Monday, December 3, 2007

Zanzibar

Ugali and vege, the local staple.

The beach
Outdoor markets, fresh seafood ...


Zanzibar port, view from the restaurant on top of our guesthouse.



Lake Mutunda, Uganda


The view from our cabin

Our little retreat overlooking the lake in the middle of nowhere. Uganda imported eucalypts from Australia we found out.


Rwanda

Our friendly motorbike taxi, a Congolese refugee.

View from our balcony on Lake Kivu. Anyone for a mattress? Buying goods takes on a whole new way.


Boarding plane at Kigali, Rwanda for Mt Kilimanjaro airport Tanzania.


Sunday, December 2, 2007

Pacaya Vocano Lava Flow

Fez, Riad Lalla Zoubida

Our accommodation wasn't always comfortable but this was very luxurious, breakfast in the courtyard. View from our suite.

Jamaica, Treasure Beach


A boat cruise on the Black River Morass with a Rastafarian guide
Bar in the middle of the sea on stilts within a shallow coral reef.



Lovers Leap, fabulous view out to the sea.

Budonga Forest, Uganda

Chimp tracking was interesting, the group were very noisy and interactive with each other but kept a distance from us.

Kampala, Uganda

Scoob and one of the orphans.
Mose's orphanage, small village 1hr from Kampala.

Kampala Bus Station, finding the right bus was a challenge, but the locals were always there to help for a commission.

Jinga, Uganda

Enjoying the view after rafting down this part of the Nile previously in the day. There was a nervous moment when we got stuck on a rock at a 2m waterfall rapid and ended up going down backwards.


Source of the Nile, Lake Victoria

Sesse Islands, Lake Victoria, Uganda

Sunset on Sesse Islands Lake Victoria.
Disused jetty.

Local fishermen.




Barbados

The Ireland vs Australia match at Bridgetown was over by 1pm but the lepricorns made it an entertaining day.
Cruise. We swam with green turtles which was amazing.

There for the cricket, but a lovely place to visit on its own.


Murchison Falls, Uganda

The Murchison Falls white water and spray.
Getting an understanding of how the Nile River flows from Lake Albert at Murchison Falls.

Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

Our favourite animal, the ungainly giraffe.
Game Drive, upsetting an elephant who snorted sand at us!

Nile River Cruise, docile Hippos





Sponsor Child Visit, Tanzania

Visiting Pascal (our Compasion sponsor child) and his family in thier home. He is the youngest of the 5 children.

New York


Times Square

Top of the Rockerfeller Centre with the Empire State building in the background
Serving it up at the home of the tennis US Open.


Enjoying a rest walking across the long Brooklyn Bridge.

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Mountain Gorillas, Uganda

The hike to see these huge beasts was tough but worth the effort ... they are big!

Peering through the leaves.













Baby one swinging on the branch.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Chefchaouen, Morocco


The blue painted buildings of Chefchaouen, with Suwaibah

Marrakech, Morocco




The main square in Marrakech, herbalists, snake handlers, food stalls....

The Sahara Desert, Morocco







5am on our overnight camel safari into part of the Sahara Desert.

Dade's Gorge Morocco

The Dade's Gorge Morocco.
Enjoying a dive and swim in the swimming holes.




40 degrees walking through the near dry river bed.

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Cerro Negro Volcano, Nicaragua

Scoob sandboarded down the outside of the volcano at 45 degrees for 600m.
Craig ran into the crater.

Climbing Cerro Negro Volcano...a 45 minute climb with a heavy board.