The Africa Thread (Arsenal related........kind of!!)

Just before we went out for dinner. Classic pic of Ken I think.

Glad you got home in one piece. Would you believe the trip's car curse struck again last night? My car battery warning light came on about 50 miles from home. Just carried on driving and will get it checked out tomorrow so no biggie but ffs!

Ok smartypants - I'll start you off with some bite-sized ones

Oh and Rog, if you're reading this, the headtorch was used every night in the bush to satisfy all our appetites. Ken, the guy with the sideburns, was our head chef and used my gadget on a variety of meats to the delight of one and all.

Do you expect to wake up on any given morning, and have to sing, "Three Lions on my Shirt" !

Stunning.

Fortunately I am a natural when it comes to lion taming.

Judy, Kyla is very impressed with your lion picture.

The lion clearly saw that stick and knew you meant business!!!

Seriously, how freaking awesome was that? And did you really feel safer with that stick?

He's only 14 months old - I'd never encourage minors to drink!

Think he'd seen "The Lion King" a few times - was really posing for the pictures.

Oh don't worry, that stick wasn't my only protection. If they got too frisky I also said "no" in a very firm voice.

Decided that it might not work on these ones though



particularly as they'd recently reduced a hippo to this

What happens in Africa.......

Stays in Africa.........

Judy these pictures are amazing....I am going to show them to Josh-he will love them!

We snuck into the national football stadium; it had seen better days:

Wow. What a trip! Welcome back all! A good friend of mine just got a promotion to work in Africa and claims he wants me to come over and do some planning projects with him....ready to go back Jud'?

Where in Africa? If there's beer and wildlife - I'm there.

If you're there, there'll always be beer and wild life.

Don't know yet Judy but I'm pretty sure we'll be close enough to a place that serves something like this....

There has to be a Red Agave / Lions-Chelsea joke in there somewhere but damned if I can come up with it.

Rick- a question.... I saw an article on BBC television this morning about the astounding inflation rate in Zimbabwe and I believe the President was in London lobbying for economic help...is the infrastructure in serious trouble? And if so, what then? These pictures have convinced me more than ever that I need to get there, by the way.

C'mon Rick, when ya gonna get Moyra an Arsenal shirt? or will she get a ring before she gets let in to that realm?

Hey guys, had some trouble getting my photo's up but have finally done it. I spent ages doing captions and then lost them all so couldnt be bothered to do it all again!!

Here they are!!

Zimbabwe, Botswana and Zambia

Very cool everyone, very very cool.

3 of my fav photo's................

The guy's in the hide we slept in at Masuma Dam


An elephant refected against the watering hole as the sun sets at Masuma metres from where we slept


One of the rarest carnivores in Africa - Painted Hunting Dog

I have to ask...did you guys actually fly emirates?