Hubers go Africa

Lions are very social compared to other cats. However it is rare to find a pride sitting together. But for us it really is the year of the cats. No longer as beautiful as the two young males (cf previous post) here is the 14 years old boss of another pride. He survived (and won)…

Brothers, 6 and 7 years old, the one with a black, the other with a blonde lion’s mane. They belong to the same pride and seem to be smart fighters as you see no single injury on their fell. The black one is the boss which means that all cubs of the pride are his…

Does the son look like his mother? For us, yes. However each leopard has its very specific pattern  – like we have individual fingerprints. And for our guide they have a very different facial expression. Clearly recognizable, isn’t it? Mother and Son meet rarely as leopards are solitary hunters. These both became film stars recently:…

Mother Leopard relaxing on a tree (would you see her in the first picture?) and then taking her afternoon walk. With so many newborns dinner seems not to be a problem for her. Die ältere (Mutter-) Leopardin hängt ganz lässig im Baum (würdet Ihr sie überhaupt sehen im Vorbeifahren?) und startet dann ihren Abendspaziergang im Wissen,…

Savute Camp. Famous all over southern Africa as elephants have always been regular visitors to the camp. As the water installation had to be repaired with the same regularity (elephants learned that there is wonderful fresh water behind this thing that humans call shower) now the ablution block looks like a fort. The Savute River…

Goodbye to the only inland delta of its kind in the world. Welcome to breathtaking Chobe Park. Tschüss und Servus zum einzigen Binnendelta dieser Art. Hallo und Hi zum atemberaubenden Chobe Park. Many stops on the way to Chobe. Not just to watch animals … Auf dem Weg zum Chobe (auf der Karte rechts oben)…

Impressions from a boat ride (the one that gave the inspirations for the famousRiver Kwai March flows in Burma or Thailand). Eine Bootstour auf dem Khwai (der gepfiffene River Kwai Marsch wurde von dem Fluss ohne „h“ in Burma oder Thailand inspiriert). Das letzte Foto zeigt einen Elefanten, der vielleicht zu viel gepfiffen hat und…

A spotted bundle. In the middle of the road: It fell to earth from two meters above the ground. 15 minutes ago. The baby raises the head … standing wobbly in front of us … falling down … tries again … courageous enough to risk even a first step („yes, go, go, go!“)   … falling down…

Remaining free against ourselves, we skipped the idea of heading south but decided to go north, again into Moremi Game Reserve where we stayed in camp sites at “Third Bridge” and “Xakanaka”. We saw many warthogs, impalas and other antelopes with newborns. Nature is preparing itself for the rainy season promising new food. However it…

“The Royal Game” and the “Letter from an Unknown Woman” are a must-read. However it is the biography “Montaigne”, one of the final works before his suicide (Veronal!), which contains Stefan Zweig’s food for thought for our non-planning attitude: Not travelling, but being traveled, remaining free even against oneself. “Schachnovelle” oder “Brief einer Unbekannten” sind Klassiker…