Simba Bara Mwezi (Lion Moon)
An account of a very close encounter with the King of Cats in the light of a full moon in Tanzania.
A Brush with Death
Sitting at dinner tonight, one of our guides casually mentioned that I was nearly bitten by a Gabon Viper while trekking through the jungle the other night. Apparently, the tracker and client walked right by the sleeping Viper, which began to hiss when I wandered past. Bringing up the rear, the guide watched as I [...]
Ruaha River Reflection
An elaboration on my first assignment in Africa, and the lasting effect that it had on me.
Ssese Island Sensitivity
I am aboard a “barge”, (as the word ferry is sometimes, well, too fairy) flotsaming across the great Lake Victoria in Uganda, towards the Ssese Islands.
Having the time to ingest numerous books and films in my African wilderness isolation has brought to my attention how affected I can be by music, literature, and film, and [...]