Capturing the Moment

    I arrived in Kenya last night, ready to lead an incredible East Africa safari with the wonderful Dillon clan. They show up in two days, hopefully ready to jump into action, as we will be hitting the ground running. Stops on this fly-around-East-Africa itinerary will be Samburu and Masai Mara National Parks in Kenya, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater National Parks in Tanzania, as well as some tropical time on a small island off the coast of Zanzibar. We have a lot to fit into these next couple of weeks. This blog will be ground zero for anyone wanting to follow along with the adventures, photos, and stories from the trip. I will try to keep the updates coming regularly, or as much as our reception from the bush allows. The key word for finding all the posts from this trip will be Dillon , which you can simply put into the search bar at the top right and all of the posts will appear. Safe flights all... Africa awaits! -Dai Mar Tamarack www.daimartamarack.com

Getting some insider information Roxy and Julie got my contact info and sought me out to take them on a dive somewhere in Maui. Roxy was certified while Julie wasn't, so I had to find a place where she could snorkel at the surface and still stay with us. I also wanted to go somewhere with great wildlife and near where they were staying, in Lahaina. So after discussing a couple of options we decided on Black Rock. This has been a favorite dive site of mine on the west coast of Maui. On this day we got lucky, first with parking (which can be the big downside to this site), and with weather conditions. After snorkeling out to the point, past the cliff jumpers, Roxy and I said 'see ya later' to Julie and descended to the sandy floor. After a few minutes getting back in the feel and working on her buoyancy Roxy was back at it. And lucky for me the wildlife just kept showing up. Roxy and Juliet The water was crystal clear as we had numerous sea turtle encounters, n...