It breaks my heart to say that this is my LAST post from my trip to Africa. It was truly the trip of a lifetime, both as an incredible family adventure as well as a photographers dream destination.
Days 13-15. As mentioned in my previous post, the tail end of our trip was in Etosha National Park. The last three days were spent in the Erindi Private Game Reserve with such creature comforts as a cool bed, air conditioning, and all you can eat buffets surrounded by clean smelling tourists. It really felt odd to be experiencing Africa in this manner, and we frequently longed to get back to the true bush. The morning and evening driving safaris were now with the private Erindi team (our FANTASTIC guides Sascha and Jimmy from Southern Cross Safaris had left us in Erindi and headed back home to prepare for their next trip). These tours now felt a little more like theme park rides in that many of the larger animals were radio tagged for easier tracking, and there was often a number of vehicles surrounding the larger animals. Overall, it was still a fantastic experience and we were treated to a huge and diverse variety of animals on every tour.
Finally, I want to thank Southern Cross Safaris for an epic experience. Sascha and Jimmy made us feel like family, and their wilderness knowledge and experience opened up a world to us that few get the opportunity to see. We can’t wait to return!
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Drinking

Momma and Baby

Out for Dinner

Swainson’s Spurfowl

Baby Elephant

Mongoose

Weaver Birds Nests

Momma and Baby Black Rhino


Black Rhino




Baboons

Sandgrouse


The Gang

Me and the Girls

Our Last Namibian Sunset

Goodbye Africa…
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May 19, 2018 | Categories: Africa, Birds, Landscape, Namibia, Photography, tourism, Travel | Tags: Africa, erindi, etosha, etosha national park, Namibia, Safari, southern cross safaris | 6 Comments
Days 11-12. When planning our trip, we designed the last few days to be a little on the easier and more comfortable end of the safari spectrum. Rather then set up our own tents and cook our meals while isolated in the deep wild, we decided to stay in two different safari lodges (complete with hot showers and beds…and crowds of clean tourists and all you can eat buffets overlooking watering holes). It was a bit of a shock, and we felt awkward experiencing Africa in this more controlled and catered manner. The first two days were spent at the Halali Camp, and luckily our original guides stayed with us at this camp and also took us on the early morning and evening game drives in Etosha National Park. Click to enlarge images.





Black Nosed Impala

Earth’s shadow


Etosha Pan

Evening Springbok


Momma and baby Black Nosed Impala

Pale-Chanting Goshawk


Pale-Chanting Goshawks

Etosha Pan


Southern Black Korhaan

Springbok

Grandma and the girls

Waterbuck

Etosha Pan Posse

Etosha Sunset
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May 13, 2018 | Categories: Africa, Birds, Landscape, Namibia, Photography, tourism, Travel, Wildlife | Tags: Africa, animals, Birds, erindi, Namibia, Safari, southern cross safaris, Wildlife | 2 Comments
There was nothing in Namibia that impressed us more than the spectacularly beautiful mating season courtship rituals of the crimson-breasted shrike.

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April 1, 2018 | Categories: Africa, Birds, Landscape, Photography, Switzerland, tourism, Travel, Wildlife | Tags: Africa, Birds, coke, etosha, etosha national park, mating, Namibia, sex, Wildlife | 1 Comment