3rd march We arose at 5:00am and if you ask me, that was far too early, not that I had the best night’s sleep! A travel pillow would have been incredible when camping on concrete. But anyway, I packed away all my gear and was ready to go by about 5:30 but everyone in camp…
2nd March Morning soon came and if you ask me… far too soon and before even a coffee or breakfast we joined the rangers on a mock patrol for 45 minutes to see what they do and how to set a camera a trap. To this point and even beyond we didn’t see many animals…
1st March We pick up the story exactly where the last one left off, in the noisy hotel room, only where the party next door was blaring until the wee hours. The guy once he went to sleep snored so loud I thought that he was in bed next to me! Needless to say I…
On the 28th February our two boys, Troy and Blade turned 12. We decided to treat them like royalty and made them a cardboard castle, which they thoroughly enjoyed. Tiger subspecies Once there were 9 subspecies of tiger. Sadly, the Javan, Bali and Caspian tigers are all extinct. The 6 remaining are made up of…
A trip to Ha Long Bay and Moving on from Hanoi 26th February I had a pretty good night sleep but the boys both didn’t seem to enjoy it much… in fact as I write this on the bus to Ha Long Bay, Luke is literally now talking to Scott about how much he was…
21st February 2023 I actually didn’t think I’d write again until the day we actually travel but I wanted to give a little bit of an update on where we are with our preparations because we’re all in totally different places. I’ve got all of my stuff laid out on the floor in my office…
No, I’m not talking about putting lizards into pancakes or making lizard shaped pancakes. Today I’m going to introduce you to our lizards that can ‘pancake’ – Beardies! The Central Bearded Dragon The Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps), also known as the Inland Bearded Dragon, is a lizard that is native to Australia. There are…
Flighty, nervous or shy animals can be quite difficult to train, especially when there is a large group of them. It only takes one of them to set off the whole group. The keepers need to be able to do a head count in the morning and also a health check daily. If we have…
Roses? Chocolates? Mini break? Whatever floats your boat for the most romantic day of the year. I hope February 14th brings you love and happy thoughts from your nearest and dearest. However, if you are one of the cynical types that don’t partake in the “commercial nonsense” of St Valentine’s Day, hopefully you’ll still enjoy…
In celebration of Australia Day, which is held on 26th January to celebrate the establishment of the first permanent European settlement on the continent of Australia, I have decided to dedicate this blog to this stunning place. If any of you have ever been lucky enough to travel to Australia, you will know from first-hand…
