shark b8 Posted April 15, 2023 Author #876 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Exhausted, but a grand day. Here’s a quick one-photo preview. (this was just on the drive from the airstrip to the lodge) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 15, 2023 Author #877 Share Posted April 15, 2023 up tomorrow at 5:30a. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 17, 2023 Author #878 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Don’t pay the ransom, I’ve escaped. 😬 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare highplanesdrifters Posted April 17, 2023 #879 Share Posted April 17, 2023 1 hour ago, shark b8 said: Don’t pay the ransom, I’ve escaped. 😬 I smell a story. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 17, 2023 Author #880 Share Posted April 17, 2023 4 hours ago, highplanesdrifters said: I smell a story. Well, only that we did a great off-the-ship adventure, and there wasn’t really any down-time to indulge in such frivolities of posting on social media. 😉 If we weren’t flying or eating or game-driving, we were asleep. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topkatz Posted April 17, 2023 #881 Share Posted April 17, 2023 An offering from the World Cruise Event in Bali... "The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic which follows Prince Rama's quest to rescue his beloved wife Sita from the clutches of Ravana with the help of an army of monkeys." Credit the British Library Quick Guide to the Ramayana 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 17, 2023 Author #882 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) And again, it’s now 10:30p back on the ship. We have said goodbye to Tanzania and have sailed away from Dar es Salaam. So…time to crash. But here’s some amuse-bouche type stuff to dangle in front y’all… Edited April 17, 2023 by shark b8 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 17, 2023 Author #883 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Just now, shark b8 said: “If we weren’t flying or eating or game-driving….. OR WAITING IN ONE LINE OR ANOTHER. Grrr. Details to come. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTtravelers Posted April 17, 2023 #884 Share Posted April 17, 2023 The lion looks so peaceful and contented! They always get that way when you pet them and scratch under the chin, right?? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 18, 2023 Author #885 Share Posted April 18, 2023 It’s the tummy rub that usually does the trick. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 18, 2023 Author #886 Share Posted April 18, 2023 So, we flew out of Zanzibar, to the Kichwa Tembo airstrip, at the Maasai Mara in Kenya. As mentioned, most of the first half of the day was spent in the slow-moving line for security and the slow-moving line for immigration and the slow-moving line for customs and the slow-moving-line to get to the next slow-moving line. And, of course, that was both in order to leave Tanzania, and then after the flight, the same sort of thing all over again to enter Kenya. Anyway, once we arrived at the Maasai Mara, though, any annoyances melted away. Over the next couple of days (4 straight sea days) I’ll post a bunch of pix….I’m quite sure that many or most of y’all out there have already done this sort of thing and have your own photos, but….tough cookies, I’m going to post pix anyway. 😉 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 18, 2023 Author #887 Share Posted April 18, 2023 (edited) For those who haven’t been there, this is Kichwa Tembo International Airport. As you can see, the rental car area doesn't require a shuttle to get there. On the right is Terminal A. There is a Terminal B, it’s behind me as I take this photo. Terminal B is identical to Terminal A. Edited April 18, 2023 by shark b8 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 18, 2023 Author #888 Share Posted April 18, 2023 On the drive to the lodge, about 30 min’s away. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare highplanesdrifters Posted April 18, 2023 #889 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Keep em coming! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 18, 2023 Author #890 Share Posted April 18, 2023 (edited) (ooh, lightning out over the water, as the sun goes down. And Keller ribs @ the Colonnade tonight, hope to be outside as always, rooting maybe for dinner and a show) Edited April 18, 2023 by shark b8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTtravelers Posted April 18, 2023 #891 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Hi shark b8: Was this from your trip?? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 18, 2023 Author #892 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Can’t really tell because of the glass-reflection, but there was a great deal of enthusiastic hand-waving. We waved back. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 18, 2023 Author #893 Share Posted April 18, 2023 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 18, 2023 Author #894 Share Posted April 18, 2023 (edited) Wart hog & African buffalo. These two kept their distance, so the photos are not so sharp. Apparently, even if you’re a wart hog who isn’t starring in a Disney movie, you can be pretty aloof. Edited April 18, 2023 by shark b8 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 18, 2023 Author #895 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Dinner report: Keller ribs are tasty, although as mentioned earlier, I prefer a little “tug” vs “fall off the bone”. Love the cornbread, although when we do it (like for Thanksgiving) we like to incorporate some whole corn kernels and a bit of chopped jalapeños. ymmv). Unfortunately, the lightning never materialized into a dinner light show. ☹️ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 18, 2023 Author #896 Share Posted April 18, 2023 A couple of cheetahs, eyeing tonight’s menu. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare highplanesdrifters Posted April 19, 2023 #897 Share Posted April 19, 2023 17 hours ago, shark b8 said: A couple of cheetahs, eyeing tonight’s menu. I bet those rib bones will have a little tug. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdnycruiser Posted April 19, 2023 #898 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Great pictures and commentary. Keep on enjoying 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shark b8 Posted April 19, 2023 Author #900 Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) Edited April 19, 2023 by shark b8 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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