tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89724679655353226822024-02-19T05:24:37.678-08:00From Off the Beaten PathNotes, Comments, Photos and PostcardsLee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-13239585250031391682014-10-19T16:12:00.000-07:002014-10-19T16:24:17.716-07:00Africa 38: Read This if You Are Considering a Trip to AfricaAfter much research and investigation, we booked our trip with Overseas Adventure Travel. We found this company to offer the best value for us. All other tour operators we investigated charged more, often much more.<br />
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We learned, after being in Africa, that all the tour operators use the same licensed guides, drive the same types of vehicles and visit the same places. All our trip leaders and driver guides were excellent. <br />
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More expensive tours may use slightly nicer lodges, but we found our accommodations to be first rate.<br />
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So, if it's value you are looking for, I would not hesitate to suggest you give Overseas Adventure Travel a call. (800 955-1925) They will find a trip that accommodates your time schedule and your needs.<br />
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If you do decide to travel with OAT, give them number 002068883 when you book and receive a $100 dollar discount on your trip.<br />
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Our adventure, described in these posts, lasted 5 weeks. That's a bit long
for most folks. Fortunately, there are many choices available to assist you in creating the perfect African safari experience. <br />
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For example, one can easily do either the southern Africa trip, shown in red above, or the eastern Africa trip, shown in purple, separately. Each of those trips takes roughly two weeks.<br />
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There are many other African safari possibilities as well. Don't be afraid to ask questions and explore options.<br />
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All that said, African safaris, by their very nature, require a traveler to be in the general proximity of the animals. Wild animal parks and reserves, therefore, are not often close to "civilization." <br />
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People have asked us if we ever felt unsafe "out in the middle of nowhere." Never. I always felt safe and welcomed.<br />
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In fact, I was personally amazed at how well we were cared for.<br />
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Excellent food. Clean, comfortable lodging. All had hot
water, electricity, and private bathrooms with flush toilets and
showers. There were always opportunities to charge our electronic
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It's true internet access was spotty. However, internet addicts on our trip were able, for the most part, to make do.<br />
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Bottom line: if the experiences I have shared in these posts happen to have ignited an urge to plan your own African adventure, my wholehearted advice is just do it. Not only won't you be sorry, but you will come home a different person.<br />
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If you have any questions before embarking upon a trip of this nature, leave them in a comment and I will do my best to answer them for you.<br />
<br />Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-83443657765030957982014-09-27T20:35:00.000-07:002014-10-19T16:36:37.190-07:00Africa 37: The Spirit of Africa is Alive and Well, cont.I have shared a lot of photographs with you on this trip. Maybe too many. Still, I have only been able to convey to you a tiny portion of all the wondrous things we saw and experienced<br />
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But it wasn't the things we saw that will stick with me nearly as much as it was the people we were privileged to meet.<br />
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This will be my longest post, I think ever. But I want you to look into the eyes of all the people shown here.<br />
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I want you to see the fire there. The desire to better themselves and their families. The determination to make their country, their continent a better place.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Mufuka, driver guide, termite eater</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Elephant whisperer</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Becky, cook trainee</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Security at Sentrim Elementaita</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Grounds keeper, Sentrim Elementaita</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Maasai warrior. Notice his facial scars. Those are unique to his village.</i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Maasai warrior. Has his battle club in his ear to show us how large the holes are.</i> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Frank, driver guide for Eastern Africa, Tanzania portion.</i></td></tr>
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As I said last time, how can you look into their eyes and not love the spirit of these people?<br />
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Thank you for your interest in these posts. It's been a pleasure sharing them with you.<br />
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One last thing: We've had many questions about taking a trip like the one described in these posts. <a href="http://www.fromoffthebeatenpath.com/2014/10/africa-38-read-this-if-you-are.html">Click here for our answers to the most frequently asked questions.</a> Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-2313614414171448532014-09-27T20:31:00.001-07:002014-09-27T21:33:15.863-07:00Africa 36: Interesting Facts About Elephants.Even though the poaching of elephants is a huge problem in Africa, we were lucky enough to see lots of elephants on this trip.<br />
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Park police have begun arresting anyone in possession of a high powered rifle in the national parks. This has caused poachers to change tactics.<br />
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Poachers have begun poisoning entire watering holes, killing not only elephants, but other animals who happen to drink there as well.<br />
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Elephants are matriarchal. That is, it's the females that are in charge of the herd.<br />
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All elephants have exceptional memories. Matriarchal leaders remember
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It is not unusual for elephants to travel hundreds of miles to find water and better grazing conditions. All led by the females.<br />
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Elephants use their trunks to literally tear branches off trees. Even the thorny Acacia trees. <br />
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We saw many instances where elephants broke all the trees off above six feet across huge areas.<br />
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We saw this everywhere. It is almost as though herds will harvest an entire area and then move on, allowing that area to regenerate.<br />
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Folklore claims that no elephant burial grounds have ever been found. People wonder, where do elephants go when they die?<br />
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The answer lies in their teeth. With all the branch breaking and grinding, elephants' teeth tend to wear
out. Nature has helped them and hindered them in this regard.<br />
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Nature helps elephants by giving them six sets of teeth. One set every 10 or so years. The teeth grow in the back and work their way to the front as they wear. <br />
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At about age 60 elephants have all the teeth they're going to get and the ones they have are often worn out. As a result, they tend to stay in or near water, where the plant life is much more tender, and easier on the teeth, than tree branches.<br />
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At some point they either starve to death or become prey for other animals. When they die, their skeletons end up disintegrating in the water. Hence, as according to legend, no burial grounds on land have ever been found.<br />
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I've mentioned before about how competent our African guides were. This is another example. We were driving down the road after lunch when our guide, Abram, stopped the truck. Lion, he said, pointing.<br />
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This is how it often is on safari. One never knows what's around the corner. <br />
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It soon became apparent that he was going to cross the road right in front of us.<br />
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I was teased in a good way about that. But, I figure it's always easier to discard shots that don't work once I get home than to have lost a shot entirely.<br />
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Once again, our luck held. We were in the right place at the right time with the right guide.<br />
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"The animals must like you," one of our guides said. "Otherwise they would not keep showing up for you. Other groups often have very different experiences when they come out on safari."<br />
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Driving down the road in the Serengeti, one sees a lot of Acacia trees. This one, however, was different. In this one, a leopard happened to be sleeping. <br />
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Then stopped at the corner of our truck, looked up, and stared me right in the eye. I've never experienced anything like it.<br />
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Suddenly, I was not part of the truck. I could see him thinking about whether he should consider me prey, or not.<br />
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Then he walked right underneath me, looking up as he did.<br />
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We pulled ahead of him and got another shot of him coming toward us on his way to a puddle of water.<br />
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First, he drank from one side of the puddle.<br />
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Then, he went around to the other side...<br />
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And drank from there.<br />
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This is a video of him drinking, if you are interested.<br />
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After he finished drinking, he sat for a while.<br />
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Our guides said that our group must be charmed because it is very uncommon to see a leopard like this in broad daylight. We just happened to show up at the right time.<br />
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Next time, our charm holds. We see a lion crossing the road.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fromoffthebeatenpath.com/2014/09/africa-35-we-happen-upon-lion.html">Continue on to Post 35: <i>We Happen Upon a Lion</i>, by clicking here.</a>Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-57695661804854349822014-09-27T20:12:00.000-07:002014-09-27T21:29:09.129-07:00Africa 33: We see the Famous SerengetiThe Sarengeti National Part abuts the Ngorongoro National Wildlife Sanctuary.<br />
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Combined, the two areas make a huge, 8,900 square mile, habitat for the animals to live and roam.<br />
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I had thought the Serengeti consisted of one huge, grassy savannah. But I was wrong.<br />
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There were many treed areas as well.<br />
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This baby Cape Buffalo decided to cross in front of us. Alarmed at his independence, his parents and a good portion of the herd soon followed.<br />
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While a Thompson's Gazelle hangs out in an area of shorter grass. During the rainy season, the grass is lush green instead of the dried brown, as it is here.<br />
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A close up of one. Notice how well they blend into their surroundings.<br />
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This cub tried hard to wake the mother up, to no avail. <br />
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You've seen most everything, now, except hippos. Here, a baby and mother join the herd in the river.<br />
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This frame shows only a small portion of the hippo herd in the river. <br />
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I thought these youngsters were cute, so I watched them for a few moments.<br />
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Almost as if on cue, this one opened his mouth for me.<br />
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Next time, we have a close encounter with a leopard.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fromoffthebeatenpath.com/2014/09/africa-34we-get-up-close-and-personal.html">Continue on to Post 34: <i>We Get Up Close and Personal with a Leopard</i>, by clicking here.</a><br />
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<br />Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-90309167286234075702014-09-27T20:08:00.000-07:002014-09-27T21:25:20.646-07:00Africa 32: Lions in the CraterShortly after lunch, we came upon a lioness lying in the middle of the road. <br />
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She and a companion had just made a kill. She was clearly winded from the exertion.<br />
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Her companion out in the nearby grass, also winded, guarded the kill while dingos circled.<br />
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Still breathing heavily, she strode out into the grass to join her companion. I got this last shot of her as we drove off.<br />
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Sorry for the shake, but this short clip shows how heavy she was breathing after almost a half an hour.<br />
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We drove down the road not very far and came upon this lion resting in the shade of another truck. We thought its choice of trucks to use as shade was appropriate.<br />
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After a few moments, he got up and walked around another truck that had arrived.<br />
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After that, he made his way around the truck in front of us...<br />
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...and stretched out on the ground again. What a treat. It was almost as if he had been brought in by central casting. <br />
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Next time, we visit the Serengeti.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fromoffthebeatenpath.com/2014/09/africa-33-we-see-famous-serengeti.html">Continue on to Post 33: <i>We see the Famous Serengeti</i>, by clicking here.</a>Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-86542557697803923902014-09-27T20:04:00.000-07:002014-09-27T21:38:04.515-07:00Africa 31: Ngorongoro CraterNgorongoro Crater is the world's largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera.
The crater, is 2,000 feet deep
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We descend down into the crater via a steep, winding road.<br />
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The crater floor is a large, flat savannah with a lake in the middle.<br />
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As mentioned in the previous post, the Maasai graze their cattle along side the wild animals down here. <br />
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Wildebeests were abundant. Notice the crater's wall in the background. <br />
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This old bull wandered by in search of greener grass.
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These cape buffalo did not like us. Not even a little. But, they declined to attack our trucks. If I had been on foot taking this shot, well, let's just say the camera would probably have survived, but not me.<br />
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Hyenas prowled the area, looking for any evidence of fresh kills.<br />
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And there was one. Next time, lions in the crater.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fromoffthebeatenpath.com/2014/09/africa-32-lions-in-crater.html">Continue on to Post 32: <i>Lions in the Crater</i>, by clicking here.</a>Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-65073323214590259132014-09-27T20:02:00.000-07:002014-09-27T21:21:20.531-07:00Africa 30: A Maasai Village Tries to Balance Tradition with Modern RealitiesThe Maasai are a nomadic people who live in what is called East Africa's Great Rift Valley, an area that borders Kenya and Tanzania. Large chunks of that area are now national wildlife refuge parks.<br />
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Maasai warriors are well known for their fearlessness and ferocity, especially when it comes to protecting their precious cattle.<br />
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The question facing not only the Maasai, but all of the other tribal groups, is how to balance the realities of modern life with their traditions.<br />
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In this particular village, a young, educated, forward thinking man has been elected chief specifically to deal with these issues. <br />
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He said that when lions used to get through the thorny Acacia fence that surrounds his village, his warriors would kill them. "But, without the lions," he said, "visitors like you do not come. So we must compromise."<br />
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The compromise was a government built a solar powered electric fence to keep the village cattle safe. In exchange, the Maasai agreed to stop hunting not only lions, but all animals in the national wildlife reserves.<br />
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As a result of that agreement, the Maasai, alone, are allowed to graze their cattle in the Ngorongoro national wildlife areas.<br />
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The chief has an IPhone with a solar charger. His village makes money by welcoming tourist visitors. They teach the visitors about their culture and then sell them artifacts they have made by hand.<br />
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The Maasai are a proud people who are proud of their traditions and their
culture. And they choose to live as close to their traditional ways as
humanly possible, for as long as humanly possible.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Our men learned how to make fire by rubbing two sticks together. Hint,
using dried, powdered donkey dung as tinder makes the process much
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These modern changes are imperfect solutions with respect to those ancient traditions and culture.<br />
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But the chief and his people realize that, unless they find ways to
embrace these changes, they risk losing all aspects of their traditional
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Still, I was deeply touched by this chief, and his determination to create solutions in a humane, genuinely compassionate way for challenges never envisioned by his ancestors. <br />
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It turns out the area around Karatu Village has soil that is perfect for growing coffee.<br />
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Large coffee plantations, mostly owned by foreigners, dot the landscape here.<br />
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We walked through this one, owned by a German fellow, which our guide claimed was coffee destined for Starbucks.<br />
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Coffee begins its life as berries growing on coffee bushes. The berries turn from green to bright red when ripe.<br />
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This coffee is hand picked, as only the red berries can be taken. Green berries are left on the bush until they, too, ripen into a bright red color.<br />
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When the outer husk is peeled away, we see that it contained two beans.<br />
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From the Starbucks field, we moved on to a smaller, locally owned, organic operation. <br />
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Here the freshly hulled beans are being hand roasted over an open fire the old fashion way.<br />
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It takes about 45 minutes.<br />
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When the roasting is complete. The hot beans are poured on to a wire mesh.<br />
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The beans are then sifted across the screen, removing the last layer of hull.<br />
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To recap, green berries turn red. Red berries are picked and hulled. Hulled berries split into two halves, which are then roasted, and the last layer of outer hull removed by sifting.<br />
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We had to bring some of this local organic coffee home. Wow, what a treat.<br />
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Next time, we visit a Masai tribal village.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fromoffthebeatenpath.com/2014/09/africa-30-maasai-village-tries-to.html">Continue on to Post 30: <i>A Maasai Village Tries to Balance Tradition with Modern Realities</i>, by clicking here.</a>Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-42089659832518053282014-09-27T19:54:00.000-07:002014-09-27T21:36:44.482-07:00Africa 28: We Explore Village Life in Karatu, TanzaniaWe spent the night at Karatu Village in Tanzania. Karatu Village is roughly half way between Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater.<br />
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Karatu Village has a thriving market and shopping district.<br />
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Its retail spaces aren't quite what we're used to, but they get the job done.<br />
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We visited areas in what one might call the suburbs and found a slightly higher living standard than in Kenya.<br />
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People grow sunflowers for cooking oil.<br />
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We walked through tall fields of corn.<br />
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And saw lush fields of produce. <br />
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You would do it with unfired clay bricks and mud for mortar. Except on the corners and lintels, where precious bags of cement would be used to create a stronger bonding mortar and sill plates.<br />
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Many of you would have Russian built motorcycles.<br />
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Unlike what we saw in Kenya, you would have access to a local clinic where you could get assistance with family planning and simple medical issues.<br />
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Potable water would be available down the street. Electricity would be spotty and you would do your business in pit toilets.<br />
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But, you would be able to sell some of your extra produce and animals at the market to earn a bit of money. Which would allow you to send your children to school and purchase other necessities. <br />
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Next time, we visit a coffee plantation.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fromoffthebeatenpath.com/2014/09/africa-29-have-you-ever-seen-where-they.html">Continue on to Post 29: <i>Have You Ever Seen Where They Actually Grow Starbucks Coffee?</i> by clicking here.</a><br />
<br />Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-3125626618591016242014-09-27T19:50:00.001-07:002014-09-27T21:17:29.880-07:00Africa 27: Elephants Block the RoadWe were driving north along the shore of Lake Manyara, looking at birds.<br />
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Literally, millions of birds, like these Flamingos.<br />
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And these Pelicans. Birds were this numerous for miles along the lake's edge.<br />
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Marabou Storks have been known to prey on Flamingos and Pelican chicks. They eat nearly anything.<br />
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Click on this photo, (and any other) for a larger image. Not only birds hung out at the lake's edge.<br />
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Here it is up again, but is being flanked by adults, who are shielding it from us.<br />
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It is now close to half an hour since we arrived on the scene. The baby is up and we can see it, but the adults showed no sign of leaving. So, we turned around and took the long way out of the park.<br />
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Yep. Pedestrians, especially when it's a herd of elephants, always have the right of way.<br />
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Next time, we experience village life in Karatu, Tanzania. <br />
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<br />Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-6256875096226738962014-09-27T19:47:00.001-07:002014-09-27T21:16:17.296-07:00Africa 26: Amboseli National Park, KenyaAmboseli National Park is quite a bit south of Lake Nakuru, near the Tanzanian border.<br />
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On our way to Amboseli National Park, we encountered others using the same back roads as us.<br />
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We seldom share our roads with herds of livestock in the U.S. Here, it was common.<br />
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As always, predators were never far from prey animals.<br />
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Lioness carts away a nice chunk of meal before hyenas take over her kill.<br />
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A Cheetah settles down with her kill.<br />
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While vultures, like this Griffon, wait patiently for them to finish.<br />
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If you are a prey animal, like this female Bushbuck, you go about your daily business, hoping you aren't someone's next meal.<br />
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Problem is, in the dry season, everyone gathers around the same watering holes. There is safety in numbers. Still, it never pays to take chances.<br />
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Next time Elephants block the road in Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania.<br />
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<br />Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-20446807948356293242014-09-27T19:45:00.000-07:002014-09-27T21:14:09.745-07:00Africa 25: Kenya's Nakuru National ParkWe first visited Lake Nakuru National Park, where we saw our first Rhino up close in the wild.<br />
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The area was rife with wildlife, all grazing together.<br />
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We first saw WildeBeests here.<br />
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Adolescent Zebra, front, right. Notice how its stripes are still mostly brown. <br />
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We saw lots of baboons, here, like this youngster crossing the road.<br />
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They spend a fair amount of time grooming each other. Picking fleas and ticks off.<br />
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Next time, more Kenyan animals. This time in Amboseli National Park.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fromoffthebeatenpath.com/2014/09/africa-26-amboseli-national-park-kenya.html">Continue on to Post 26: <i>Amboseli National Park, Kenya</i>, by clicking here.</a>Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-59419399006700491232014-09-27T19:43:00.000-07:002014-09-27T21:12:53.925-07:00Africa 24: We Visit African SchoolsWe were privileged to visit three schools on our trip. What impressed me the most is how much they accomplish with so little.<br />
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None of the schools we visited had electricity in the classrooms, for example, or indoor plumbing. Large windows allowed light into classrooms. <br />
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Buildings were sparse, simple structures. Teachers often used donated textbooks.
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Everyone in the schools we visited was clear that education is the key to creating a successful future for the students enrolled there. Indeed, they were clear that a successful future for all of Africa depended upon an educated populace. <br />
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The girl on the right, above, wants to be an astronaut. To their credit, the travel company has created a philanthropic foundation and donates a certain percentage of every trip sold to that foundation.<br />
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Grand Circle Foundation charges no overhead on donated money. Every donated penny, they assure us, goes to schools and villages in need. Google them for an address.<br />
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The sad fact is a sizable number of children are denied an education because their parents cannot afford uniforms or pencils. This is easy to understand, after seeing in the last post how hard many folks in Africa struggle just to survive. <br />
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This principal thanked us for coming. When we visit their country to see the animals we don't have, their schools and villages benefit. Seemed reasonable to us.<br />
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We arrived at our first camp in Kenya, Sentrim Elementaita Lodge. It was a lovely place on a lake's edge.<br />
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It was a comfortable as any hotel we've stayed at, anywhere.<br />
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It had European style beds, hot and cold running water, electricity, modern bathroom complete with a nice shower.<br />
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We had individual cabins like this that were clustered in pleasing groups.<br />
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Directly outside the fence to our lodge, villagers also lived along the lake. Except they had none of the modern conveniences we did.<br />
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He said the lodge has brought potable water to a central place in their village. They had none before. And the lodge management is working to connect both the lodge and the village to the national electrical grid.<br />
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This guy sells propane out of a shipping container. I say more power to him. <br />
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People often start with one story, then gradually add more floors as they are able.<br />
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This is as close to a modern gas station that I saw there. Most gas stations are nothing but pumps sprouting out of a cleared field.<br />
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In between villages it is allowed to graze your cattle and goats along side the road.<br />
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It is not uncommon to see wild animals grazing alongside the road as well.<br />
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People who lack access to motor vehicles, well, they walk.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fromoffthebeatenpath.com/2014/09/africa-23-modern-world-lives-side-by.html">Continue on to Post 23: <i>Modern World Lives Side By Side with the Traditional</i>, by clicking here.</a>Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-48100336928956317672014-09-27T19:35:00.000-07:002014-09-27T21:08:28.345-07:00Africa 21: We Feed Giraffes and See Jewelry Being MadeAfter watching the bungee jumpers, we flew to Nairobi, Kenya via Johannesburg. One of our first stops on the road in Kenya was the Giraffe Center.<br />
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Opened in 1974 as a way of saving nearly extinct Rothschild giraffes, the center has created an safe environment where the Rothschilds have thrived and multiplied.<br />
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Visitors are allowed to stand at the second story balcony railing and feed them tasty pellets of nutritious giraffe food.<br />
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It is a popular place, hosting numerous tourists as well as classes of school children.<br />
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It's a win win. The giraffes seem to love the attention. People love to feed them, which you do by placing a pellet of food on the giraffe's tongue.<br />
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Creating jobs for anyone in Africa is a challenge. But this is especially true for single women.<br />
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This bead factory is an attempt to do just that. Here, and above, women roll wet clay into differing sized balls that will eventually become beads.<br />
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It seemed like mind-numbing work to us, but the women say their tasks are regularly rotated. <br />
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Once fired in the kilns behind them, individual beads are painted with glaze.<br />
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They also make cups, dinner plates, and other items, here. But beads are the main product. <br />
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Here cups and other pottery pieces finish cooling after a final firing.<br />
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The results of their efforts are bead products that are shipped to high end stores all over the world.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fromoffthebeatenpath.com/2014/09/africa-22-on-road-in-kenya.html">Continue on to Post 22: <i>On the Road in Kenya</i>, by clicking here.</a>Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-15478771497682895262014-09-14T17:45:00.003-07:002014-09-27T21:06:56.888-07:00Africa 20: Bungee Jumping Off Victoria Falls Bridge - They Actually Do ThisLook very, very closely at the photo below and you will see a thin, white line extending down from the middle of the bridge's arch.<br />
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That white line is attached to a young woman woman who just jumped off the bridge.<br />
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She jumped from this kiosk that is located in the middle of the bridge.<br />
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We learned from this nice young man, who encouraged us to do the same, that doing so would only cost us $125 each. We politely declined.<br />
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Here, in a closer view, we see her first rebound.<br />
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Cropping closer we see the intricate harness system by which she is tethered to the elastic line.<br />
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Here's a short video showing what it looked like to her just before she jumped.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fromoffthebeatenpath.com/2014/09/africa-21-we-feed-giraffes-and-see.html">Continue on to Post 21: <i>We Feed Giraffes and See Jewelry Being Made</i>, by clicking here.</a>Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-14759068434540029932014-09-14T16:52:00.000-07:002014-09-14T18:37:15.952-07:00Africa 19: We visit Victoria FallsVictoria Falls is considered one of the wonders of the world. It is considered the largest sheet of falling water in the world. <br />
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We're standing at the west end of the falls, here, looking straight down the roughly 350 foot wide gorge into which the water drops.<br />
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Further down the trail, we can see Cataract Island across the gorge. This channel of falling water is merely the warm up for what is to come.<br />
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Here we see the main sheet of falling water that is so big and so close that we could not see the end of it from here.<br />
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A wooded path takes us to the next viewing point. Walking along here, I wondered why they bothered to issue all of us raincoats.<br />
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You may have to click on the picture above in order to see the people standing on Livingston Island across the gorge. Notice how the falls on the left are nearly obscured by spray.<br />
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Past here, the spray was so intense that we could not see any falling water, only white mist.<br />
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As the path neared the eastern end of the falls, the spray fell as heavy rain. It became obvious at this point why they issued us raincoats.<br />
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The white blur at rainbow's end above is actually the waterfall.<br />
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It is said that the falls are best viewed from a helicopter. We only live once, so we paid the $140 each and went for a ride.<br />
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Here, at the western end of the falls we get a better view of Cataract Island, bottom middle.<br />
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We can also see how high the spray rises at the eastern end where it rained on us two images above.<br />
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Now we are at the eastern end looking west. At the top you can see the cataract shown closer up in the second photo in this post.<br />
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Notice how narrow the gorge is. To the left of the bridge seen above is the Zambian border.<br />
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That bridge is a major artery for the transport of goods between Zimbabwe and Zambia.<br />
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If we were to make a recommendation about where to visit, we both agree that this is a spectacular sight. But we would encourage one to visit <a href="http://www.fromoffthebeatenpath.com/2012/01/south-america-and-antarctica-5-we.html">Iguazu Falls (Click here for my Iguazu blog post entries.)</a> in Brazil and Argentina first.<br />
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Next time, bungee jumping off that bridge. Yes, they really do.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fromoffthebeatenpath.com/2014/09/africa-20-bungee-jumping-off-victoria.html">Continue on to Post 20: <i>Bungee Jumping Off Victoria Falls Bridge</i>, by clicking here.</a>Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-21281336971242795962014-09-14T16:46:00.001-07:002014-09-14T18:35:56.864-07:00Africa 18: Close Encounters with Rinos and ElephantsRinos have been poached nearly into extinction. Why? A single Rhino horn can fetch upwards of $50,000 or more. <br />
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On our last day in Zimbabwe we visited a Rhino reserve. This is a five square mile, fenced and guarded sanctuary where Rinos can hopefully live in peace.<br />
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We were sitting in our open Rover in a reserve clearing when this guy strolled into view.<br />
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His horn has been cut in an attempt to keep poachers, who might break into the reserve, from killing him.<br />
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He came up to within four feet of our Rover and sniffed at us. After deciding that we were harmless, he turned and strolled away.<br />
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Moments later, several others wandered into the clearing.<br />
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Here the Rino is checking out the side of our truck, right next to me. When I snapped this picture, his horn was less than two feet away from the end of my lens.<br />
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Moments later, we found ourselves at our next adventure. Melony has always wanted to ride an elephant. Naturally, if she did, I figured I should as well.<br />
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These adolescent elephants were rescued as babies in the wild. They have been raised their entire lives to be around people.<br />
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We posed for pictures before the ride. While we were posing, my elephant was being fed a steady stream of tasty pellets. I'm placing some in his trunk in the first image. He is eating them in this one.<br />
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Melony's elephant is looking for treats also. We went for a nice long ride through the countryside. <br />
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Our elephants seemed quite happy to have us on board. They work only a few hours each day. The rest of the time they are free to hang out in the reserve and enjoy being elephants.<br />
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Here you can see how his trunk has the equivalent of a thumb and forefinger, which allows him to easily pick up treats on the ground.<br />
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Recommendation: If you ever get a chance, do this. You won't be sorry. <br />
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Next time, we visit Victoria Falls.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fromoffthebeatenpath.com/2014/09/africa-19-we-visit-victoria-falls.html">Continue on to Post 19: <i>We visit Victoria Falls</i>, by clicking here.</a><br />
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Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-90883094618990892242014-09-14T16:41:00.000-07:002014-09-15T12:10:17.849-07:00Africa 17: We visit a Zimbabwean VillageZimbabwean bush villages largely consist of a series of huts in a large open area.<br />
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Although the huts may look crude, they have been carefully engineered to be cool in the summer and warm in the winter.<br />
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They grow corn and other crops in communal gardens during the rainy season.<br />
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Grinding the corn is considered women's work. Most of the cooking is a communal effort as well. <br />
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Corn powder after grinding.<br />
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Local women hosting us in the communal kitchen hut, which is separate from sleeping huts.<br />
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People have been successfully living like this for centuries. It's a simple life but it sustains them.<br />
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Aid organizations brought potable water into this village. <br />
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Potable water in the village compound saves the women hours each day from having to walk sometimes miles in order to fetch it, as these women from another village are doing.<br />
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Finding a balance between modern life and tradition isn't always easy. Once concession to modern life many traditional villages are making is sending their children to school.<br />
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That was the case in this village. We saw no young school age children when we visited here. They were all attending classes.<br />
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Next time, we have close encounters with rinos and elephants.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fromoffthebeatenpath.com/2014/09/africa-18-close-encounters-with-rinos.html">Continue on to Post 18: <i>Close Encounters with Rinos and Elephants</i>, by clicking here.</a>Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972467965535322682.post-21770506417147274862014-09-14T16:38:00.000-07:002014-09-14T18:33:19.690-07:00Africa 16: Fun with TermitesTermites and their distinctive mounds are found all over the African areas we visited.<br />
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Termites are basically scavengers who clean up left over cellulose created by dead and dying plants.<br />
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However, cellulose is difficult for them to digest. The termites therefore enter into a symbiotic relationship with a type of bacteria that actually digests the cellulose and creates the actual food the termites eat.<br />
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One of our guides, Mufuka, stands by a particularly large termite mound. He is wearing a poncho because it was chilly that morning, especially when driving around in an open vehicle. <br />
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The bacteria, requires a specific temperature range. It dies and stops producing food if the temperature inside the mound gets too hot or too cold.<br />
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The termites, therefore, work very hard to create a constant temperature inside their mounds.<br />
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Mufuka demonstrates for us by breaking the top off the termite mound.<br />
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Immediately, warrior termites swarmed out of the hole he has just created.<br />
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To their surprise, he ate them. Turns out that termites are a good source of fat and protein. They are periodically harvested by indigenous Africans, dried and used as a source of food.<br />
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Here he shows us one sitting on the end of his tongue. He gave each of us one to try as well. When in Africa and all that. But, to my surprise, they mostly just tasted crunchy.<br />
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Here we can see the hole he created in the termite mound when he pulled off the top.<br />
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Worker termites immediately began closing up the hole. They did that because having it open upset the critical temperature require by their partners the bacteria.<br />
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Termite colonies can live for hundreds of years, as egg laying queens are periodically replaced. As long as a queen remains alive, a termite colony will survive.<br />
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But, when predators invade a colony and kill the queen, the colony dies and the mound dissolves, as in the above photo.<br />
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Next time, we visit a Zimbabwean village.<br />
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But Zimbabwe is also home to a political system that is rife with corruption and the abuse of power on a scale that is hard to imagine in the west.<br />
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The dictator/president Robert Mugabe has literally destroyed the economy, not to mention the ability of the country to produce its own food.<br />
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His actions, while devastating to his country, were, in my opinion, an attempt to right wrongs that were rooted in colonialism.<br />
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European colonial powers took complete control of the countries they colonized. As part of that system, indigenous people were not allowed to become educated.<br />
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When the countries were granted independence in the middle of last century, the economies of those countries was sustained by white, Indian and Arab settlers.<br />
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African developing countries have all grappled with the problem of how to transition to an environment where indigenous people create the economic engine which sustains their economies.<br />
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I know of no one size fits all answer to that issue. Mugabe recently expelled all of the white farmers, for example, claiming that Africans should take over their land and grow their own food.<br />
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Unfortunately, he did that before enough black Zimababweans had gained the skills necessary to operate modern mechanized farming on a large scale the way the European settlers had.<br />
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The resulting food production collapse turned Zimbabwe from a food exporter into a country that could not feed its own people.<br />
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Other African countries who expelled Indian business people, suffered serious economic collapses as well. Some of those have begun to invite those people back.<br />
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I pretend to be no African expert. But it would seem that resolving this issue will take time, require a significant amount of resources be allocated to education, and the creation of an environment which encourages indigenous business creation.<br />
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That's a whole lot easier said than done, of course. In the meantime, the Zimbabweans we met encouraged us to come back and bring our friends. Our tourist dollars, they say, help them to survive while the political situation sorts itself out.<br />
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This area is in the middle of a huge game reserve. We spent a leisurely day in these boats exploring the rivers.<br />
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Hippos often spend their days cooling in the river. We saw many of them. For the most part, they stay completely submerged, except for their ears and eyes,and sometimes parts of their backs.<br />
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Woe be tied to the poor canoeist who inadvertently ventures too close to a hippo. <br />
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Hippos will charge. They will destroy the boat and kill the people inside. In fact, hippos kill more people than any other animal in Africa.<br />
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At night, hippos leave the river and forage for food. Here we see what our guides call a hippo highway. It's an area where the hippos leave and return to the river.<br />
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Notice how the underbrush is beaten down and the bank is devoid of any vegetation. <br />
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They may be nearly invisible to the uninitiated, but if you are near a river, you can count on the fact that crocodiles are nearby as well. <br />
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They also have been known to attack and kill folks in small boats.<br />
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There were many different kinds of birds along the riverbank. Here an African Darter is drying it's wings after fishing. <br />
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We think this is a Blue Heron.<br />
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Motoring slowly along the bank allowed us to see this Brown-Hooded Kingfisher.<br />
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And this Openbill Stork.<br />
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And this Malachite Kingfisher. Gorgeous little guy. <br />
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Late afternoon brings wonderful reflections along the river's banks.<br />
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And more crocodiles. Notice how well this guy blends into the bank. If it weren't for our guides, we wouldn't have seen him. Bottom line, as mentioned before: be very careful around a river's edge in Africa.<br />
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Next time, we visit Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fromoffthebeatenpath.com/2014/09/africa-15-challenges-in-zimbabwe.html">Continue on to Post 15: <i>Challenges in Zimbabwe</i>, by clicking here</a>Lee Paulsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10122452255605908850noreply@blogger.com0