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12 Day Safari Added for 2012 w/ Sabi Sands
I am pleased to announce that we have added a safari departure to our 2012 schedule:
May 30 – June 10 12 days including 2 nights in Sabi Sands and 2 nights at the big cat lodge. Only 2 spaces left for 2 people who will share accommodations.
$4,785 per person inclusive most expenses except airfare to Johannesburg. See my safari website for more details.
Your travel dates will be: May 30 morning pick up in Johannesburg with transfer to tree house lodge. June 10 depart for JNB after walk and breakfast
This safari will be similar to our April photography safari with the added feature of staying 2 night in the Sabi Sand reserve. This famous reserve borders Kruger and has no fences between them and the great park. The lush river fed land makes this reserve famous for leopard sightings.
We start the safari at our very own tree house lodge where we enjoy traversing rights on the Thornybush reserve as well as many great photo ops right on our own reserve and those nearby. We also visit Kruger. The last nights of the safari are spent on a big 5 reserve where we can enjoy close encounters with big cats as we take a morning walk with cheetahs or a lion cub and visit their lion breeding program.
http://www.africawildsafaris.net/photosafari.php
We still have space for 4 more guests on our April 17 – 26th safari and 3 spaces on our Photo Safari with Yoga and Mediation
Edited: January 9th, 2012
What I did on Holiday Break
For Christmas this year I wanted to go somewhere I had never been and stay on a budget, so we visited the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.
Spotted eagle ray swims by
I realized that I had been to quite a few aquariums all over the world: some very good and others very dank and depressing. The Georgia Aquarium was very impressive, well planned, and had some great marine life to watch and nice spaces to sit back and what them in.
A sawfish in the large whale shark habitat was very entertaining to watch
I was underwhelmed by the coral reef display and surprisingly fixated at the weedy seadragon tank. I would rank this aquarium as a must see for aquarium fans.
lion fish displayed as an invasive species in the education and touch pool area
Edited: January 2nd, 2012
More Remote Camera Results!
We have had some good results with our remote camera. We have moved it around a bit. SInce it has not been raining we decided to try it at the approach to the watering hole. We have had some daily visits by Kudu, warthogs, a huge herd of impala, and zebra. I have a great shot of a waterbuck staring right into the camera, but I can not upload it until I reformat the size . I think this will go in a collection of the funniest encounters with the camera.
I have also created some really nice short videos using my Canon 5 D Mach II which I will post after editing
Enjoy this smaller video in the meantime.
Edited: May 28th, 2011
A Cheetah visits in the Morning
I was walking to check my water tank and I saw a cheetah sitting on the path beyond our fence in the Big 5 region. I ran back quietly to get my camera and he was still there. I think he was scouting the flock of guinea fowl that frequent the area. Notice he is wearing a radio collar. Cheetahs have been in decline so this is part of a wide study to track the populations
Edited: April 23rd, 2011
Raccoon in the Freshwater Springs
Sometimes when I am photographing underwater near a shoreline, I see some interesting things on the shore. This raccoon was looking breakfast along the edge of the freshwater spring. He was pretty curious about the big glass dome and attached creature (me) approaching from the water.
Edited: March 1st, 2011
