Part 1 - POUNDING SURF AGAINST A TOWERING ROCKY CLIFF The little, charming whiteo large rocks secured by frayed green polypropylene rope that allowed us to stay 10 meters or so from the boulders a haired captain stepped briskly across the deck of our small wooden skiff and dropped the anchor. Better said, that the… Continue reading South American Adventure

THE MOST POWERFUL SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OF THEM ALL I consider the simple Tai Chi form called Tai Chi for Personal Transformation (TCPT) a variation of Mu-i as the best way to effect change in your life. The changes come as a surprise but they do start to appear in your life seemingly out of nowhere.… Continue reading Tai Chi For Personal Tranformation

Biologist Without Boarders is a non-profit foundation focused on engaging scientist in wildlife management and conservation efforts. Understanding charismatic mega fauna abundance and distribution are key ingredients to successful management.  We were fortunate in having skilled scientist lead us to exciting and educational capture-tag-release operations during our South African safari adventure. A local volunteer team conducted… Continue reading WHEN IS A GOOD TIME TO HUG A WILD AFRICAN ELEPHANT?

Our days varied a bit, but as a generalization, we did a trek in the morning and a drive in the afternoon. Our accommodations were comfortable with a touch of Africa.  A small cabin with a thatched roof at Thanda and a big tent at Phinda. Large wild animals wondering through camp was the norm. Both… Continue reading A WALK IN THE SAND FOREST SAVANNA

During the first day of our South African safari adventure we came upon the real life and death drama of a battle between Cape buffalo and a pride of lions.  We were right in the middle. It was intense!!! I was able to take a few pictures but they do not reflect the ferocity of the… Continue reading COME ON LIONS, LET’S DANCE

Chapter 1             FIRE U Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is a great place to start the healing for my long tortured mind about Africa. I had left Nigeria under fire. I want my existing Africa images of guns in my face and my malarial ravaged body replaced with images of colorful insects and big game. I had… Continue reading Fire U