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At the end of last week, the weekend rapidly approaching, the weather forecast fit perfectly in the inverse flow I thought I was in. But fortunately, predicting the weather correctly more than one hour ahead seems difficult if not impossible. I thought I was doomed to go out under leaden skies and had decided to take […]
With Monty Python making a short comeback, I think it is appropriate to quote them: and now for something completely different. I have more than enough images from the Masai Mara to fill the blog for the coming years, but variety is the spice of life, as they say. So back to my home turf […]
Most memorable moment of the week took place on our very last afternoon drive. When we went out, a torrential downpour came down from the heavens. With the sideflaps closed, it soon became hot and damp in the vehicle and the view through the plastic windows was mediocre at best. The setting outside was gloomy. […]
One of the many highlights of our week in the Masai Mara was being a witness to a Cheetah kill. We followed a female Cheetah that was strolling around a viewpoint hilltop, seemingly at random. Our guides knew better, they had a perfect idea about what she was up to and they informed us that […]
This image comes with a story. Well, every image does, but this story needs to be told. I have a thing with leopards, and it is not a good thing, except that they are my favorite African animal. They are secretive and elusive by nature, but somehow they elude me more than other people. Over […]
Back home from a fantastic week in the Masai Mara. It was to be the trip of a lifetime and the place surely lived up to its name. Pure magic. The fantastic Masai driver/guide placed us right on the action every single time. We got to see lions on a kill several times, mating lions […]