Encounter With A Whale

Unexpected Whale Watching In Alaska A Short Story A few years ago while on an early season Alaska cruise our ship stopped at Icy Straight Point. For a number of reasons we had decided to take it easy that day. The ship was anchored out and we had gone ashore early in the morning andContinue reading “Encounter With A Whale”

Todays Image • A Man And His Seal

In lots of popular tourist destinations, you’ll find locals who dress up in costumes or perform traditional dances to attract tourists and earn money getting their pictures taken. We’ve found them everywhere like the girls in Inca costume with their llamas in Peru to aborigines in Sydney to street performers in New York. In HoutContinue reading “Todays Image • A Man And His Seal”

Kruger National Park, South Africa

EXPLORE MORE OF AFRICA CLICK IMAGE TO EXPLORE CAPE TOWN CLICK FOR SOUTH TO THE CAPE CLICK FOR SOUTH AFRICAS CANYON CLICK TO EXPLORE MOROCCO Discover Kruger National Park: The Ultimate Safari Experience Have The Experience Of A Lifetime Rated as one of the world’s greatest wildlife experiences and reported to be the number oneContinue reading “Kruger National Park, South Africa”

Todays Image • An Impala Approaches Wildebeests In Kruger

An impala with a herd of wildebeest in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Everybody talks about the “Big Five” (elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards and Cape buffalo) but there are plenty of antelope, kudu, impala, wart hogs, zebras, wildebeests and giraffes that also make the safari experience incredibly worthwhile. A sole kudu encountered only minutes afterContinue reading “Todays Image • An Impala Approaches Wildebeests In Kruger”

Todays Image • A Bull In The Bush

A lone bull elephant in Kruger National Park. Kruger is the largest game reserve in Africa, covering an area of over 7,500 square miles. Park guides push the search for the “big five” (elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards and Cape buffalo) and, as hard as it seems to believe, elephants are everywhere. From large herds toContinue reading “Todays Image • A Bull In The Bush”

Todays Image • The Penguins Of Boulders Beach

The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) is a species of penguin native to South Africa. It is also known by three other common names: Jackass penguin, cape penguin, and black-footed penguin. It is the only penguin species that breeds on the African mainland. These African penguins form monogamous pairs, and mate for life and return eachContinue reading “Todays Image • The Penguins Of Boulders Beach”