertaining too. The birds of Africa are of a style, grace and number that I've...
by john7 | Jan 10, 2013 | African Tales
Like many of the places I have been through since arriving in Africa, Nakuru is a place I had never heard about. By the way, that's a ridge of the Great Rift Valley, just behind the Rhino. These photos are once again the product of me listening to someone who said...
by john7 | Jan 9, 2013 | African Tales
Me too. I didn't really know what a Dhow is, was or will be. But the small boat called the Dhow has arrived and departed the east coast of Africa for more than a thousand years. These little boats still work hard (of course it's really the people on board who...
