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A bird walk in Africa is not really a walk at all. At least it’s not if you consider walking a form of exercise or a means to get somewhere. A bird walk consists of taking a few steps, pointing … Continue reading
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One of the great joys of travel is the unexpected encounter, the unscripted moment that betrays the itinerary. As our walk on the Lake Manyara salt flats continued, we spotted a brush-fence perimeter 1000 meters distant. We could see a herder with … Continue reading
We stayed at a tented lodge on the shores of Lake Manyara one night–a statement which is sure to draw up a very wrong image. Lake Manyara is a shallow lake of vastly varying footprint between the rainy and the … Continue reading
It’s important to know your environs. While we’ve seldom seen a street sign in Tanzania, animals, we’re learning, mark their paths and territories well if you can read their signage. In our ongoing effort to take you behind the scenes … Continue reading
Every night on the Masai Steppe we had a campfire, and campfires beget stories. Instead of ghost stories, we concentrated on danger-of-big-animal stories. Here are two stories from Chagamba. My grandfather was 24 when he went hunting with a man … Continue reading