I’m ready for another trip to Africa. It’s hard to believe the trip was five years ago ready. At times, it seems like yesterday and at other times it seems like it was decades ago. Regardless, here are some photos from our safari.
Cape Town Botanical Garden
I don’t know why I didn’t post this photo already. I took this in 2018 during our trip to South Africa and I really like it.
Mystery Flower
I have no idea what type of flower this is. Does anyone out there know? I’m sure someone (or a bunch of people) does. Anyway, I captured this photo in a botanical garden near Cape Town South Africa in 2017.
Majestic Creature
MJ and I had a wonderful ten minutes watching this guy during a safari in Swaziland (now called Eswatini). He didn’t want to move from the road, so we just sat in the truck watching him do whatever he wanted.
Warthogs
Here is a photo of two cute Warthogs I captured during an animal safari in Kruger National Park (South Africa)…. That was a great trip.
Bull Elephant
Geez, I miss travel. Well, I miss everything that used to be normal. This Bull Elephant posed for us inside Kruger National Park (South Africa) during one of our safaris. He stood on the road looking at us, making noise, flapping his ears, and looking tough. I think this was in October of 2017….seems like two decades ago!!
Kruger Rhino
Short post tonight….. here is a photo I took in Kruger National Park (South Africa) of a Rhino who was literally crossing the road in front of our safari vehicle.
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Baby Baboon
After the news about RBG, we’ll need all the happy thoughts we can get!!! To help you with that, I’m sharing this cute baby baboon photo which I took on our South Africa trip. A troop baboons (maybe 10 of them) wandered by our safari vehicle.
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Table Mountain
Here is a panorama photo I took from the top of Table Mountain during our trip to South Africa. Some cool things in this photo:
· Far upper right side is the control building. From here you get on a giant lift (think ski lift) that takes you up and down the mountain
· Just to the left of that building in the water is Robben Island. The old prison that held Nelson Mandela for decades is on this island
· The pointy hill in the right side of the photo down near Cape Town is called Signal Hill
· The town down the hill in the middle is part of Cape Town. I think the part is called Camps Bay neighborhood
· All the smoke to the left is from a wildfire that was uncontrolled while we were there. There was a major drought prior to our arrival so wildfires were a problem. This was one of a number of fires in the area at that time.
· Of course, all the water straight ahead is the Atlantic Ocean.
I got extremely lucky on this trip. The day we were scheduled to go up the Mountain wasn’t windy and was a clear day. The days before and after were canceled due to high winds. Great trip…..Beautiful country….
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African Zebra
Here is a photo I took and haven’t shared yet from 2017. MJ and I traveled to South African with some amazing people. We traveled the country which included a number of safaris. We found this little guy on one of those game drives. Great memories!!
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African Penguin
Here is a photo from our trip to South Africa. This colony of penguins live at Boulders Beach on the Cape Peninsula. I didn’t count them, but I’d guess there was between 50 to 100 of these little guys.
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White Rhino
I keep searching for happy photos to post since there is so much darkness in our world right now. So tonight, I’m posting this photo from our 2017 trip to South Africa. We came upon this White Rhino during one of our safari rides. Wow, 2017 seems like 20 years ago right now…
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Zebra
I need another trip to Africa. It won’t happen in 2020, so maybe……2021????? It’s hard to say at this point, but we had such an amazing trip to Africa last time. So, another is a “must do” for us at some point. Of course, I’ve also been saying we need to return to Iceland and that hasn’t happened yet either. To many great places, too little time and money…..
I captured this Zebra photo on one of the many game drives we completed in South Africa or it could have been a game drive in Swaziland. I can’t remember anymore. Side note, Swaziland changed their name to Eswatini in 2018 after we visited. Regardless, enjoy the zebra pic!!
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Baby Baboon
Tonight’s photo is from our South Africa trip. Hard to believe that was over two years ago now. During one of the safaris, we came upon a troop of baboons including a few babies. This guy sat down near our safari vehicle and let us take a bunch of photos. By the way, I have no idea what is sticking out of his mouth.
Clarification: In my Mid-Life Crisis video (posted last night) I mentioned it is getting close to my birthday. What I meant is that my birthday is coming up within this year….. Basically, using that as a lame excuse to justify my expensive camera gear purchase…. So, it isn’t my birthday anytime soon. Sorry to confuse you….
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African Bull
I honestly don’t remember if this is a male bull or a female African Elephant. I’m 90% sure this was a bull. Regardless, I took this photo during a safari with MJ in Kruger National Park South Africa.
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South African Hippo
Short and to the point tonight….. Here is a photo I took from our South Africa trip.
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Wildebeest
Here is a wonderful scene from our South Africa trip. I loved all the safaris within and out of Kruger National Park. I want to go back…. Can someone help me with this?
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African Rhino
We found these two beauties during one of our game drives in Kruger National Park South Africa. This isn’t a zoo photo. These are the real deal in nature. Just a wonderful experience.
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The Herd
Looking through my feed, I noticed I haven’t posted any animal photos recently. That got me thinking about our trip to South Africa, which lead me to this photo. This was one of those magical moments that’s hard to explain. This herd of elephants came down over the hill to drink and play in this river. We sat there for a long time just watching the fun. Just….well magical.
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African Elephant
I don’t’ know what to say on the blog tonight. I selected this photo I took on our trip to South Africa. I love the photo and the memories that go with it….watching this truly wild animal in his environment…. So I’ll just leave it at that.
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