Safari 1 elephant courtship – the start

We nearly got run over by this randy five-tonne jumbo … (filmed by Margaret Christie on our recent Midlife Madness Safari)

 

Safari 2 elephant courtship – the finish

Here’s the sequel – the grand R18 finale … (filmed by Margaret Taylor on our recent Midlife Madness Safari)

 

Safari 3 elephant crossing

See how close we were on our recent Midlife Madness Safari in Kenya & Tanzania. And spot the grumpy matriarch at the end …

 

Safari 4 wildebeest crossing

The great migration has started – wildebeests on a fast track to somewhere (during our Midlife Madness Safari)

 

Safari 5 – zebra vs. crocodile 1

Who knows why they do this, when the river’s full of crocodiles? This one, fortunately, got away … (filmed on our Midlife Madness Safari)

 

Safari 6 – zebra vs. crocodile 2

But this little guy??? Spot the first croc having a go just 30 seconds in (we didn’t see it until we watched the video later) – and the second, bigger croc following the unlucky youngster into the inlet at the end. Amazingly, the baby zebra made it – we saw him scramble up the bank a minute later … (filmed on our Midlife Madness Safari)

 

Safari 7 – Masai village school

African school-kids, in the Masai Mara, Kenya, entertaining our Midlife Madness Kiwis …

 

Safari 8 – fountains-Dubai Mall

Superb display outside the world’s most-visited shopping mall – in Dubai (on our way home)