Wildlife Mountain Lodge

... and Sibyl joined us here. After this we had one more night amongst the warthogs and hippos and then on to an amazing mountain top lodge. This was sheer luxury apart from the 6 min hike up from our cabin to the restaurant. But we enjoyed delicious food, ...

... altitude and don’t mind snow).  The drive took about 2 hours and I arrived for my night in the swanky Cradle Mountain Lodge resort at around dusk (4:30pm) allowing me to quickly grab a photo of Dove Lake with Cradle Mountain behind.  The ...

... of the bush. From that point things got a lot better. With friendly welcomes within a minute or so our transport up to the mountain lodge arrived. It was in the form of a long wheel base Land Rover and a pleasant fellow called Absalom. We proceeded up to ...

... After a few more lake stops, near miss of a possum and the stunning sunset sky, we arrived finally at Cradle Mountain National Park. This time the park had a lodge with an open fire where you could cook your food but as it was Adam's turn to cook, the 1 ...

... not strenuous or long, but filled to the brim with history and interesting facts about the climate, plant life, and wildlife found within Rocky Mountain National Park. I am really glad we went on the walk. It was very educational. For instance, we learned ...

... I was so tired, but more hungry, and I talked Adam to discussing this over food.  We drove back into the Cradle Mountain Lodge and found a bistro (that's like a "Grill" restaurant in America).  Without too much detail, I had another moment where ...

... it started lashing it down we lost our enthusiasm for looking at flowers a bit and both got soaked. We went to the Wildlife mountain lodge where we were staying and warmed up with some tea and biscuits.  This was the start of our rustic ...

... a beak that had been watching us swooped and grabbed t a biccy , his mate grabbed the remaining cheese. I felt terrible cos I hate wildlife eating such things …But blimey they had definitely done it before. So inside we went and turned the fire on. ...

... impact the jungle experience has left on me. Shamans can specialize in any form of shamanism.  Some specialize in mountain energy, others in the tobacco ceremony but for Don Antonio he is an experienced ayahuascero.  Ayahuasca is a naturally ...

... see some platypus (including one called Dawn...) at Platypus House on Beauty Point, and we also saw some echidna. Drove up to Cradle Mountain via Devonport and Sheffield (famous for its murals, and, I have to say, the best coffee I have had so far in ...

... I decided to spend the day exploring some of the walking trails that cris-crossed the sanctuary. Now, unfortunately for wildlife film-makers and bounty hounters, but fortunately for less-than-rugged travellers such as ourselves, Mlilwane didn't ...

... and then boat to the Kinabatangan Jungle Camp, deep in the jungle on the banks of the river in the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary.  The river is wide and murky in colour, as seems typical of rainforest rivers where frequent rainfall (the ...

... teaching them around here?  On the way back, we stopped at the West Summit to see the view and happened upon a herd of mountain sheep...well we saw their exit.  We would have followed them but they were headed off of the side of the mountain ...

... out on our way that the wildlife I heard so much about on Mt. Elgon was not around this part of the mountain, which was OK, because I'll be seeing plenty of wildlife in 6 weeks when Jim & I go on safari. Sebrick and I covered a lot of ground; he was ...

... different from above), gazelle, elephant and zebra.  It was an interesting vantage point from which to experience the wildlife, though our ground encounters offered much better photo opportunities. Unfortunately, as we were warned, the wind was a ...

... glorious suchsine. My next big walk was to do Mount Alfred at the head of the lake. This is pretty much a stand alone mountain, created when the two glaciers that created the Rees and the Dart valleys almost came together, but didn't quite meet, so ...

... in an hour!! He got some hot chocolate then we headed up the the summit along the boardwalks (there to protect the wildlife). there was lots of information about the wildlife and the formation of the mountains. At the ummit there is an old weatherstation ...

... horn sheep sighting, first snow capped mountain sighting, passing Georgetown, CO National Park Stamps of the Day: Rocky Mountain National Park Stay Over: The Pines Lodge at Beaver Creek resort in Avon, Colorado Phrase of the Day: "Watch for Rocks and ...

... ...  :)   After a short spell in Singapore we headed over to Sabah in Malaysian Borneo - land of fantastic wildlife, amazing monkeys, incredibly sea-life and the daunting Mount Kinabalu!    Top of the agenda was our meeting ...

... carry with them any medication and insect repellent.  If stolen and consumed by these orangutans, they could result in fatality. Wildlife Watching along Kinabatangan River That afternoon, I traveled for some 3 hours on a 4WD and a boat to a ...

... of my six plate expectation and filled all available pockets with croissants for the road.  I considered this achievement the first mountain I climbed that day. When we arrived at the Timpohon Gate we were in good spirits and set off for the 4095m ...