“the Big One”! World Cruise on Sojourn

[shark b8]

Exhausted, but a grand day.  Here’s a quick one-photo preview.   (this was just on the drive from the airstrip to the lodge)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[shark b8]

up tomorrow at 5:30a.  zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[shark b8]

Don’t pay the ransom, I’ve escaped.    😬

[highplanesdrifters]

1 hour ago, shark b8 said:

Don’t pay the ransom, I’ve escaped.    😬

I smell a story.

[shark b8]

4 hours ago, highplanesdrifters said:

I smell a story.

 

Well, only that we did a great off-the-ship adventure, and there wasn’t really any down-time to indulge in such frivolities of posting on social media.  😉    If we weren’t flying or eating or game-driving, we were asleep.

[topkatz]

An offering from the World Cruise Event in Bali...

"The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic which follows Prince Rama's quest to rescue his beloved wife Sita from the clutches of Ravana with the help of an army of monkeys."

Credit the British Library Quick Guide to the Ramayana

 

[shark b8]

And again, it’s now 10:30p back on the ship.  We have said goodbye to Tanzania and have sailed away from Dar es Salaam.  So…time to crash.  But here’s some amuse-bouche type stuff to dangle in front y’all…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 17, 2023 by shark b8

[shark b8]

Just now, shark b8 said:

“If we weren’t flying or eating or game-driving…..

 

OR WAITING IN ONE LINE OR ANOTHER.   Grrr.  Details to come.

[DTtravelers]

The lion looks so peaceful and contented!

 

They always get that way when you pet them and scratch under the chin, right??

[shark b8]

It’s the tummy rub that usually does the trick.

[shark b8]

So, we flew out of Zanzibar, to the Kichwa Tembo airstrip, at the Maasai Mara in Kenya.  As mentioned, most of the first half of the day was spent in the slow-moving line for security and the slow-moving line for immigration and the slow-moving line for customs and the slow-moving-line to get to the next slow-moving line.  And, of course, that was both in order to leave Tanzania, and then after the flight, the same sort of thing all over again to enter Kenya.   Anyway, once we arrived at the Maasai Mara, though, any annoyances melted away.  Over the next couple of days (4 straight sea days) I’ll post a bunch of pix….I’m quite sure that many or most of y’all out there have already done this sort of thing and have your own photos, but….tough cookies, I’m going to post pix anyway.   😉

[shark b8]

For those who haven’t been there, this is Kichwa Tembo International Airport.   As you can see, the rental car area doesn't require a shuttle to get there.  On the right is Terminal A.  There is a Terminal B, it’s behind me as I take this photo.  Terminal B is identical to Terminal A. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 18, 2023 by shark b8

[shark b8]

On the drive to the lodge, about 30 min’s away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[highplanesdrifters]

Keep em coming!

[shark b8]

(ooh, lightning out over the water, as the sun goes down.  And Keller ribs @ the Colonnade tonight, hope to be outside as always, rooting maybe for dinner and a show)

Edited April 18, 2023 by shark b8

[DTtravelers]

Hi shark b8:

 

Was this from your trip??

 

[shark b8]

Can’t really tell because of the glass-reflection, but there was a great deal of enthusiastic hand-waving.  We waved back.  

 

 

 

[shark b8]

 

[shark b8]

Wart hog & African buffalo.  These two kept their distance, so the photos are not so sharp.  Apparently, even if you’re a wart hog who isn’t starring in a Disney movie, you can be pretty aloof. 

 

 

Edited April 18, 2023 by shark b8

[shark b8]

Dinner report:  Keller ribs are tasty, although as mentioned earlier, I prefer a little “tug” vs “fall off the bone”.  Love the cornbread, although when we do it (like for Thanksgiving) we like to incorporate some whole corn kernels and a bit of chopped jalapeños.  ymmv).    Unfortunately, the lightning never materialized into a dinner light show.  ☹️

[shark b8]

A couple of cheetahs, eyeing tonight’s menu.

 

 

 

[highplanesdrifters]

17 hours ago, shark b8 said:

A couple of cheetahs, eyeing tonight’s menu.

 

 

 

I bet those rib bones will have a little tug.

[fdnycruiser]

Great pictures and commentary. Keep on enjoying 

[shark b8]

 

 

[shark b8]

 

 

Edited April 19, 2023 by shark b8