Apologies for the picture quality. I scanned these from prints taken by an old Pentax.
28 April - 5 May 2004
After being introduced safely to "Nairobbery" at night following a reasonable eight-hour flight from London, I was keen to immediately take leave of the metropolis and head out on safari.
...
(more)
|
|
Jambo!
Hello, How are You!
|
Silhouette of a Wilderbeest
After all the thousands of wilderbeest I watched on safaris in Africa,...
|
Zebras in Amboseli
Of the Burchell's variety.
|
Baboon drinking
From Amboseli NP. Apparently in the dry season it turns into a dustbowl, not...
|
Amboseli Elephants
The first of many photos of the great beasts.
|
Broken Tusker
Someone has been playing silly buggers.
|
Elephant & Kilimanjaro
The quintessential African safari shot. Kili is on the right hand side of the...
|
Elephant herd under Kili
The 5,900m high Kilimanjaro rises above Amboseli NP.
|
Elephant herd
The smaller elephants are very cute as they try to keep up with Mum and Dad.
|
Proof that I was there!
Me, elephants and Kilimanjaro. The mountain must be one of the world's...
|
Hyena in Amboseli
Strange but true fact. On this tour I was told that hyenas actually...
|
Sun Falls on a Hyena
|
Hyena Prey
The guides suggested to us that it was the hyenas that brought down this prey...
|
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Our cook Simon organises some decent grub, whilst a beautiful blue...
|
Masai Village
The Masai come to line up in preparation for my formal welcome to their village.
|
Masai Welcome
A Masai leaps at me as part of my greeting. With better exposure this...
|
Masai Huts
A village boy stands in the doorway of his cowpat-roofed hut in the Masai...
|
Me and the Colourful Masai
They weren't as tall as I expected the Masai to be, but I think...
|
Rub
A Masai villager shows me the art of starting fire from mere wood by first...
|
Blow
...then blows on the smoking wood in an attempt to light a thatch of kindling...
|
Burn
...and hey presto! Fire in less than 60 seconds. Don't let your...
|
Vervet Monkey
A very common sight around safari campgrounds in Africa are the vervet monkeys.
|
Impala
Like wilderbeest, impalas are everywhere in East Africa but I never took too...
|
Giraffes
Just incredible creatures that are like nothing else on Earth.
|
Sunset over Amboseli
|
|
|
Africa
Comments
You must log in to comment on this article.Add a comment