My last days in Africa

Hyena

The second half of my trip to Africa proved as exciting as the first, which is no small feat considering all the amazing things we saw at the beginning of the trip. Here are some photos from my last few days in the bush of the Timbavati. An elephant cow and her new baby. This […]

Battle at Timbavati

Timbavati Lion

I’m sure most of you have heard and seen the “Battle at Kruger” video on Youtube (it’s gotten nearly 70 million views at this point). If you haven’t, click on the link. It’s an amazing video of the battle between a pride of lions, a herd of buffalo and even a crocodile or two in […]

A day in the bush

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I’ve been on a lot of safaris, but never have I seen as much interesting stuff on a single trip as I did on this one. Within the first three days we had seen each of the Big Five (again that’s lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino). In fact, each day we saw at least […]

Sunset in the Timbavati

Dad Sunset

While it only rained once during the day, each afternoon we watched the clouds building as a thunderstorm made its way through the region. On our first full day in the Timbavati, the clouds began to clear just as the sun was setting, creating an amazing view that we stopped to enjoy. The mountains in […]

A return to Africa

Timbavati Elephant

About 6 weeks ago I stumbled upon a unique opportunity to head back to South Africa and, while I hesitated for a moment (even I’m willing to admit that two trips to Africa in one year is excessive), I jumped at the chance to return to one of my favorite places on the planet. For […]

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