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Florida Trip – Crossing the Border

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Ron

We left Toronto early Wednesday morning and headed for the Windsor/Detroit border crossing. The roads in Toronto were pretty messy with a combination of ice and slush making loading the bikes onto the truck and general packing activities a bit … Continue reading →

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On the Road Again

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Ron

5:05 PM Arriving in Toronto. Looks pretty miserable and wet out the train window. Raining and 4 C with quite a bit of snow on the ground.

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African Safari – Serengeti – Morning Drive, part one

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Ron

Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) African Safari – Serengeti – Morning Drive This morning out on the Serengeti, we were all prepared to stay on our toes and keep a close look-out for the elusive Leopard.

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African Safari – Serengeti – Getting Going Again

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – Serengeti – Getting Going Again I thought that I might like to get the “Sunrise over the Serengeti” shot this AM but I guess ten days of safari was beginning to wear me down and the sunrise … Continue reading →

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African Safari – Serengeti moths

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – Serengeti moths I found, at the end of a day bouncing around in a safari van at 6,000 feet. that I was rather tired but, one evening on the way back from supper, I decided to stop … Continue reading →

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African Safari – Serengeti – Hyenas

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – Serengeti – Hyenas After we left the buffalo carcass and the vultures and headed on toward our accommodation for the evening, we passed by a family of hyenas. Tough to see them in the grass at first … Continue reading →

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African Safari – Serengeti Leftovers – Digging Right In

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Ron

Marabou Stork, (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) + White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) African Safari – Serengeti Leftovers – Finger-lickin’ Good Once the lions have had their fill, all of the clean-up crew arrives at the table and squabble over what is left behind. … Continue reading →

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African Safari – Out into the Serengeti in search of LIONS

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – Out into the Serengeti The Serengeti is a vast nature preserve and one of the natural wonders of the world. It wasn’t long before we had left all of the world behind as we traveled a road … Continue reading →

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African Safari – Oldupai Gorge to Serengeti National Park

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – Oldupai Gorge to Serengeti National Park As we left the Oldupai Gorge, our vehicles left a plume of dust behind at every corner. Looking off into the distance, it looked like we might be in for some … Continue reading →

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African Safari – Ngorongoro Crater to Oldupai Gorge

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – Ngorongoro Crater to Oldupai Gorge

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