Scoob and Ted's Excellent Adventure

Zanzibar

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:49:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:42:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:15:00 +0000

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.

Pacaya Vocano Lava Flow

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:45:00 +0000

Fez, Riad Lalla Zoubida

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:33:00 +0000

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

Jamaica, Treasure Beach

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:15:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:09:00 +0000

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

Kampala, Uganda

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:46:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:39:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:29:00 +0000

Sunset on Sesse Islands Lake Victoria.

Disused jetty.

Local fishermen.

Barbados

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:07:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:30:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:19:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:12:00 +0000

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

New York

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:03:00 +0000

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.

Mountain Gorillas, Uganda

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:44:00 +0000

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.

Chefchaouen, Morocco

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:18:00 +0000

The blue painted buildings of Chefchaouen, with Suwaibah

Marrakech, Morocco

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:05:00 +0000

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

The Sahara Desert, Morocco

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:59:00 +0000

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

Dade's Gorge Morocco

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:46:00 +0000

The Dade's Gorge Morocco.

Enjoying a dive and swim in the swimming holes.

40 degrees walking through the near dry river bed.

Cerro Negro Volcano, Nicaragua

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:15:00 +0000

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.

Fresh Coconut, Jamaica

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:12:00 +0000

There´s nothing like fresh coconut water...after a week of refried beans and rice.

The Strangling Ficus Tree

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:56:00 +0000

Climbing the tree from the inside after the tree beneath had disintegrated after decades of strangling. We climbed about 20m up for a great view in Santa Elena Costa Rica

Jamaica, Semi Final, World Cup Cricket

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:52:00 +0000

Here in Kingston Jamaica the cricket wasn´t much chop, but who cares when you´re winning. This game had a great atmosphere with a Pepsi brass band and cheer squad of about 30 people. Sri Lanka beat New Zealand.

San Blas Archipelago, Panama

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah and Craig Radford) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:47:00 +0000

Little Kuna boys.

These were the beautiful islands of San Blas in the Caribbean Sea.... one island had a single palm tree on it. 365 islands so they say... saw a grey nurse shark while snorkelling.