I went to the gym at 0630 as it was light and I was awake. While rowing away on deck 6 I saw a zodiac rendezvous with our sister ship where they swopped gear. Then it was full steam ahead to Sisimiut, the second largest town in Greenland @ 5500 - the total population is 55,000. We docked alongside and disembarked for 2 hour walking tours of the city. We had lovely sunny weather and at times felt slightly overdressed in our warm clothes but every now and again a c...

We left home at 0340 on Sunday 16th August and headed to Luton airport by taxi. At that time in the morning it was quite a fast trip which was lucky as the airport was getting busier but there were only a few of us in the Easy Jet self serve baggage drop albeit there was an enormous queue when we we had finished. The fast track purchase was worthwhile as that was also seamless and we were soon after having breakfast at Starbucks. Our flight to Copenhagen departe...

Today we sadly had to leave but the good news was our flight wasn't until 4.00pm. This enabled us to get up at 6.00am - I trogged the long and winding path to the camp pool for an early morning dip while John packed and pottered. We then had breakfast and settled our bills before leaving at 0930ish for a days game drive and lunch before catching our flight. Most of our morning was spent following a cheetah mum (today's photo) and 3 cubs as they played and she w...

Today was my birthday and we were off to the Masai Mara after an early, 0600, breakfast hoping to see a crossing and plenty of wildlife activity. As we drove the sunlight on the tall seas of golden grass made for spectacular views. We passed lots of wildebeest and could see lots of herds wending here way across the hillsides. We spotted three lionesses strategically distanced for a hunt but seemingly lying down and having a rest. Soon after they started to move...

Today we decided to opt for both drives in the conservancy that surrounds Cottars with tomorrow taking lunch and going for a day in the Masai Mara. It was a cold start to the day - still lots of wildebeest & zebra around and noticeably turning the long grass into short well trodden grass. Our first sighting, from another two guides totally in tune with their environment, was of two male lions munching away on a wildebeest breakfast (today's photo). They were...