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

[KevTheGooner]

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'? :D

[Red Agave]

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'? :D

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

[topcatcole]

Where in Africa? If there's beer and wildlife - I'm there. :D If you're there, there'll always be beer and wild life. ;)

[KevTheGooner]

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


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


http://www.ratebeer.com/beerimages/full_size/8202.jpg

[Jay Clark]

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.

[jatm516]

Here's the crew
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/1933/manapoolsgoonersry4.jpg


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

[Rick B]

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 (http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=2b1yg0gp.axjvq4ll&x=0&y=o5s6s4)

[Joep]

Very cool everyone, very very cool.

[Rick B]

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

The guy's in the hide we slept in at Masuma Dam
http://images.kodakgallery.com/servlet/Images/photos3560/5/2/86/0/79/1/179008602505_0_BG.jpg?a=0

An elephant refected against the watering hole as the sun sets at Masuma metres from where we slept
http://images.kodakgallery.com/servlet/Images/photos3560/5/2/86/0/89/7/789008602505_0_BG.jpg?a=0

One of the rarest carnivores in Africa - Painted Hunting Dog
http://images.kodakgallery.com/servlet/Images/photos3560/5/2/86/80/61/2/261808602505_0_BG.jpg?a=0

[Joep]

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

[DallasGooner]

Some very cool photos Rick. I see you also felt a small stick would defeat a lion cub. Where those tents out in open where wildlife was free to come up to them?

[red & wite army]

I've got to say that it is crazy that I LIVE in South Africa, yet I haven't even seen most of those animals that you guys did on this trip! I've looked at a few of the photos, but will take a closer look when I finally finish exams on Wednesday!!!

[Rick B]

Some very cool photos Rick. I see you also felt a small stick would defeat a lion cub. Where those tents out in open where wildlife was free to come up to them?

The photo with the tents in them was take on the edge of Kafue National Park at the south gate where there are no barriers at all. We were 70K from the nearest road and in the middle of nowhere. It was fantastic.

At Mana Pools where the sun rising photo' and the heyna photos were taken there was nothing seperating us from the animals. The first night an elephant came up from the river and walked about 30 metres away from where we were sitting around the fire. The 2nd night Hippo were grazing about 10 metres from the tents and heyna were around us all the time. The night vision monoculars that I got were great!!

[surfcam]

The photo with the tents in them was take on the edge of Kafue National Park at the south gate where there are no barriers at all. We were 70K from the nearest road and in the middle of nowhere. It was fantastic.

At Mana Pools where the sun rising photo' and the heyna photos were taken there was nothing seperating us from the animals. The first night an elephant came up from the river and walked about 30 metres away from where we were sitting around the fire. The 2nd night Hippo were grazing about 10 metres from the tents and heyna were around us all the time. The night vision monoculars that I got were great!!

Glad to help! Great stuff Rick.

[Shibby13]

Rick are you still planning on coming to New York in July for those concerts?