Sept '09 - Africa Revisited

Ready to go to Africa!	Bushtracks, our travel agency, sent a car for us	We used miles to go business class (yeah!)	sparkling water and tomatoes (the diet version of vodka and chocolate) at Heathrow
Our small plane (Lusaka to Kafue National Park)	Jim in our small plane	The "airport" at Kafue	Our tent at Lufupa Tented Camp
Gorgeous accomodations, as always!	Nice friendly touches	We loved sharing our PJs!	The view of the Lufupa River from our tent
Brunch in the "sitenge" (main gathering area)	The view of the Lufupa River from the deck	The food is delicious!	Afternoon river safari
Signing the gift copy of my book, for the camp	Early morning safari was a bit cold!	Crowned cranes	A lion family having breakfast
3 cheetah brothers	Beautiful faces	6 baby wartlets!	Tea, coffee and cakes by a hippo pod
Hippo yawn	Large hippo yawn!	Big crocodile	Fantastic sunset as always
Jim's birthday cake brought by singing staff!	Driving through Mfuwe village	Friendly kids	More kids
Kids on their way to school	Jim helps fix the flat tire!	Our wonderful banda at Kuyenda Camp	View from our room
Open-air bathroom	A simple yet elegant shower	Watching the sunrise in matching PJs!	CELEBRATING OUR 900th LIFE BIRD!!!
Babette smears mud on Jim's tsetse bites	The Kuyenda staff	Notebooks Jim decorated for my scribbles on safari	Fantastically delicious food!
The gang on a walking safari (Ron, Ellen, Cyn, Jim)	Jim displays a sausage fruit	Lion couple	On a walking safari with Phil Berry
Our game scout protects us	Cyn enjoying the walk	Elephants wallowing	Phil checks out the baby puku
Baboons chase the leopard who killed (and then dropped) the baby puku	A nearby lion	The lion takes a drink	A nearby lioness climbs a tree at sunset
Our first lion in a tree!	Looks quite comfortable	The lioness jumps out of the tree to join another in the mother puku kill	The lion decides it's HIS dinner (the lioness is tenacious and hangs in there!)
Jim and Phil share the incredible evening safari's adventure with Babette	Dinner at Kuyenda, out under the stars	Saddle bill stork and crowned cranes on our drive to Nsefu	Our rondavel at Nsefu Camp
Elegant rondavel	Nice open-air loo!	The view of the Luangwa River from our rondavel	Wonderful meals, too
The gang of 4 at a braai brunch in the bush	Lioness with her cub	More cubs!	Cubs play with mom
Cubs play with each other	I would like to cuddle with them!	Giraffe with kudu in background	Thirsty giraffe
Jim enjoys the elephants	A leopard stalks a bush hair	Another leopard cleans himself	Another perfect sunset!
Our chalet at Kaingo Camp	We love our outdoor bathtub!	Our tub is on the edge of the river!	View from our chalet of the Luangwa River
A very moving art hanging in our chalet	Brunch is served alonside the river at Kaingo	Enjoying the delicious food	Elephants come to camp!
Such a thrill to be so close to these intelligent creatures	Elephant inviting herself to our afternoon tea	Guess we need to wait to hang out by the firecircle	Spotted bush snake kills a frog
Jim's nephew is a father! sending congrats to Jim's sister Susie	The gang of 4 leaving for a game drive	And we see lions..	More lions in trees
A gorgeous lioness	Relaxing at sunset	Peaceful sunset scene	Yellow-billed storks in the morning light
On the Luangwa River sandy bank	On the river bank, awaiting our canoe	Carmine bee-eaters	Carmines jostling for position
Carmines working on their nest tunnels	Carmines on the Luangwa River bank	Lilac-breasted roller	Baby elie nursing
Baboon rogering!	Mother and child zebra	A gorgeous zebra face	Elephants encircle tiny baby
Cyn loves being in Africa!	Baboon mom and baby	Baboon riding horseback	A very white tiny baboon
Lionesses going for a drink found a hippo!	Later, the hippo left so lionesses could drink	Nearby, the lion with some of his harem	Cyn and Ellen return from the bush loo
Hippo from the hippo blind at Kaingo	Chattering oxpeckers on hippos	Hippo display	Hippo fight
Hippo fights can be violent	Hippo mom and baby!	Hyena in the forest	Jostling impala AND kudu
Jostling vultures	Elephant herd crossing the Luangwa	The matriarch chases away a giraffe	Older females ignore the young one flopped in the mud
Kerri and "Scotch" at Conservation Lower Zambezi	Game drive vehicle in camp at Old Mondoro	We love our hut!	View of the lagoon, from our hut
Looking out towards the lagoon	Elephant and egret in lagoon	The sound of the trunk swishing was lovely	White tusks and white egrets
Trunk collecting grass next to a cattle egret	Elephant bulls cross the Zambezi	Bull climbing the bank after crossing	Jim is ready with camera equipment on our deck
A majestic elephant bull	Wonderful up-close views	Elephant striped from river	Fantastic view from the loo
Relaxing on our deck at siesta time	We really enjoy the local fauna!	Cyn soaks her foot (stepped on a thorn in the elephant excitement)	Brunch in the bush with Ellen, Ron, and Ellen's daughters Chanda and Kiersten
Old Mondoro staff bringing delicious brunch	Leopard in crook of tree: hard to spot!	Impala LEAP!!	Female kudu
Peaceful canoe ride on the Zambezi	Malachite kingfisher	Cyn and Ellen in the bush	Pearl-spotted owlet kills a quelea (small bird)
Baboon on a trapeze	Hyena in morning light	Hynenas struggling over a kill	Lion cub in a tree
Lion and lioness cubs	Lion cub at rest	Lilac-breasted roller	See how tall the termite mounds can grow?
Zebra family	Our chalet at Chiawa, "Tent 9"	Jim in our Chiawa tent	An elegant room
And an outdoor bath!	Cyn feeling decadent	Jim showers in the tree	View from the tree shower
Cyn rinses off in the tree	Relaxing in our room at siesta	In the main sitenge at Chiawa	Vervet monkey
Vervet monkey	Baboon riding horsey style	Crowned hornbill	Elephant herd at sunset
Elephants cross the small channel	Lioness (Cyn spotted her in the grass!)	Jim taking photos for Conservation Lower Zambezi safari guide training materials	Jim taking photos for CLZ
Kudu bulls on the Luangwa River	Baby elephant nursing	Fish eagle with catfish in claws	3 lions relaxing
One of the younger lion brothers	The elder cousin lion	Lion resting	Mating pair relaxing
Jim being resourceful while filming	Baboon rogering	Champagne brunch on the Zambezi River	Cyn at sundowners
Elegant sundowners along the Zambezi	Royal Airstip at sunrise	On the way home	ODSLNP_13OD9_9430.jpg
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