Lions at Etosha
It’s been my dream for most of my life to go on a safari in Africa. Definitely one of those “bucket list” items. While I wasn’t on safari, last week…
Read MoreA Visit to Cape Cross Cape Fur Seal Colony
Thursday’s fun began with a visit to the Cape Fur Seal Colony, the largest breeding colony of fur seals in the world. During the breeding season in November and December,…
Read MoreSperm whale stranded on Namibia coast
As you know, I work for Biosphere Expeditions. Right now I am in Namibia, just off a week’s holiday in between groups 6 and 7. In the spring I lead…
Read MoreLarge things that fall out of the sky
I’ve been on “vacation” touring Namibia this past week, (yes, in between my Cape Town Trip and this post I actually did work a month) and one of the places…
Read MoreMonkeyland Primate Sanctuary (South Africa)
Everything’s Gone to the Monkeys! Also along the Garden Route I stopped into the Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary (across the parking lot from the bird sanctuary, which will be my next…
Read MoreWeird things seen along the way
Here are some strange (and FUNNY!) things I saw along the way… A store: A sign at Jukani Wildlife Center: I never saw one! (I saw plenty…
Read MoreBraai Time! (or, first of my Namibian food pictures)
The other night at Okambara Bush Camp it was Braai time (pronounced Bri, not brie). It’s Afrikaans for ‘barbeque’ or ‘grill’. For me, it’s YUM! I think this dish was…
Read MoreMisc. tracks seen on Okambara
Here are some of the tracks we’ve been seeing on Okambara. In Afrikaans tracks are called ‘spoor’, and that’s the term we most commonly use here. Any idea what they…
Read MoreAnimals I’d never heard of before coming to Namibia: The Hirax
These terrestrial animals are also known as a rock dassie or rock rabbit. Unbelieveable as it may sound, the closest living relatives to hyraxes are the modern day elephants. In…
Read MoreWhat’s at the Waterhole IV (an exciting elephant-rhino encounter!)
After dinner last night things got really interesting at the bush camp water hole. Most of us were lingering outside after dinner when the family group of three rhinos (the…
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