The current 2023 trip, has been a long time in the planning. Myself and 3 mates are heading for Antarctica and South America.
Posts in reverse order below.
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Tarangire NP – II. Awoke to the sunrise across Lake Burungi and monkeys gambolling across rooves and verandahs. There was also a Hyrax feeding on the grass beside the bungalows. Suzie also awoke to Keith’s email about yet anorher flight cancellation- Ethiopian Air this time. So some discussions re options over breakfast. Response back to
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Kisorongo, Arusha to Tarangire NP We enjoyed our breakfast at Pazuri Inn. The staff here have been so attentive and helpful. So much food though. It’s a small buffet and we were happy with cereal, fruit, toast, omelettes/eggs, and crepes until they brought 5 bowls to the table for us!!!! – mushrooms, plantain, cassava, bacon,
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Arusha NP. Breakfast at 7am – at a respectable time after 7 hour sleep. JB joined us at breaky which was great. A lovely omelette. And fresh fruit. JB is full of little snippets of info eg. Zuri – Beautiful. So Pazuri is Place of Beauty. Our lodge is Pazuri Inn. Suzie has opted for
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Farewell to Wilson and his Excellent Executive Safari. Uganda calls itself the Pearl of Africa and Wilson has given us an absolute Pearler of a trip around the country. Departed Boma Hotel at 12:30 am. for our 3:50am flight to Nairobi in Kenya then onto Arusha, Tanzania. Wilson collected us from the hotel and left
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Murchison Falls NP to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and on to Entebbe. A big day of travel and the continuing saga of Kenya Airlines complications. Alarms set for 5am. We need our bags packed and at reception by 5:40. Breaky at 5:45 and departure by 6:40. Our plans were foiled however by a ‘no show’ by
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Murchison Falls NP Surreal sitting at breakfast this morning in darkness, after our escort from the rooms. Overlooking the Nile sliding by and eventually the sun lighting the clouds to the East. Bundled into the truck and headed out for a Game Drive in Murchison NP. We were at the gate at 6:40 and we
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ANZAC DAY We will remember the them. Leaving Chimpanzee Lodge this morning and heading North to Murchison Falls NP. A 300km trip that wends around Lakes and mountains.We passed through many small and medium sized Villages and some more substantial towns and cities. Fort Portal – Tooro Kingdom. A town of approx 100 000 people.
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Wilson’s Exclusive Adventure – Kibale and Kasenda (Wilson’s Village) Suzie awoke early in and sunrise was happening. So that got me up and even broke out the tripod (which I swear I’m never carrying again, cos until today I’ve never used it on any o’seas trip) Over for breakfast at 8. Met a couple of
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Wilson Exclusive Safari – Queen Elizabeth NP Chimps to Kibale NP Here’s the pictorial summary. The blog follows below. A shout out to Keith (Suzie’s husband and our flight agent.) We’ve had yet another Kenya Air flight cancellation (28/4 and re-allocated to 29/4) which messes with the start of our Tanzanian Safari. Keith has been
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Wilson’s Safari – Queen Elizabeth NP/Lion Experience. NB: Today’s post is Rated M for mature audiences and contains sex scenes. I’m also taking a different approach to posting. First up will be all the picture and captions for the day, followed by the longer commentary. Please let me know what you think! Now here’s
Travel adventures with Nicola & co. 