The great elephant encounter of 2011

Oh the wilds of Africa, you can be truly wild... even in a national park where the animals are more or less used to the presence of the herds of safari vehicles passing through.

On a mini safari over Easter weekend my lovely cousin (who came all the way from Denmark to visit me) and I had a bit of an adventure. Not only did our vehicle get stuck off track, 150 m from a few lionesses and their cubs (luckily they had recently killed a zebra and were more than satisfied with that), but we had a close encounter with a grumpy bull elephant. According to our guide, he's looking for some action. Female action that is. And we got right in his way. Word around the park afterwards was that this particular elephant has been terrorizing the females and the staff village inside the park for the last few days.

For your viewing pleasure, our close encounter (which I just happened to be filming). Hold on to your hats, folks!

Mom, Dad, I think this might seem familiar.



And now from something a little less wild...

I'm hanging out in airports... again

This time en route to home sweet home in Tanzania. I'm being all grown up and have a day room (or in this case a night room) in the airport in Zürich.

I've just had a wonderful 40-ish hours in London with some of my best girl friends in this whole wide world (and it's a big one!). First time in London can definitely be rated a success. Loads of sunshine, lots of walking past historical type places, and a little wine-drinking in parks - what more could you want from a short stop over to (re) connect with friends?

Tomorrow I'm Dar bound again and am looking forward to being home with my doggy (ies?) and chilling out in the evening before starting a hectic week on Monday.

I really am lucky to do what I do and go where I go. And even luckier because next week my darling cousin in coming to spend a week with me in Tanzania. On our agenda in a trip to Kizimkazi to hang by the beach, snorkel and enjoy some dolphin watching before wandering Stone Town and then heading to a lovely tented camp for a few days in Mikumi National Park. I can't wait!

A few more choice shots for your viewing pleasure

 

Highway landscape panorama

 

Ngorongoro Crater viewpoint

Just another day for zebras on the plains of Ngorongoro crater

What's that behind us? A giraffe!

the long wait

A little bird tells me that I'm not good enough at updating my blog.

Sadly, he's right.

So to keep everyone happy, a few photos from my weekend.

Yes, you should be jealous!