Those travelling days...

Going on an East African camping safari
was on my list of the 'things to do before I die'.
The whole experience was awesomely astounding
out of this world, and never like anything u could ever imagine.
That surreal feeling of being so close to an animal in the wild.
In their natural habitat.
Where you are the intruder.
Nothing ever comes close to that sorta feelin'.
Of how the world should be,
without civilization, without buildings, without destruction...

In the middle of Lake Manyara National Park
overlooking a flock of over a million flamingoes..
it was an awestriking view...

I turned n looked behind at our trail behind the jeep.
It just struck me how free and opened it felt,
to be out in the open,
in the middle of nowhere
no longer cramped amidst huge cities..
This was the feeling Africa gave me.
that special feeling nowhere else has ever given me.

Driving past the long straight path to Serengeti National Park,
we saw millions of Wildebeest..
These animals migrate from one grazing land to another
in search of new sources of water and grass.
We were real lucky to have witnessed their once-a-year migration.

These 2 cheetahs were lying rite by the road,
all the safari jeeps were lined up inches infronta them
admiring that proximity to the fastest animal in the world.

One of the Big 5, Buffalo.

The lioness was right beside our jeep.
Everyone crouched down in silence,
staring in respect at the ferocious animal
looking for a prey..

the view of the Ngorongoro Crater from the top.
Formed from a volcano millions n millions of years ago,
the crater walls are completely intact,
and hundreds of animal species live within the crater.

our tents on the crater wall..
an excellent location to take a peek at the crater
just as the sun rises

us and the italians from our safari group.
stoppin over for a picnic lunch.




ZANZIBAR
A spice island surrounded by clear turqoise waters,
friendly locals and fragrant spice-filled seafood.
The temptation to lie on the beach,
enjoy the smell and allure,
then dance to the african beats at night
was too strong to resist...

I was wading in the shallow clear waters
when I came across this star fish
on my own lil atoll.
The atoll was higher land than the shore,
so I had that lil stretch of sand to myself..
and my lil starfish.

my new frens who swam and chatted with me
i loved these kids..
they were so warm and direct
we became fast friends. ;)

Wind blew across the coconut trees
the sun shone on the sparkling water
as I left my footprints on the soft sand of this beautiful island.
This came close to what I call, Paradise...