Day 4 – 29/04/19 – Dades Gorge to Sahara Desert, Morocco
Heading back out of the desert.
Our accommodation was a bit… posh.
Sunrise over the Sahara.
My camel.
Stop by the river on the way to Marrakech.
Author: tpsewell
Day 4 – 29/04/19 – Dades Gorge to Sahara Desert, Morocco
Day 3 – 28/04/19 – Imil to Dades Gorge, Morocco
More inside the hotel.
The waterfall outside the hotel.
Monkey fingers, Dades Gorge.
Walk to the carpet seller.
(Mint) Tea time at the carpet seller.
Dades Gorge.
Rain storm in the Sahara Desert.
The camels getting ready.
Riding the camel.
In case of another dust storm.
Day 3 – 28/04/19 – Imil to Dades Gorge, Morocco
Day 2 – 27/04/19 – Mount Toubkal, Morocco
Leaving the snow covered mountains behind.
They’ve widened and straightened the road since I was last here.
View from Aït Benhaddou.
Most of the tour group.
Aït Benhaddou.
Rose sculpture at Kalaat M’Gouna – where they grow roses.
View from our hotel near the Dades Gorge.
Inside the hotel.
Day 2 – 27/04/19 – Mount Toubkal, Morocco
Day 1 – 26/04/19 – Mount Toubkal, Morocco
Final assent of Mount Toubkal, from the refuge to the summit. Starting before sunrise with a head torch.
Crampons are needed on the snow.
Heading to the ridge.
The summit is in sight.
Final approach.
At the top.
The view over the Atlas Mountains.
Other people on the way up.
Charlotte and myself at the top.
Heading back down.
In crampons again, in the snow
Back to the refuge for lunch.
Then down the valley to Imlil.
Day 1 – 26/04/19 – Mount Toubkal, Morocco
Setting off to climb Mount Toubkal. It’s a 2 day climb. Starting at Imlil, 1,800 meters above sea level, and walking up to the refuge at 3,200 meters. Then the next day to the summit at 4,167 meters and back down again to Imlil.
The snow capped Atlas mountains.
Looking back down at Imlil.
Going around the village of Aroumd.
Looking up at Toubkal.
Our bags going past on the mules.
At last the refuge – our home for the night.
Looking down the valley after 7 hours climbing.
Inside the refuge.
The sleeping arrangements are close.
Crampon fitting for the next day.
Africa Day 24 – 04/11/18 – Victoria Falls – Walking with Lions.
Day 23 – 03/11/18 – Victoria Falls
The other 2 lions relaxing.
Walking with lions.
Stopping for a bit of tree.
Stroking 2 lions at once.
Back to Victoria Falls.
Africa Day 23 – 03/11/18 – Victoria Falls
Day 22 – 02/11/18 – Victoria Falls
Spent most of the day white water rafting on the Zambezi. (Which was a bit too wild for a camera).
Warthog family in Victoria Falls.
Our hotel room, now the tour is over.
Africa Day 22 – 02/11/18 – Victoria Falls
Day 21 – 01/11/18 – Chobe National Park
Our last stop.
The Zambezi River and Livingstone Bridge.
The far end of the Victoria Falls.
Tourist in the Devils Pool.
The rest of the falls have dried out.
I did consider crocodile cage diving, but felt the pool the crocodiles are kept in is a bit small.
Last night in the tent.
Steam train for tourists.
The guard offered to shows us around the train.
A short journey as the train was put into the sidings.
Africa Day 21 – 01/11/18 – Chobe National Park
Day 20 – 31/10/18 – Chobe National Park
Early morning, the lions are waking up.
The cubs are hidden under bushes.
Some are still sleeping.
The cubs wanted attention from mummy.
He has fought for all those lionesses.
Yellow billed storks.
Spoon billed storks.
At last – a leopard.
African wild dogs.
Our tents, back at the camp.
Boat trip along the Chobe river. The roof was nice and quiet at the start.
Boat with swivel chairs, with camera mounts on them.
Crocodile
Hippo wallowing.
3 hippos in the water.
Baboon
Troop of baboons.
Bird picking the buffalo’s nose.
Mongoose.
Africa Day 20 – 31/10/18 – Chobe National Park
Day 19 – 30/10/18 – Elephant Sands.
Morning at Elephant sands.
Watching elephants in bed.
The 2 tents survived the night.
The elephants have learnt to lift the drain covers up and drink the water.
Ready to leave our tent.
The concrete pyramids are around the back of the tent to stop the elephants breaking in to the bathroom to get at the water.
Cooling down at the pool at out next camp. It was 40°C (100°F).
In to Chobe National Park.
The herd of elephants walked past our truck.
Warthogs.
Hippos – out of the water this time.
Crocodile.
African fish eagle.
Waiting for the elephant to tread on the crocodile.
Baboon
Baby baboon.
By the campfire in Chobe national park. (Don’t go to the toilets on your own at night.)
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