by Anthony | Nov 8, 2023 | _featured, Africa, Anjajavy, Madagascar
The Baobab tree is amazing, it’s a succulent.. yeah. Some of them are thousands of years old. One of them (which I didn’t see, but was in Madagascar) was so large they carved a small bar into it. The Baobab is also called “reniala” (“mother of the forest”)...
by Anthony | Nov 6, 2023 | _featured, Africa, Madagascar
About 30 minutes of walking into the scorching hot forest, we arrive at a hole in the ground. The temperature is what the locals would call “Mafana Be” which is Malagasy for REALLY HOT. It doesn’t look like much, and there’s a 40 foot ladder...
by Anthony | Oct 29, 2023 | _featured, Africa, Tanzania
Epic. Take a close look at the Lion that was noticeably scared of the balloon. This is the sun rising. It’s too hot to fly during the day. We go at 4am to take off by first light, around...
by Anthony | Oct 27, 2023 | _featured, Africa, Tanzania
Leopards are extremely difficult to spot in Africa. Here’s one hanging out, on a branch. Yep- we may have been too close with our truck. Welp, the cat didn’t mind too much. Apparently when they’re done gorging themselves on the kill, and done draggin...
by Anthony | Feb 21, 2023 | _featured, Antarctica
This is the starting point: the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. At the end of the earth, the most southern populated area: The town of Ushuaia This area of water is called Drake’s Pass. Known for being dangerous seas. There’s 50% chance you’ve vomited...
by Anthony | Feb 14, 2022 | _featured, Hawaii, North America
Yep. Sharks. Big ones. And a nasty looking Barracuda that was looking at me like lunch. The water is incredible. The sharks are very BIG You’re in open ocean, it’s 300 feet deep. The sharks are coming up from the depths for chum. I’m hoping they...