Africa Wild

Thanks Lis. \O Sorry I haven't been around. I've started working again so back to not having much spare time. O** As promised here is a compilation of videos taken on board. I didn't take any videos of the birds as I found videoing them even more difficult than photographing them! lol https://youtu ...

Water, water, everywhere!

Sorry for my absence, but I've been in bed with the flu. I'm also having trouble with my video editor, so for now I'll just post some scenic shots.

The ship's wake


Sunset


The colours of the water were incredible!

Terrible news indeed!

We arrived back in Durban on 31/01/2025 at about 4.30 am. I woke up then as I heard the ship's engine change sound, so I went onto the balcony to watch as the captain sailed us into port, and executed a flawless docking. ^Q^ 710.JPG 711.JPG 712.JPG 713.JPG We had to be out of our cabins by 6.30 am ...

1. Vertical flying ^Q^ ^Q^ My favourite close up is the last one, Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, but they are all great O\/ O\/ ( Is it a Grey-headed Albatross as you have called it somewhere or an Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross?) O** Oops...thanks Lis. 0*\ Yes, it is a Grey-headed Albatross...well ...

Sooty Albatross


Northern Giant Petrel



Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (*Edit* This is a Grey-headed Albatross.)

These are some of my favourite bird pics of the trip.

Wandering Albatrosses

I admire profoundly the people spending their time on conservation issues, most likely getting a wretched salary or nothing at all. Typical that the state is not involved. I hope that the "Mouse-Free Marion project" doesn't have to pay tax on the donations and that they can start the real work soon ...

During the cruise, there were a number of fund-raising initiatives, one of them being to sponsor a hectare on Marion Island for R1000, which Tina and I both did. Some people sponsored multiple hectares. 477337304_1018683456962343_6020220815624626708_n.jpg (Pic courtesy of Mouse-Free Marion) This ...