Author Archives: Deborah

Was a beautiful moonrise last night over the Indian Ocean?  But we didn’t see the Red Moon.    We woke at 6am, with the help of the alarm.  Breakfast at 6.30am said our good byes to Harrison & Marica then … Continue reading →

Last full day in Africa and we slept better last night. ?  Today was pretty much the same as yesterday, except on our beach walk with Atheman we headed south this morning, was interesting and different.   The reef was … Continue reading →

We were talking about the highlights of our holiday a few nights ago and I had a revelation, other than the siting of the leopard, and being immersed in wildebeest, no other siting of an animal rated as highly as … Continue reading →

  We didn’t sleep well last night.  We love a firm mattress but the one here is hard, have never slept on such a hard mattress, could have been on the floor.  All night long kept thinking I was on … Continue reading →

  Today was great.   But hey, have to say I am exhausted.  This safari business is hard work! Up so early, bouncing around in a Jeep for 6 hours looking at amazing animals, today a fabulous photography lesson and … Continue reading →

We have had an amazing day, today for our last day in the Serengeti.  We set out at 7.30am with Bosco, not long and we saw a couple of  black backed jackals. We saw  a few animals in the first … Continue reading →

Another day another 5:45am wake up for a game drive. We were ready by 6:25am when our Askari guardian arrived to take us to breakfast. (The Askari in this part of the world are akin to Masai warriors.) We arrived … Continue reading →

I awoke before 5am today, we went and had breakfast at 6.30am then met Zoya at 7.30am, for a day exploring the Ngorongoro Crater.  It is 14.5km across and 264km square and one of the largest Calderas in the world. … Continue reading →

We woke before 5.30am this morning, we had a lovely knock on the door and a cuppa arrived. ? When we were packed up and ready Greg went outside and shone the torch into the tree and a warrior came … Continue reading →

Woke around 6.15am, had a good sleep, ? unusual for me I  normally wake a lot during my first night somewhere new. Met Zoya at 8am, and headed out on our game drive.   The first 11/2 hours were VERY bumpy. … Continue reading →