Scoob and Ted's Excellent Adventure

Zanzibar

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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

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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

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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

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Fez, Riad Lalla Zoubida

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

Jamaica, Treasure Beach

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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

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

Kampala, Uganda

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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

2007-12-02T06:39:00.000-08:00

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

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Sunset on Sesse Islands Lake Victoria.

Disused jetty.

Local fishermen.

Barbados

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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

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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

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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

2007-12-02T05:12:00.000-08:00

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

New York

2007-12-02T05:03:00.001-08:00

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

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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

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The blue painted buildings of Chefchaouen, with Suwaibah

Marrakech, Morocco

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

The Sahara Desert, Morocco

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

Dade's Gorge Morocco

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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

2007-06-24T09:15:00.000-07:00

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

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

The Strangling Ficus Tree

2007-06-24T08:56:00.000-07:00

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

2007-06-24T08:52:00.001-07:00

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

2007-06-24T08:47:00.000-07:00

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.

San Blas Toilets, Panama

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The seat over the ocean... the fish have added protein.

Natural mud masks, El Valle, Panama

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The very natural mud masks we had in El Valle....gritty bits included

Waterfall, Jamaica

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Swimming beneath a waterfall in Jamaica

Canopy tour (Flying Fox), Monteverde Costa Rica

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This was the flying fox tour we went on through the cloud forest in Monteverde.

La Concepcion Volcano, Ometepe Island, Nicaragua

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This was the gruelling 8 hour return hike up the volcano where we saw a bbaby boa constrictor near the top

The Alhambra, Granada, Spain

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This is the old palace of the Islamic rule, the last western society.

Shower time

2007-06-18T16:00:00.000-07:00

Hot water is a rarity in Central America. This is the electrical work of the hot water showers we´ve been fortunate enough to have.......A little worrying...... Like our black plastic window cover?

The Guatemalan Haircut

2007-06-18T15:57:00.000-07:00

Yes girls, it is possible to get a wash, cut and blowdry for under $15......even without speaking the language. Despite it not looking like the picture pointed at it turned out fine.

Relaxing in El Salvador

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Recovering from a reaction to ¨spider pee¨ poolside in a nice hotel after a jab in the butt.

Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

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A view from our lakeside restaurant in San Pedro. We were recovering from altitude sickness a day after this photo was taken. No, it wasn´t the magic mushrooms that everyone but us were smoking. Perth isn´t a good training ground for the altitudes of central america.

Chichicastenango, Guatemala

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Market Day Shopping

Tikal Mayan Ruins, Guatemala

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The Tikal ruins we visited are set in a jungle and spans about 1.5km by 1km. Some ruins were from 700BC. There were many howler monkeys that sound like dogs barking, we saw a toucan and a woodpecker. We were able to climb a few of the ruins for amazing views above the treeline.

Volcano Telica, Nicaragua

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From the 2 day trek we did camping 200m from the crater - as can be seen in the background of the tent photo. We heard it rumbling overnight and slept through a lightning and thunder storm. We didn´t get much sleep. Fortunately our tent was waterproof. 2 months prior to our trek there was a mini ash and gas explosion but it is well monitored. There was a seismic station near where we camped.

Semuc Champey, Guatemala

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This is a beautiful set of swimming holes with cascading waterfalls that runs for about 1km. Underground runs a strong river which cuts into the limestone and exits back above ground. A phenomenon. We enjoyed swimming in the crystal clear water, even being occasionally nibbled on by fish.

Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala

2007-06-18T14:58:00.000-07:00

We climbed this active volcano near Antigua, Guatemala. As you can see we were about 10m from the lava flow. We could feel the heat and there was parts of the walk up where we could feel hot breezes and hear the volcano ´breathing´. It was pretty amazing.

Wedding

2007-04-04T04:10:00.000-07:00

Top of Jacob's Ladder