Africa - Here I Come Again

With Kenya now open for tourists and only a few visitors in the parks, I decided to brave the current conditions and head to Africa on a solo trip.  Normally I’m leading photography workshops in Africa so it’s rare for me to work alone and I must tell you I, consider this is a real treat.  This trip I’ve been invited to experience Lantorre Lodge located near Lake Magadi.  I will be using Lantorre as my base of operations to conduct aerial photography over Lake Magadi and near Lake Natron along the Tanzanian border.

With very few visitors and special photography permits in-hand, I’m excited to have special access to the landscapes and wildlife.  The recent births of elephant twins (two groups) will make the visit to Amboseli even more special.  Once again, I’m looking forward to working with the Kenya Wildlife Service and my personal guide, Eric of Elephant Gardens.

The bad news is the massive restrictions on carry-on luggage via Turkish Airlines.  Along they claim is it one of their COVID-19 measures however, I simply don’t get it.  With a strict limit of 4kg in the cabin and a size slightly larger than a small 15in computer bag  for your single personal carry-on, I had to check my camera gear for the first in many years.  OUCH.

I booked this flight only days after Kenya opened to US travelers (less those from California, Texas and Florida), and before Europe airports had granted permission to transit.  This lead to a convoluted routing via Turkey and onward to Kenya to avoid connecting in the EU.  Now several airports are open in the EU for transit.  Oh well, you can’t win them all.

I’ll keep you posted as I travel along.   For now, I hope you enjoy one of my friends stopping by for a close hello