Oh my, day 2, in the magical lands of the Komodo dragons, was just amazing!!! It was another ridiculously early, beautiful sunrise, and get your heart pumping, start to a day. It began with someone’s alarm going off at 3.30am. The wake-up tune just went on and on and on, whilst the culprit slept through it, grrr!!! I was just dosing back off when from a nearby village the Islamic early morning prayer began. … Continue reading
Many moons ago, whilst channel surfing the TV, I stumbled upon a documentary about the Komodo dragons and ever since then seeing them in the wild had been on my bucket list. So, for 2 days, I found myself living on a wooden, diesel driven boat, exploring the Komodo National Park, in search of its famous resident, the Komodo dragon. The trip started with a 2-hour sea voyage, slowly chugging, to Rinca … Continue reading
Since I had come all this way to Rwanda, I just had to do a 2nd trek with the mountain gorillas. From day 1, at the very first Intrepid briefing, I had mentioned to the leader I wanted to do a 2nd one, but he was a bit vague on how to organise it. Now in Rwanda I spoke to Patrick again, who told me to speak to the driver, … Continue reading
Finally arrived in Rwanda, one of the few places to go mountain gorilla trekking. Rwanda does not allow plastic bags. It is a wonderful policy, especially after seeing the fields of plastic bags in Kenya, but I wish I had known before my trip. I had neatly organised my luggage; placed my undies in one bag, toiletries in another, permethrin clothing in another, you get the idea. However, at the … Continue reading
The Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to one of our closest relatives, the chimpanzee. I decided to sign up for the chimpanzee trek; however to be honest I wasn’t that fussed about seeing the chimps, but I thought it would be a good to stretch my legs and to try out my walking gear in preparation for the gorilla trek. I looked the part for my jungle adventure. Uganda … Continue reading
