This is the usual game drive configuration, which is three rows of seats on top of a Land Cruiser body. The trick is to avoid the row furthest in the back, where you can really get jounced around. My Garmin watch actually recorded 12,000 steps in one day while I was sitting in the back row.
Civilized Game Viewing
Why bother to go on a safari when you can view animals from the breakfast table? A fellow diner spotting something outside at the Ngoma game camp.
One Extra Head
One of the other guides radioed in this kill, so we hustled over for a viewing of a cheetah having dinner. Don’t mind the extra head in the corner.
Naturally Grumpy
The cape buffalo is probably the single most unpredictable animal in Africa, and the one most likely to charge you. Chobe National Park, Botswana.
Big Bullets
The flip side of photo safaris is that the guide carries a .375 Holland & Holland big game rifle. One of our guides recently had to put down a cape buffalo that was charging. These are the bullets - not small.
Yes, That is Sewage
Hippos just love to stew in their own, well…
Giraffes in Abundance
We saw hundreds of giraffes, especially in the Chobe National Park area in Botswana. This one was next to the road in Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa.
White-Fronted Bee Eater
There are many of these birds in the Kruger National Park and Mala Mala Game Reserve areas.
Lion Cubs Everywhere
This was one of four lion cubs we spotted at Mala Mala Game Reserve in South Africa. They were sleeping through the heat of the day with their moms.
View of the Atlantic
Here is a nice view of the Atlantic from the Hercules Cave, near Tangier, Morocco. The outline looks sort of like a reversed Africa.
When in Morocco...
You have to ride a camel on the beach. Here is Melissa doing her duty.
Gibraltar Monkeys
Gibraltar is lousy with monkeys. Here is a mom and its baby.
Inside the Cordoba Mosque
We found just one person in the mosque section of the Cordoba mosque-cathedral. A nice photo.
View of the Cordoba Mosque-Cathedral
The combined mosque and cathedral in Cordoba, as seen from a nearby Roman bridge.
Andalusian Bell Tower
This is a classic example of a bell tower as seen from a narrow city street that is choked with flower pots.
Hiking through Waterways
There are canals dug into the Andalusian peaks, which you can hike through. Here is a hiker making his way through such a tunnel, with a water reflection.
On Top of Spain
Our group made it to the top of the Iberian peninsula (highest point in Spain, if you exclude one island), at 11,421 feet.
Alhambra Text
The walls of the Alhambra in Grenada are covered with script, of which an example is noted below.
Caminito Del Ray
The Caminito Del Ray is a trail that has been bolted into the side of a cliff near Malaga, Spain. There are many significant drops, so do not look down.
Steamboat Powder
We ran into mostly poor snow conditions during two weeks of backcountry skiing near Steamboat; this was a rare patch of decent powder.
