Easter Island (Rap Nui) is one of those places I’d gladly return to. Full of mystery, peaceful and isolated. This Moai (the name for the rock statues everywhere on the island) was one of my favourites. It is the only kneeling Moai on the island, found on the outer side of Rano Raraku crater. The way the clouds are formed in the sky, made me think this Moai was deep in thought…the stories he would tell, if only he could talk.
Madagascar is the country that is responsible for my travel obsession and interest in travel photography. I had a cheap camera back then, but it didn’t matter as the memories from that trip in 2001 are still vivid today. Here is one snap I took at the Tsiribihina River, as our trusty truck was carefully loaded onto a make shift barge. Notice that the barge is otherwise empty…I had grown accustomed to a certain level of chaos as locals tended to stampede and crowd around bridges and barges everywhere else we went. Thankfully the truck passed the ‘will it float’ test, and shortly after the mayhem ensued, with everyone vying for a coveted spot on the shady side of the barge, thanks to our truck’s shadow.
Ever have one of those days where you don’t feel like doing anything? Seems like this juvenile Lion in Zimbabwe was having one of those days when we caught him lounging in this tree. I guess when you’re a Lion, you can do (or not do) whatever you want!
After fishing for piranhas in the Pantanal Wetlands, we came across this roadblock of cows and their ranchers, called Pantaneiros. The gloomy sky in the background was an oncoming thunderstorm that soaked us shortly afterwards.
Today marks the 100th year that Parks Canada – the world’s first National Park system – has been in existence. I have enjoyed camping and hiking in some of our great Canadian National Parks so to mark this birthday, here is an image taken at Bruce Peninsula National park two years ago.
