This day we left our Safari camp in Kenya and traveled to Arusha, Tanzania. Basically, we had to travel again through the national park and then cross the border. In Tanzania, we stopped and visited an elementary school. The pictures I took while still in the nature reserve.  The next set of pictures were… Read More Traveling to Arusha, Tanzania
Our two excursions into the park were at 6:15 in the morning and at 3:30 in the afternoon. Our Safari camp was literally blocks from the entrance to the park. Our guides truly knew how to spot animals. I also learned a new acronym: ALT – animal looking thing. I took many pictures of elephants.… Read More Amboseli National Park
This morning, we left early to drive to the Kilima Safari Camp just outside of Amboseli National Park in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania, but we will still be in Kenya for two more nights. Here are some of the photos of the villages along the way. Lots of local commerce.… Read More On the way to the first Safari Camp
Our first day in Nairobi was an absolutely incredible experience. We went to the National Museum, a giraffe center and a woman’s co-op. Such a wide diversity of activities. The museum also had a reptile center. Kenya’s earliest history is characterized by different groups of people and can be traced to man’s physical and cultural… Read More Great Day in Nairobi
Last night we went out to dinner at an Ethiopian restaurant. Frankfurt has a great restaurant scene. Almost as good as Portland. Here’s a picture of our dinner. It was an assortment of vegetarian and meat dishes. Today Tamar and I drove out to a Greenway area south of Frankfurt. We had a delightful walk… Read More More from Frankfurt
On the afternoon of Tom Kippur, I took a walk around Tamar’s neighborhood. It is a very typical suburban area. I love the architecture. Here are the pictures that I took. Today we went to the spa in Bad Homberg, Northwest of Frankfurt. Bad means springs in German. It’s a huge complex with both indoor… Read More Hanging out in Frankfurt
After spending a few days in Boston, I flew to Frankfurt overnight. I will be here for Yom Kippur. Then I fly out on Thursday to Nairobi to join my Safari. I got into Germany early this morning. This afternoon Tamar and I took a walk in the delightful little village called Bad Vibel. There’s… Read More Now in Frankfurt
I am at PDX on my way to Boston. After a few days in Boston, I head to Frankfurt for Yom Kippur. Then on September 24, I fly to Nairobi to join a two week Roadscholar safari. We will be in both Kenya and Tanzania. Blogging might not be consistent on this trip due to… Read More On My Way Again
On Saturday, we drove to Victoria making a stop at the Kinsol Trestle. We were all sad to leave our house on Lake Cowichan. The Kinsol Trestle is one of the tallest free-standing and most spectacular timber rail trestle structures in the world at 187 metres in length and standing 44 metres above the salmon… Read More Victoria
