Kogakuria Camp Site to Arusha Weather: Clear skies with a slight cool breeze from the west. Today was all about travel. We said our good byes to the wonderful camp staff and broke camp at 0800 for the Kogatende Air Strip to meet our aircarft for our trip to Arusha Municipal Airport. With mostly clear [...]
Category Archive for 'Africa'
Safari update 24 Aug
Posted in Africa, Safari, Tanzania, Travel on Sep 26th, 2011
Kogakuria Camp Site 24 Aug 2011 Weather: Clear skies, cool with a light breeze. Today was about wonderful landscapes and a drive deep into the plains of the northern Serengeti in search of cheetah and rhino. Crossing the Bolognja River, it was classic cheetah country. Green rolling hillsides dotted with trees and rock outcroppings. As [...]
Safari update, 21 Aug
Posted in Africa, Safari, Tanzania, Travel on Aug 21st, 2011
Weather: Mostly clear with scattered clouds After giving our camp staff a great goodby, we were off for a long drive to the Kogatende area. The drive did not not disappoint us, in fact it was one of the most rewarding drives I have had in Tanzania in a long time. Crossing the Banagi River, [...]
Safari update, crater to Serengeti
Posted in Africa, Studio Works, Tanzania, Travel on Aug 18th, 2011
After waking to a heavy mist and a great breakfast, we said goodbye to our Ngorongoro camp staff after a great day in the crater. Leaving 7523 feet, we started our lengthy descent to the floor of the Serengeti. Heavy mist and a dense fog made driving difficult and time consuming. What should have [...]
This morning we begin our journey north into the bush. Skies are overcast with a slight hint of mist in the air so the temperature is pleasantly cool. We are looking forward to our visit to Gibbs Farm, the sustainable farm that features flavorful rich coffee from organically-grown coffee beans and the most scrumptious organic [...]
15 August 2011, and it’s our first day on safari. We left Mountain Village about 7:30AM and arrived about an hour later in Ilkiding’a, an agricultural Masaai village located near the base of Mt. Meru (northeast of Arusha). The drive was over bumpy and very dusty back roads, but our vehicle was expertly maneuvered by [...]
We arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, leaving the scorching temperatures of Dubai behind us only to be greeted with rain and 65 degrees F. What a nice change to reach for the rain jacket! After a much needed overnight at the Fairview Hotel, we were off to catch our mid-morning one-hour flight to Tanzania. We arrived [...]
So we finally landed in Dubai only to meet face to face with a temperature of 104 degrees F (8 pm, feels like 114), and smack in early days of Ramadan. In my initial days of planning this trip, I consulted the Muslim Holy Calendar and knew we would find ourselves traveling through Dubai during [...]
Tacking Your Journey – Part III (final)
Posted in Africa, Gear That Works, Tools and Techniques, Travel on Mar 12th, 2011
In the first post, I introduced my AMOD GPS tracking device followed by the various settings I used in the second post of this series. In this post, we will pull all of this together and see everything in action. First off, download and install Google Earth – something everyone should have if you are [...]
National Geographic is airing a new seven part series on great migrations around the globe and examining the driving principles that create migrations. No migration is more iconic than the movements of over 1 million wildebeest along with a couple hundred thousand zebra and gazelles throughout the Serengeti ecosystem including Serengeti National Parka and surrounding [...]