Next Stop - Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa

The flight from Kenya to Dar Es Salaam was spectacular - it goes directly over Mt. Killimanjaro. Dar Es Salaam is on the coast of Tanzania and is filled with unparalled beauty and ancient sites. But first, some shopping.... 

Giraffe Manor and the Royal Treatment - Farewell

Brioni (upper leftt hand corner is the daughter-in-law of the owner and she is the General Manager of the Manor.) Brioni is at least 10 times more beautiful than this picture!!! Also included are pictures of a few of her wonderful staff, all experts in extreme pampering.
Please read "Raising Daisy Rothschild," a book by Betty and Jock Leslie Melville that describes how Giraffe manor started with one giraffe - Daisy.
It was tough to leave - they had to make me get in the jeep to the airport. 

The Giraffe Center on the grounds - to educate and raise money for the preservation of the Rothschild garaffes

 

My suite on the side of the house - filled with furniture and pictures from Karen Blixen (Out of Africa)

 

Just as happy as...baby elephants in mud

 

Just as happy as...warthogs in mud

 

What is 17" long & feels like warm wet velvet?

 

For breakfast the giraffes push their heads in these windows, begging for treats.

 

The puppies gaurd their turf from a rogue warthog

 

Giraffes, warthogs, puppies and tourists seem to peacefully coexist

 

Giraffe Manor and its 3 Gaurd Puppies + Me

 

Hello to Giraffe Manor - Kenya, Africa

 

Last Night in Madagascar

This is the view from my hotel in Antananarivo (it's a mouthful), the Capital of Madagascar. 

Lemur Heaven - Berenty Reserve, Madagascar

 

Elusive Sifaka - Berenty Reserve, Madagascar

 

Baby Lemur in Front Yard of My Cabin - Berenty Reserve, Madagascar

 

Trekking through the Forrest with Lesley, Liz, and our Guide Mbola

 

Kids Along the Road Between Ft. Dauphin and Berenty

 

Baobab Tree Unique to Madagascar

 

Baby Lemurs Learning to Greet the Sun

 

Here Comes the Sun!! - Berenty Reserve Madagascar

Every morning, the ringtailed lemurs greet the rising sun with almost worshipful poses. 

People Who Helped Me Fall in Love With Egypt

Upper Left (with blue umbrella), Hanan, tour guide extaordinairre who teaches at the university of Cairo and has actually worked on many of the archological digs in Eqypt. Upper right - "Daddy" Bill who managed the entire trip with humor, compassion, and incredible honesty. Lower left Mohamed , my guide for the one day tour who introduced me to the wonders of the Sphinx, Pyramids and sheesha ( flavored tobacco in a hooka). Lower right, Mohamed and our driver Heesham. Heesham persuaded the inhabitants of one of the tombs in the City of the Dead to allow me to enter their place and take pictures. All of these folks are from Gate 1 Travel which I highly recommend.

A Docked Fellucca - Along the Nile in Egypt

The fellucas are the masted sailing boats that cover the Nile (almost as many as tourist cruise ships). The mast is always at an angle. I was told this is because the Nile is so shallow. Any sailors who can explain why the canted mast?