[November 2017] Magadi, Lake Ellis, Olomanyani Bush Camp, 4WD Course. For our October break, we spent a week on the beach in Zanzibar with Tom and Amreen.
Lake Natron! We were slightly over the border into Tanzania.Mt Shampole – beautiful!A windy day at Shampole Reserve.Intertubing on the river by Magadi was beautiful! We floated for 3 hours through these fig trees.Maciej’s friend Shawn visited us in his plane. It was hot, so we had lunch under the wing.Brian had a flat tire. After changing, it he forgot to tighten the bolts, which came off on the highway. Luckily he was okThe scorpion that bit Ettienne. Luckily, he was ok, though it hurt for awhile!Mt Shampole from Shampole reserve – it’s a beautiful mountain.In Mapuoto Mozambique, I did a 13km run from my hotel, along the beach and through downtown -beautiful!Old school Maputo!The train station downtown Maputo – design by Eiffel of tower fame.Zoe running at the XC race in Turi.Camping at Turi with the kids.4WD course in Karen.Learning to use a winch.Zip-lining outside Nairobi.Wet in the Mara in August – we weren’t sure we were going to make this one.This Leopard was about a mile from our campsite.Another trip to Ellis. We had quite the adventure getting both up and down with 4 cars. We ended up leaving one at 11,000 feet for a week until we could get it out again.Reading the newspaper.Olomanyani Bush Camp, a favorite of mine.On a dhow ride of stone town. On a spice tour. Honestly, I think the guides should have paid us.Zoe’s first open water dive.The night market- ‘Zanzibar Pizza’ and lots of calamari!The old fortress in Stone Town.Stone TownZoe got SCUBA certified in the pool.Tom brought a great kite!The sand was packed enough that we could get Robyn onto the beach.The view from our balcony at Zanzibar House.
[August 2017] After two months traveling around southern Africa, I met my sister and nephew (Kristen and Murphy) back in Kenya and we headed off for another week of traveling in the Mara, Aberdares and Naivasha. It was great to have them around!
Riding on the top of my car in the Mara with my sis!Our campsite on the Mara river.My favorite picnic spot on the Mara.This cheetah was beautiful, he walked right between our two cars.Hyena’s on a kill.
