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Much of the charm and interest in Namibia is based on the great dunes just inland from the coast. The names Deadvlei and Sossusvlei are but two of the many majestic and unlikely mounds of sand in this huge complex. The whole of the country is dry and seemingly barren. In the north the greatContinue reading “Namibian Dunes”

Most of Namibia is quite dry. Most of Namibia barely supports vegetation. But, as it is along the southeastern part of the African continent and is against the Atlantic Ocean for about 1000 miles, the Namibian coast is quite wet and quite interesting. The Namib Desert extends a bit northward into Angola and southward intoContinue reading “Namibia’s Oceanside”

Many of you know that I have had the very good fortune to be a travel guide for nature trips. It is a job that I should pay to do. I get to travel, visit, and learn about things and places that most of us can only dream of. About fifty trips to Africa andContinue reading “New Zealand’s North Island’s Sea Birds”

The shoreline in Cairns is very nice. There is a long boardwalk Esplanade with tropical vegetation and extensive flats to the northeast. Much of the configuration of the harbor is a result of World War II. The US needed to get into northern Australia for rest and recovery and to access the hospitals that wereContinue reading “The Cairns Shore is/was very Birdy”

It is an all day outing to get to and return from Michaelmas Cay. The ride is over an hour-and-half both coming and going; but the four or five hours spent out there are very special. The cay has a dune-ridge (low island) of coral sand that reaches out of the water and provides aContinue reading “Michelmas Cay, Great Barrier Reef”

The NSW State Library – WOW We had a great experience this last month in Sydney. I always seem to visit the state libraries in Australia and the New South Wales State Library in Sydney is on MacQauire Street just up from our hotel. These libraries have exhibits and displays of the cultural and naturalContinue reading “New South Wales, Australia”

Over the years I have been able to see most of New Zealand’s remaining native wildlife; that really means bird life. New Zealand has no native mammals to speak of – a couple small populations of tiny bats were the only land mammals on these remote Pacific islands. It was all birds, a remnant reptile,Continue reading “Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand”

Tanzania Redux (and even once more)The summer of 2014 was peppered with trips to Africa; two weeks in Tanzania in July and two more weeks in Tanzania in September and another two weeks (this time in Namibia) in October. The trips were all very good and all very different. I am starting to post blogsContinue reading “Tanzania; more than animals”

I was in East Africa twice in the late summer/early fall of 2014. (For those who are interested in sightings and dates; the dates are July 15-30 and September 9-24 of 2014.) I apologize for letting the blog lapse for so long but offer these pages of memories to fellow travelers and perhaps a bitContinue reading “Tanzania – July 2014 – Scenery and Places”