Hiking Boots for Africa

Hi-Tec Men's Altitude IV Hiking Boot

I really love these boot they are extremely tough yet at the same time both lite weight and comfortable a pair of boots that are made to cover ground.
Boasting waterproof, seam-sealed construction for unparalleled durability, the Altitude from Hi-Tec really goes the distance. This rugged and stylish hiking boot has a softly padded leather collar, fully gusseted leather tongue, and rustproof brass hardware. It also has a board last with a steel shank for added rigidity, a lightweight compression-molded EVA mid sole for superior comfort, and a carbon rubber hiking outsole for traction. There's even a Comfort-Tec contoured sock liner to help support feet mile after mile. our second pair of boots are the ultimate Africa Boots the Caterpiller mens 2cnd shift boots Check them out. in fact they are my current boots, they may not be as lite as the hi-tec s but they way meaner. 

Kubu Island Botswana

There are few destinations that are as way off the beating track as Kubu Island. Way out on the brink of the vast Makgadadikgadi salt Pans there lies this mysterious granite Island full of giant boulders and ancient weirdly twisted gnarled Baobab trees and the traces of a civilization of people that have long since vanished. Kubu Island is truly an island in the middle of nowhere. As the vast pans that surround it on just about all points of the compass stretch way out, as far as the eye can see and way beyond the limits of the horizons. If you love photography this is of course a must visit place. And then because the pans are so flat the sunsets and sunrises are absolutely out of this world.

However here are just a few points to remember when traveling out to Kubu Island

1 There is nothing out there which means you will need water, food, petrol, and any thing else you may need.

2 Kubu island is a community trust so you will have to book if you are going to camp.

3 The toilets, Rest rooms or whatever you call them are not great at Kubu in fact there is just one smelly hot orange porterloo per camp site.  There are no showers as there is no water. So you will need more water for that.  

4 Although Kubu Island is an amazing place photographically and you can even find bits of broken earth pots and little beads that were left there by the lost civilizations of who knows who. It’s also not very big and there is lots of nothingness out there. So don’t plan on staying there for more then three days unless you like nothingness.

Where is Mozambique?

Q- Where Is Mozambique?

A- Mozambique is a country on the east coast of Africa (That is The indian Ocean) with South Africa and Swaziland on it southern side and Malawi up on is northern side. and as you can see on the Map below Madagascar is just across the Mozambique Channel. 

The people 

The people of Mozambique are very hard working and industrious yet sadly very poor as there country went through a terrible civil war however the country is recovering.

The Food

 The food like the language is portuguese. With a lot of sea food  cashew nuts and coconuts and plenty of tropical fruits. 

    

Good books

Well hello people today i am going to share with you two Great Books that make easy reading.
the first Book is The flame trees of Thika and the second book is the sequel The mottled lizard 

It all starts in an open cart Elspeth Huxley set off with her parents to travel to Thika in Kenya. As pioneering settlers, they built a house of grass, ate off a damask cloth spread over packing cases, and discovered—the hard way—the world of the African. With an extraordinary gift for detail and a keen sense of humor, Huxley recalls her childhood on the small farm at a time when Europeans waged their fortunes on a land that was as harsh as it was beautiful. For a young girl, it was a time of adventure and freedom, and Huxley paints an unforgettable portrait of growing up among the Masai and Kikuyu people, discovering both the beauty and the terrors of the jungle, and enduring the rugged realities of the pioneer life.

Sunsets in Africa

One of the most beautiful things I would say about traveling in Africa and more particularly in Botswana are the awesome Sunsets. And Because Botswana is so flat; sunsets seem all the larger and then adding to that fact is that most of Botswana seems to be suffering through perpetual dust storms which means you will often get these stunning almost Blood red skies come sunset time. And if you would like to get that classic photo of some elephants ambling across the African Plains there is no better place to go then the Chobe River

How to Survive a Lion Attack

Well i am sure, that most people will not be attacked, by lions or a lion.However if you are visiting Africa and are going to be out and about in the wilds you may as well have some idea of what to do in such a situation.
one thing we can be sure of is that if you are attacked it is very doubtful that you will have the calmness or the time to remember the seven or what ever it is steps to surviving a Lion Attack.
so for that reason alone we cut it down to three.

STEP 1      DO NOT RUN Lions like dogs and other predators chase things that run.

STEP 2      Retreat SLOWLY by walking backwards 

STEP 3     Maintain Eye Contact

STEP 4    only if Lion Follows You. Clap hands and shout make lots of noise while continuing to follow the above Steps.

Hope you never have to try the above and if you do Well i Do Hope that You Survive.

                                                GPPWMNZRVWJN

Connected in the wilderness

Today we often feel that our lives depend upon our being connected to our online world v the Internet or cell phone. however when you head out into the wilds of wherever most often along with the trains and planes our internet connection disappears. so lets take a look at the Gadgets.

#1 "SPOT is a range of text messaging and GPS tracking devices which utilise the Globalstar network. They allow short (41 character messages to be sent from the majority of the planet's landmass. SPOT devices also include a GPS receiver that allows users to push their location to emergency services. SPOT is simplex and can not receive user data. SPOT claim to have successfully routed at least 15 SOS events to emergency services"