Capturing the Moment

2018 started off in a big way. I found myself back in Africa, this time in East Africa for an incredible family safari with the Dillon clan through Kenya and Tanzania. We took part in a Masaai new years celebration at the uber luxurious Ngorongoro Crater Lodge. Ringing in the new years surrounded by a hundred chanting Masaai warriors and dancers.    After that safari I rushed back to the east coast for the birth of our first child. Born in Burlington, Vermont on January 19th, we welcomed a baby girl into the world. We named her Catalina after the island that Heidi and I met sailing around nearly a decade ago.    After a month of changing diapers and getting used to fatherhood I headed back to finish the Hawaii UnCruise season aboard the Safari Explorer. This would be the start of my new father schedule of working for a month and then off for a month.    This summer was my second season as Expedition Leader aboard the Safari Quest i...

  Sitting on the plane heading back to East Africa I can't help but think back on all of the amazing trips I've been fortunate enough to be a part of to this wonderful part of the world. Back in 2005 my father asked if I would accompany him to help make his dream of teaching baseball in Africa a reality. Baseball4Africa was born that fall, and what followed was a crash course into African adventure potential. We drove for 100 days from Kenya to the southern tip of the continent in South Africa stopping at national reserves, game parks, wild lands across seven different countries.       This first trip left such a lasting impression on me that I've traveled back to the dark continent any chance I could. I've led safaris , climbed Kilimanjaro , slept under the stars listening to the roar of lions, and met some amazing people. After all these years and all of my visits I still find myself drawn back to Africa.     There is just no...