tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130460157969402742024-02-02T06:03:54.874+03:00Wild AdventuresAndy & Sarah Skinner blog from Kenya & beyondUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-49950544200360307172014-07-04T22:06:00.002+03:002014-07-04T22:27:43.485+03:00Some of our more recent posts in the new blogClick on the photo's below to see a small selection of some of our new blog posts…..
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Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-18933223241016948172014-07-04T18:53:00.001+03:002014-07-04T19:06:33.966+03:00Our blog has moved.......
Hi all, Just a quick reminder that our blog has now moved and you can find it here on our new website. We hope you stop by to see our blog and take a peek through our photo gallery. Thanks all :)
www.imagesofwildlife.co.uk
Posted with BlogsySarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-57823234722799434692014-04-21T23:37:00.001+03:002014-04-21T23:41:32.568+03:00New website & BLOG MOVING! We are delighted to finally announce that our new updated website is now live! Come by for a browse, we hope you like the new design, images and additional information. More new pages to follow shortly.NEW! Website: www.imagesofwildlife.co.ukNEW! Blog: http://www.imagesofwildlife.co.uk/blog-2/Our blog is also now moving from here to a blog page in our new website. Soon we will be adding a 'Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-25651444085444232262014-02-07T22:50:00.000+03:002014-02-07T22:50:46.579+03:00New website & blog coming soon! We have decided its time to have a complete website redesign and as a result our blog here will soon be moving to www.imagesofwildlife.co.uk
At the moment the old website is still live and our last post here will soon announce when it's all live. Keep checking back as we expect to be live in the next 4 weeks.
We hope everyone here will continue to follow our adventures in a brand new Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-38722113685192401022014-01-02T02:29:00.001+03:002014-01-02T23:48:05.475+03:00The clouds lift and the Aurora appearsIt was December 30th and the Amarula was going down quite nicely as the three of us were watching TV. Every evening we would regularly pay a visit outside for a 'cloud check' whilst we all avidly checked the NASA website for the current aurora activity. This particular evening was no different. It was around 11pm and Andy had just checked the update which showed a KP value of 1, certainly not Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-28357068571708272822013-12-31T23:20:00.001+03:002013-12-31T23:21:51.686+03:00Gusty Golden circle!We arrived at our apartment in Laugarvatn after dark, driving en route through Thingvellir National Park and were pleasantly surprised at how nice and large it was, with a great location overlooking a large frozen lake. Similar to Grundarfjordur the village of Laugarvatn is small with less than 1000 inhabitants. Nestled at the base of a small mountain and close to many of the main 'attractions' Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-10860945381112941032013-12-31T01:17:00.001+03:002013-12-31T01:34:52.314+03:00So close yet so far!!! On our last evening at Hotel Framnes we were again hindered by thick cloud and sadly no aurora activity, indeed disappointing but as there is little you can do to affect either we all remained bouyant and in good spirits. The next morning we were due to leave Grundarfjordur early to make our way to the small village of Laugarvatn in the 'Golden Circle'. However, as we came down to breakfast theSarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-25962554621600521612013-12-29T02:21:00.001+03:002013-12-31T01:26:48.254+03:00Velkomin aftur til Íslands (welcome back to Iceland!) Our latest travel blog brings us back to Iceland. In contrast to our visit in September 2012 this time we have chosen to come back in the winter. Iceland in the winter certainly provides a different kind of experience but our main aim this time is to capture the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) and hopefully a chance to see Orca whales.
Arriving late on the 26th December with an overnight in Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-45159802984914580742013-10-20T15:55:00.001+03:002013-10-20T16:05:00.919+03:00Find us on Facebook! We would be delighted for those that follow our blog to come and 'like' our facebook page. As well as links to our blog you will find more photos and updates. We would be delighted if you are all able to spread the word! Click on the link below to link to our page. Thanks everyone
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Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-8422291221055100732013-10-19T20:00:00.000+03:002013-10-20T15:40:01.698+03:00Life and death on the plainsIn the last few days the weather has changed a little, lovely sunrises but the afternoons marked with cloud and a slightly increased rainfall as well as a rise in temperature. Fortunately so far the rivers remain low and allowing us to still cross over.
A few days back we were treated to quite some action. Starting first with an attempted hunt by three cheetah's, all offspring of a cheetah mum Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-88016487662136417842013-10-17T17:01:00.001+03:002013-10-17T17:08:39.988+03:00Olkeju Rongai cubs and Notch boys! Unfortunately I start the latest update of the past 3/4 days while Andy is currently horizontal under our vehicle! This morning we had an issue with our Land Rover whereby the anti roll bar mount, part of the chassis severed during our morning drive, we are just hoping that we can continue on as we are only half way through our three week trip in the Mara! He is currently trying to make a fix by Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-70096102587509661862013-10-15T15:38:00.001+03:002013-10-15T15:44:31.140+03:00Last few days in Mara Triangle We are a bit behind of blogging given our days have been spent out in the field most of the day for the last 3/4 days! As we write this post we are now in a different section of the Mara so time for a quick update on our few days in the Mara Triangle (MT) before we moved to a different location. The weather has been mixed, heavy cloud with rain on a couple of occasions in the evening, the last Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-87217803700150926092013-10-10T21:35:00.001+03:002013-10-11T06:04:18.095+03:00Recce to the border and Serval kittens!!! On the morning of the 8th we took a drive around the Mugoro pride territory to look for the mugoro females and to hopefully find out which males were holding tenure of this pride, we had heard stories that the 4km boys had returned but at the same time news that the Olooloolo males were in situ here. So slightly confusing! However, despite looking in all of their favourite haunts we were Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-58442844472019239692013-10-08T21:29:00.001+03:002013-10-10T10:03:48.306+03:00Return to the Mara Returning back to the Mara is always something we look forward to. Although before we embarked on the trip we knew this trip would be marked with some sadness. It had not been long since the horrific event at Westage Mall, a terrible incident that sadly affected many friends of ours in Kenya. In addition knowing that we would be no longer have the opportunity to find two of our favourite cats we Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-33887686652447408832013-09-04T14:00:00.000+03:002013-09-29T13:29:29.496+03:00UK newspaper 'Daily Express' features one of our images. Great to see one of our images is featured in the UK national newspaper 'The Daily Express'. September 4th 2013.
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Posted with BlogsySarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-64557086141596787792013-07-20T14:00:00.000+03:002013-09-29T20:37:27.706+03:00Days 6-7: North Gate, Moremi Game Reserve After a few hours drive through more sandy tracks, with swampy and damp woodland lining the route we arrived at our final destination of the Moremi section of our trip, North Gate. The campsite was again lovely, close to the Khwai River and literally behind the exit point of the north of the reserve, with Khwai village just a couple of kilometres away. We had a another huge pitch and located on Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-20601382906375946952013-07-18T14:00:00.000+03:002013-08-10T23:53:10.057+03:00Days 5-6: Xakanaxa, Moremi Game ReserveIt was a relatively short journey from Third Bridge to Xakanaxa. On a few occasions we had the dilemma of which track to take, and as always you question if you took the best route. However, that not always such an issue when its such a lovely landscape and with no stress over time we ambled our way in a North East direction. Picking up the odd sign that affirmed we were going in the right Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-65226719836248615012013-07-17T14:00:00.000+03:002013-08-06T00:10:09.424+03:00Days 2 - 5: Third Bridge Campsite, Moremi Game ReserveA couple of hours later after leaving the South Gate area we arrived at our next destination, Third Bridge campsite. The tracks along the way once again consisting of deep sand. We passed through the reserve, with vast tracks of land unhindered by human settlement, passing just two vehicles in the journey. Many pans had long ago lost their water and signs of elephant damage continued to dominate Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-43339386671792515532013-07-14T14:00:00.000+03:002013-08-04T21:38:53.493+03:00Our blog from Botswana: Day 1 & 2. Maun & South Gate (Moremi Game Reserve) Despite arriving a little jaded after a long flight we were excited about arriving back into Maun and starting our self drive adventure through Northern Botswana. However, we had a busy day before us though before we could totally relax! We were met at the airport by a nice chap from Bushlore who took us to what was to be our home for the next 2 weeks. Imagine our excitement when we were led to Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-34150976515779190342013-07-09T21:42:00.001+03:002013-07-09T22:53:07.250+03:0016 days, 3 countries - The next African adventure!With just a few days to go until we depart it seems a fitting time to introduce our next African bush adventure. As a change from visiting our usual stomping ground of Kenya we are off on an exciting self drive adventure to northern Botswana, with a quick dip into Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Since our last trip to Botswana in 2005 we have vowed every year to come back, finally that year has come! This Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-26297743537130598782013-06-15T22:43:00.001+03:002013-06-16T00:04:32.797+03:00Andy's photos published in the Daily Mail onlineGreat to see a sequence of images shot by Andy in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park were published in the Daily Mail online this week.
Check out the link below for the full article and photos.
Daily Mail article
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Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-90720540652007368012013-05-14T00:07:00.001+03:002013-06-16T00:08:46.075+03:00Another previous sighting we experienced in the Mara is published inthe Daily Mail and Huffington Post.Many of you may remember a previous sighting we blogged about in 2012. Check here for the article featured in the Daily Mail online recently.
Click below to read the full article
Elephants mourn deceased herd member - Daily Mail
Check back here soon for details of our forthcoming trip to Botswana....
Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-32927539073324226082013-02-19T23:35:00.002+03:002013-02-19T23:37:16.299+03:00Images published in the Daily Mail online. Very chuffed today to have had a series of images published in the Daily Mail online!
CLICK HERE for the full article and Sarah's images.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2280976/The-wrath-entire-group-lions-unleashed-lone-male-wanders-close-females-cubs.html
Sarah Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16185853750605428191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713046015796940274.post-2672023006475092772013-01-20T18:35:00.002+03:002013-01-20T18:35:40.744+03:00New Images.....Having had a busy few months we have finally had the chance to start catching up on some images! Most of which are from our October visit to the Mara. Click Here to be directed to our new images gallery. Thanks for swinging by and we hope you enjoy!
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