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Small crab into the corals @Mafia Island - Tanzania ©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved

Small crab into the corals @Mafia Island - Tanzania ©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved
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sabato 13 febbraio 2016
Africa, the mother land: Tanzania. UNA GRANDE AVVENTURA MI ASPETTA/ A GREAT ADVENTURE IS WAITING FOR ME
Lo so che volete che io vi parli delle Udzungwa mountains e della loro incredibile bellezza e ricchezza.
E il momento in cui ricomincerò a scrivere sul blog arriverà presto non preoccupatevi.
Al momento però sto organizzando la prossima avventura che richiede un certo impegno e una notevole quantità di lavoro e di tempo a disposizione, mi perdonerete perciò se non vedrete molti articoli e post e foto o video sul blog.
Potrete seguire però la nuova avventura e la sua preparazione su questa pagina facebook Africa Conservation Adventure e sui vari indirizzi dei social medias che vi daranno una bella panoramica di ciò che stiamo per fare. UNA GRANDE AVVENTURA, di quelle da ricordare, con uno scopo ben preciso, proteggere la natura, gli elefanti, i rinoceronti, i leoni ed in generale tutta la wildlife africana.
Non potete perdervela, non potete non divertirvi seguendola, non potete far finta di niente. Seguiteci e sostenete la causa
Ci vediamo presto sul web
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TWITTER https://twitter.com/AdventureLifePr
INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/andrewbigdaddy/
#africaconservationadventure
#Adventure #Never #Ends
ENGLISH VERSION
I know you want me to tell you about the Udzungwa mountains and their incredible beauty and richness.
The moment I'll start to write again on the blog will come back soon don’t worry.
At the moment, I'm planning the next adventure that requires some effort and a considerable amount of work and time, so forgive me if you do not see many articles and posts and photos or videos on the blog.
But you can follow the new adventure and its preparation on this facebook page Africa Conservation Adventure and the various addresses of the social medias that will give you a nice overview of what we are doing. A GREAT ADVENTURE to remember, with a purpose to protect nature, elephants, rhinos, lions and in general all the African wildlife.
You cannot miss it, you cannot not having fun by following it, you cannot wait. Teh time is now. Join and sustain the cause.
See you soon on the web
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TWITTER https://twitter.com/AdventureLifePr
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#africaconservationadventure
#Adventure #Never #Ends
lunedì 26 ottobre 2015
Non c'è avventura senza Video - There's no Adventure without videos: MDONYA NIGHT LIFE
Ottavo video preparato per voi dalla Tanzania: MDONYA NIGHT LIFE
Buona visione
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IL DIO OSCURO
RESCUE ELEPHANTS VS LIONS
WILD WILD SAFARI EXPERIENCE @Mdonya Old river Camp - Ruaha
MDONYA'S MONKEYS MADNESS
BIG MIGRATION - SAFARI ANTS
IL VIAGGIO
DIVING ADVENTURES
DUGONGO
NUOTANDO CON I DELFINI PT II
NUOTANDO CON I DELFINI
SOSSUSVLEI NAMIB DESERT PANORAMIC FLIGHT
SANDWICH HARBOUR 4X4 NAMIB DESERT
IL DIO OSCURO
RESCUE ELEPHANTS VS LIONS
WILD WILD SAFARI EXPERIENCE @Mdonya Old river Camp - Ruaha
MDONYA'S MONKEYS MADNESS
BIG MIGRATION - SAFARI ANTS
IL VIAGGIO
DIVING ADVENTURES
DUGONGO
NUOTANDO CON I DELFINI PT II
NUOTANDO CON I DELFINI
SOSSUSVLEI NAMIB DESERT PANORAMIC FLIGHT
SANDWICH HARBOUR 4X4 NAMIB DESERT
Here the EIGHTH video made for you from Tanzania: MDONYA NIGHT LIFE
ENJOY
If you like this video, maybe you can watch these others:
WILD WILD SAFARI EXPERIENCE @Mdonya Old river Camp - Ruaha
MDONYA'S MONKEYS MADNESS
BIG MIGRATION - SAFARI ANTS
THE TRIP
DIVING ADVENTURES
SWIMMING WITH DOLPHINS
SOSSUSVLEI NAMIB DESERT PANORAMIC FLIGHT
SANDWICH HARBOUR 4X4 NAMIB DESERT
A NIGHT DRIVE WITH LIONS
Etichette:
adventure,
adventurous,
civet cat,
genet,
genetta,
jackal,
leone,
leopard,
leopardo,
lions,
Mdonya Old river Camp,
night life,
Ruaha National Park,
safari,
serval,
south,
Tanzania,
wilderness safaris,
wildlife
martedì 13 ottobre 2015
Africa, the mother land: Tanzania. IL DIO OSCURO/THE DARK GOD
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CLICK ON THE VIDEO AND YOU'LL SEE 20 INCREDIBLE SECONDS
“Non importa se non sei d’accordo con me, al limite ti ucciderò, mangerò il tuo cuore e offrirò la tua vita in sacrificio ad un Dio Oscuro. Il leopardo.”
È uno scherzo che uso sempre con la mia collega quando sono
un po’ nervoso. Ebbene sì anche nella savana si può essere nervosi ed
incazzarsi anche parecchio.
Questo non significa tuttavia che non sia contento e felice,
queste sono emozioni assolutamente normali in ogni contesto, anche “in the
middle of nowhere of the bush.” “ma va’! E tu che sembravi un tipo così
tranquillo…seeee” “ lasciamo perdere va”.
Torniamo a noi: Il leopardo.
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"Male leopard on the road - Fundi" - Ruaha - Tanzania - ©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved |
Lui è il leopardo.
Un Dio Oscuro appunto.
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"Male leopard at dusk" - Ruaha - Tanzania -
©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved
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Leopard drinking - camera trap - Ruaha - Tanzania -
©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved
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Andiamo a metterla tutte le sere, dobbiamo stare attenti
perché potremmo incontrare qualsiasi animale: elefanti, sciacalli, bushbucks,
kudu, facoceri, bushpigs, zebre, impala, il leopardo appunto ed anche i leoni.
La scorsa settimana c’era una coppia di leoni che si stavano accoppiando, la
femmina si è subito accorta di noi e il maschio ha cominciato a dare segni di
nervosismo, ringhiava e si acquattava nell’erba, avvicinandosi piano piano a livello
del suolo fino a caricare scattando all’improvviso tra gli arbusti e l’erba
alta.
Eravamo a piedi.
Il leone non era interessato a noi, ma era ovviamente
aggressivo, e ci ha attaccato per tenerci lontano. Non è successo niente di grave perché una delle
nostre macchine stava passando di lì e si è frapposta tra noi e i leoni, proteggendoci
e permettendoci di salire ci ha lasciato il tempo di metterci al sicuro. Il
leone si è spaventato, ha fatto un giro intorno al cespuglio e ha cominciato a
grugnire e ringhiare. Non ho paura dei leoni, è una questione di attitudine, mi
è capitato altre volte, riesco a rimanere calmo e non mi faccio prendere dal
panico, cosa che capita a moltissime persone. È normale, credo. Mi fido molto
meno del leopardo.
Leopard drinking - camera trap - Ruaha - Tanzania -
©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved
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Honeymooners Leopards drinking - camera trap - Ruaha - Tanzania -
©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved
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Ho smesso di parlar loro.
Eh no a tutto c’è un
limite, 5 in un giorno solo no.
Un ragazzo che non aveva mai visto un leopardo
in vita sua è venuto qui e ne ha visti 3 in un giorno, due sullo stesso albero.
Era felice.
E' un posto meraviglioso, lo so.
Se vi è piaciuto questo articolo allora potreste essere interessati a lasciare un commento, oppure a leggere anche questi altri:
L'ISOLA DEL TESORO
LE NOTTI SILENZIOSE SONO LE NOTTI MIGLIORI
I LEONI RUGGISCONO DI NOTTE
IL VIAGGIO
ENGLISH VERSION
Se vi è piaciuto questo articolo allora potreste essere interessati a lasciare un commento, oppure a leggere anche questi altri:
L'ISOLA DEL TESORO
LE NOTTI SILENZIOSE SONO LE NOTTI MIGLIORI
I LEONI RUGGISCONO DI NOTTE
IL VIAGGIO
ENGLISH VERSION
"It doesn’t matter if you do not agree
with me, I’ll kill you, eat your heart and sacrifice your soul to an Evil God.
The Leopard. "
It's a joke that I always use with my
colleagues when they are a bit nervous. Yes even in the bush you can be nervous
and get pissed off too.
However this does not mean that we are not
content and happy, but these emotions are absolutely normal in every context,
even "in the bush in the middle of nowhere." "But it should be
'! And here I seemed like such a cool and calm guy…
Returning back to point. The leopard.
It is fascinating, mysterious, elegant,
extremely dangerous and elusive. It can decide whether to be found or it can
hide in the grass in an open area, for him it is not necessary that there is thick
vegetation where it can find shelter from the prying eyes on him but he can
also hide in open area with short grass. It does not matter. He is the leopard.
A Dark God precisely.
In the camp we have a male leopard that
lives around us, it is not easy to see because being adult is very elusive, but
every morning I find tracks around my tents and around the guest tents. It
comes to about one meter away from the tent, close to where I lay my head. He
does not scare me and I do not disturb him, in fact I like that he goes around
independently with no concern for the humans living in the camp. Sometimes at
night you can hear the sound of his voice, not a roar like the lion, but rather
a deep rhythmic sound like a big saw cutting a huge tree. It's fun to try to
figure out where he is and what he is doing. Of course I do not take a walk to
try to find him, I sit in my tent and I sense in which the direction he is
located, at least I try.
Each night we put a camera trap to see what
animals visit us at night and at what times, partly out of curiosity, partly
for adventure and partly for scientific research: I want to understand how
often some species visit during the dark of the night. I know I'm boring, but
I'm a biologist, I cannot be different. Come on, understand me.
Every night we have to be careful because
we could meet any of the following animals: elephants, jackals, bushbucks,
kudu, warthogs, bush pigs, zebra, impala, leopard and even lions. Last week
there was a couple of lions that were mating, the female was immediately
noticed us and the male began to show signs of nervousness, growled and
crouched in the grass, approaching slowly at ground level then suddenly charged
at us through the bushes and tall grass.
We were on foot!
The lion was not interested in killing us,
but it was obviously aggressive, and charged at us to keep us away. Nothing serious
happened because one of our cars was passing by and came between us and the
lions, protecting us and allowing us to climb in to the vehicle to safety. The
lion was scared, he toured around the bush and began to grunt and growl. I'm
not afraid of the lions, it is a matter of attitude, when this happened other
times, I can stay calm and I do not panic, something that happens to many
people. It's normal, I think. I trust much less the Leopard.
Almost every night he comes to drink and I
can prepare the camera trap. Surprisingly one evening I found pictures of two
leopards, male and female, on their honeymoon as they say here, in the breeding
season, as would be more correctly stated. The thing that surprises me the most
is the time shown of when he visits: around 19:30. Sometimes
at 20:00, more often at 20:30, when I'm taking a shower or when we
are in the tent around the fire for a drink before dinner or during the meal.
In this park it is relatively easy to spot
leopards: firstly because there are many, second because "my" guides
are among the best, but certainly a good dose of luck helps a lot. Though
honestly one day the guests returned from their day safari and I asked them how
their day was, I discovered that they had seen 5 different leopards.
I stopped
talking to them.
Oh no there is a limit to everything, 5 in one day! No!
A guy
who had never seen a leopard in his life has come here and has seen three in
one day, two on the same tree.
He was happy.
It's a wonderful place, I know.
If you like this post maybe you can read also these ones:
TREASURE ISLAND
SILENT NIGHTS ARE THE BEST NIGHTS
LIONS ARE ROARING AT NIGHT
THE TRIP
THE END OF AN ADVENTURE
If you like this post maybe you can read also these ones:
TREASURE ISLAND
SILENT NIGHTS ARE THE BEST NIGHTS
LIONS ARE ROARING AT NIGHT
THE TRIP
THE END OF AN ADVENTURE
Etichette:
adventure,
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bush,
bushlife,
east africa,
leopard,
nighlife,
night,
Ruaha National Park,
safari,
Tanzania,
wilderness safaris,
wildlife
Ubicazione:
Regione di Iringa, Tanzania
lunedì 10 agosto 2015
Africa, the mother land: Tanzania. SAFARI GUIDE LIFESTYLE
Fare la guida di safari non è
solo un lavoro, è una scelta di vita.
Sembra essere banalmente
percepibile come scontato agli occhi di chi non ha fatto questa scelta, ma
occorre essere consapevoli, non è una fuga, non è un rifiuto, non è nemmeno un’avventura
fine a sé stessa, è un progetto.
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Dik Dik - Madoqua Kirkii - Ruaha National Park - Tanzania - ©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved |
Comporta sacrifici e tanto tanto
studio, sappiatelo.
Sono una guida professionista
certificata AFGA, African Field Guide Association, e imparo tutti i giorni qualcosa di nuovo. Ho intrapreso
questa strada perché ho capito che nella vita bisogna fare quello che ci piace,
non quello che gli altri si aspettano da noi. O peggio, quello che noi
aspettiamo da noi stessi, proiettando aspettative erronee e fuorvianti per la
nostra personale realizzazione e felicità.
Ok, fin qui tutto bene, ve l’ho
già spiegato in altri articoli e momenti.
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Yellow Baboon - Ruaha National Park - Tanzania - ©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved |
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Lion's cub - Ruaha National Park - Tanzania - ©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved |
Tuttavia onestamente, è la migliore
scelta che abbia fatto in vita mia. Ho imparato ed imparo tuttora un sacco di
cose. Ogni giorno è diverso e mi regala esperienze incredibili. Ho superato
alcuni limiti che avevo anche dopo essere diventato guida certificata e
miglioro la mia conoscenza naturalistica in maniera concreta. Giro scalzo per
il campo, all’inizio ero titubante e parecchio indispettito nel farlo, ma poi
ho osservato, capito e fatto mia questa abitudine che ha il mio Boss.
Ovviamente ci sono molte controindicazioni nel farlo: spine, sabbia, terra,
polvere e insetti fastidiosi, ma superato il limite, basta prestare attenzione
a quello che si fa e tutto risulta naturale. Cammino nel bush come se l’avessi
sempre fatto, tra l’erba alta 4 metri circa, l’elephant grass (Pennistum purpureum),
che si chiama così perché nasconde persino gli elefanti, con una certa
attenzione a dove metto i piedi e a quello che si muove intorno a me. Non è
difficile, non è pericoloso, se sai quello che fai e nello stesso tempo è
incredibile se ci pensi su un attimo.
Me and an Elephant @ Mdonya Old River Camp - Ruaha National Park - Tanzania - ©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved |
Ho imparato a gestire gli elefanti. A piedi. Il campo è pieno di elefanti, entrano ed escono a loro piacimento giorno e notte, per brucare l’erba, strappare le foglie degli alberi e smuovere i tronchi per far cadere i frutti di Acacia tortilis di cui sono ghiotti. Spesso spaccano i rami e scorticano i tronchi, ogni tanto fanno cadere anche gli alberi. Si avvicinano e si possono osservare benissimo. Li stiamo identificando uno per uno e costruiamo loro una carte di identità da condividere con i ricercatori dello STEP (Southern Tanzania Elephant Project), abbiamo dato loro anche un nome per ciascuno ed è stupendo salutarli la mattina, il pomeriggio o la notte quando decidono di venire a trovarci. Ho imparato a non avere paura di loro e a reagire correttamente ad una mock charge anche a piedi. I maschi adulti sono più semplici perché quando non sono in Musth, stato particolare di eccitazione sessuale il cui il testosterone aumenta vertiginosamente causando un’alterazione comportamentale significativa, “eccolo che ricomincia a sproloquiare in termini incomprensibili”, diventando molto aggressivi e pericolosi, sono calmi e rilassati, basta non bloccare loro la strada e lasciar loro lo spazio necessario per muoversi e puoi star loro anche a distanza ravvicinata.
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Elephant @ Mdonya Old River Camp - Ruaha National Park - Tanzania - ©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved |
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Elephant @ Mdonya Old River Camp - Ruaha National Park - Tanzania - ©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved |
Se vi è piaciuto questo articolo allora potreste essere interessati a lasciare un commento, oppure a leggere anche questi altri:
LE NOTTI SILENZIOSE SONO LE NOTTI MIGLIORI
I LEONI RUGGISCONO DI NOTTE
IL VIAGGIO
LE NOTTI SILENZIOSE SONO LE NOTTI MIGLIORI
I LEONI RUGGISCONO DI NOTTE
IL VIAGGIO
ENGLISH VERSION
Being a safari guide is not just
a job, it’s a lifestyle
It seems to be perceived as
trivially obvious for those who have not made this choice, but you must be
aware it is not an escape, it is not a denial, it's not even an adventure in
itself, it’s a project
.
It involves sacrifices and so
much study, this has to be known.
I am a professional safari guide
certified AFGA, African Field Guide Association, and I learn something new every day. I started this project
because I realized that in life you have to do what you like, not what the
others expect by you. Or worse, what we expect of ourselves, projecting erroneus
expectations which become misleading for our personal fulfillment and
happiness.
Ok, so far so good, I have
already explained this in other articles and posts.
Let's move on to the practical
part: how the hell did you transform your life in this direction? Aside from
the motivation that prompted me, well first of all I had to overcome a lot to
find the solution. I informed myself, I wrote emails, contacted people and
found some training that gave me the direction. The AIEA, Associazione Italiana Esperti d'Africa, has given me the
perspective of the training courses that they would in future given me the opportunity to access this kind of
life. Although I have a degree in ecological biology with orientation in ethology (behaviour
biology) and a degree in Ecology, it was not easy to pass exams, theoretical
and practical, you can safely say that I
was put through my paces! And thank goodness! Why only after working in the
field I realized how my preparation was necessary and essential. With great
surprise I found myself better than others, more ready, more competent and
better able to handle the various situations that can happen, both from the
naturalistic point of view and from that organization, hospitality, guest
management and other challenges. I'm a genius? Yes I admit I'm better than all
of you and I’d kick your butt if you dare challenge me. But please, that
idiocy, no, I'm just like you, only I’m prepared and motivated and that makes the
difference. Obviously I have a lot to learn and grow professionally but I have
evolved a bit. I’m a manager of a tented
camp and I’m responsible for guides and drivers, plus I became a trainer. Cool yes?
But certainly not easy indeed. First you need to know to understand what it's
about. This is not an easy life (LIONS ARE ROARING AT NIGHT).
However, honestly, it is the best
choice I've made in my life. I learned and I’m still learning a lot of things.
Every day is different and gives me incredible experiences. I passed some
limits that I had even after becoming certified guide and improve my knowledge
of nature in a concrete way. I walk around barefoot into the camp, at first I
was hesitant to do so and quite worried, but then I have observed, understood
and made my habit that my Boss normally do. Obviously there are many drawbacks
in doing so: thorns, sand, soil, dust and annoying insects, but crossed the
line, just pay attention to what you do and everything is natural. I walk in
the bush as if I had always done, in the tall grass about 4 meters, the
elephant grass (Pennistum purpureum), which is so called because it hides even the
elephants, with some attention to my steps and what moving around me. It’s not
difficult, it’s not dangerous, if you know what you do and at the same time
it's amazing if you think about it for a moment.
I learned how to manage
elephants. On foot. The camp is full of elephants, moving in and out at will
day and night to graze the grass, tearing the leaves of the trees and move the
logs to bring down the fruits of Acacia tortilis which are greedly eaten. Often
they split branches and strip out the trunks, sometimes they brake even trees. They
can be approached and can be observed very well. We are identifying them one by
one and we create identity cards to share with researchers of STEP (Southern Tanzania Elephant Project), we gave a name to each one of them and it is
wonderful to greet them in the morning, afternoon or night when they decide to
come visit us. I learned not to be afraid of them and react properly to a mock
charge on foot. Adult males are easy because when they are not in Musth, a particular
state of sexual excitement where testosterone increases dramatically causing
significant behavioral alterations, "here he begins to rant in incomprehensible
terms", becoming very aggressive and dangerous, they are calm and relaxed,
just without blocking them off and leave them enough space to move around and
can keep up with them even at close range. I learned from the Maasai how to
move and absolutely not run away, without showing fear and standing still and
straight, if they charge, they often do so just to put you away so you have to
make two or three steps back so quiet and it ends there.
Another important
thing is to put a barrier between us and them, like a log, and the situation is
safe. Obvoiusly you should always evaluate the context and the animal that is
in front of you, they have their own character and there are those very calm
and quiet and other more nervous. Mad Max is one of these ones, we called him
so because of his mistrust and a certain tendency to nervousness. With him around
you have to move in a prudent manner. Charlie, Louis and Sikiu Mbovu are much
friendlier, especially the latter one that fluffy decided to split the water
pipes to drink straight clean water, with some sympathy for my shower. Every
day more or less he comes and makes some troubles. But it is one to which I can
approach more easily, one day while we were filming him with the phone he has
touched the screen with his trunk, just to remind us that he doesn’t care if we
scold him, he does what he wants, he is an adult pachyderm weighing 6 tons, do
you think he could be impressed by a 2 meters tall "little man"? With
young males is a bit different, they are less confident and more nervous, we
have Kino and Mitz around, the first is
an adult and has his personality whilst the second is younger and is learning
from others. I like to have them in camp, I called them with the names of my
two brothers, well family first.
I am particularly happy to have
some groups of elephants who come to visit us with little calves of different
ages, it’s a good thing and it's always nice to see these calves play and try
to charge impalas, francolins and monkeys to show that they are capable too despite
being very funny to watch, especially when they stumble or get scared when
francolins take off and look around hoping not to be seen because they have
been made a fool of and take refuge between the legs of the mothers. With
females in camp, however, it’s a different thing. You do not mess with them at
all, they protect their calves from everything, including us, and they really charge,
without stopping. The older sisters are no different, so much better to be
careful.
If you like this post maybe you can read also these ones:
SILENT NIGHTS ARE THE BEST NIGHTS
LIONS ARE ROARING AT NIGHT
THE TRIP
THE END OF AN ADVENTURE
If you like this post maybe you can read also these ones:
SILENT NIGHTS ARE THE BEST NIGHTS
LIONS ARE ROARING AT NIGHT
THE TRIP
THE END OF AN ADVENTURE
Etichette:
adventure,
amicizia,
avventure nel mondo,
baobab,
bush,
choice,
esplorazioni,
job,
life,
lifestyle,
Mdonya Old river Camp,
Ruaha,
Ruaha National Park,
safari,
safari guide,
savana,
scelta,
Tanzania,
wildlife
mercoledì 27 maggio 2015
Africa, the mother land: Tanzania. Il viaggio / The trip
Dar es Salaam è un casino.
Una città enorme, sembra
infinita, con un traffico pazzesco e un sacco di gente che fa di tutto, ma
proprio di tutto, ovviamente per strada. È una metropoli africana insomma. Non diversa
dalle altre ma nello stesso tempo unica. Sono stato lì 3 giorni e mi è
piaciuta, ma ovviamente non era la mia meta.
La mia destinazione era Mdonya
Old River Camp, nel Ruaha National Park, attualmente il parco nazionale più
grande e il più wild al centro sud della Tanzania.
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The long way road from Dar es Salaam to Iringa - Tanzania - ©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved |
Ci sono arrivato, ma ci ho messo
un po’. Non perché sia particolarmente distante, solo 550 km da Dar es Salaam,
e di solito è servito da aerei tipo Chessna o simili, con l’airstrip presente
all’interno del parco, quindi per coloro che si recano in safari è piuttosto
semplice arrivare.
Non per me.
Io sono partito da Dar es Salaam
in macchina, un veicolo aperto, da game drive, e un pick up carico di
materiale. Partenza ore 5:30 del mattino, almeno questo era il programma, ma
abbiamo avuto qualche contrattempo. Per fortuna era domenica, quindi in realtà
non c’era molto traffico rispetto al solito, ma se comparate il lunedì mattina
in Tangenziale a Milano o sul Grande Raccordo Anulare di Roma, si potrebbe dire
tranquillamente il doppio. Non male eh?
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The long way road from Dar es Salaam to Iringa - Tanzania - ©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved |
In città è pieno di gente che fa
jogging, ma non come lo faremmo noi, gruppi di 50 persone insieme di diversa
età che si ritrovano per correre la mattina in giro per la metropoli,
meraviglioso vederli che attraversano la strada ognuno con una maglietta
diversa, ma senza quelle tecnicissime scarpe, t-shirt e pantaloncini
antisudore. Costeggi alcuni slum, non sono proprio bidonville, direi piuttosto
quartieri nati per caso che si arrampicano su per le colline, senza alcun
progetto di sviluppo edilizio, sovrapopolati, senza fognature ovviamente o
strade vere e proprie tra baracche improvvisate e tetti di lamiera. Ovviamente
la gente si attrezza al meglio e non manca proprio nulla, c’è anche la palestra
di quartiere, con pesi e corsi, c’è anche il crossfit, e ho notato una palestra
di boxe, dove mi sarei infilato volentieri a tirar due pugni ad un sacco, sapete
com’è, istinto.
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The long way road from Dar es Salaam to Iringa - Tanzania - ©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved |
Comunque di per sé è un viaggio
bellissimo. Su una strada asfaltata A7 che collega la città di Dar a quella di
Iringa, una delle strade principali, perfettamente tenuta a dirla tutta, con un
sacco di camion e un sacco di auto, ma senza incidenti ed un traffico
scorrevole. Si attraversano diversi villaggi, ognuno con la sua tipica
confusione e il suo tipico ordine, mi stupisco sempre un po’ perché ogni volta
che capito in un villaggio africano sulla strada principale c’è sempre questo
casino imperante, come se tu fossi costantemente al mercato, ma tutto procede
senza intoppi, tutto scorre liscio e senza fretta, ma continuo, almeno questa è
la mia impressione.
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The long way road from Dar es Salaam to Iringa - Tanzania - ©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved |
Abbiamo passato il Parco
Nazionale di Mikumi, la strada ci passa in mezzo, e abbiamo visto zebre, gnu, elefanti,
giraffe etc…abbiamo fatto colazione, più un pranzo a dire la verità, in un
posto tranquillissimo con un sacco di gente. Comunque anche qui abbiamo avuto
qualche intoppo: la polizia ci ha fermato 6 volte, hanno i rilevatori di
velocità sempre puntati e anche se il tuo tachimetro indica 45 km/h loro ti
mostrano 70 km/h magari di un’altra macchina e tu non puoi, o comunque è molto
meglio, non contestare. Ad un certo punto, all’inizio delle montagne Udzungwa,
costeggiando l’omonimo Parco Nazionale, abbiamo avuto un problema tecnico con l’auto,
che ha deciso di fermarsi nel cuore delle stesse lontano da ogni possibile
villaggio. Il meccanico ha provato ad aggiustare il “contrattempo” ma abbiamo
dovuto passare gran parte della notte all’aperto, in mezzo alla foresta. Capita
in Africa. Beh ragazzi, una figata!
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The long way road from Dar es Salaam to Iringa - Tanzania - ©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved |
Una foresta bellissima,
verdissima, incredibilmente varia, me la sono proprio goduta. A parte il fatto
che faceva un freddo pazzesco, vi ricordo che IN AFRICA NON FA CALDO, almeno non in tutta l’Africa
e non in tutti i momenti della giornata. Siamo ripartiti ad una certa ora della
notte per arrivare ad Iringa di mattina presto. Ho riposato in una guest house
un paio di ore e dopo pranzo siamo ripartiti per il Ruaha.
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Ruaha National Park's Gate - Tanzania - ©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved |
Ci ho messo due giorni ad
arrivare nel Parco, è stata impegnativa, ma immediatamente arrivato all’ingresso
dello stesso mi sono sentito come se fossi a casa, l’ambiente che preferisco
savana alberata a miombo. Baobab ovunque e paesaggi incredibili. Dall’ingresso
del Parco fino al campo ci vuole circa un’ora e mezza, si attraversa quasi
subito il fiume Ruaha, una pista bellissima in mezzo al bush. All’arrivo nel
campo ho incontrato subito gli elefanti che vivono nella zona intorno e spesso
all’interno dello stesso.
Un benvenuto meraviglioso, un
ottimo inizio direi.
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Track in the bush - Ruaha National Park - Tanzania - ©Andrea Pompele All Rights Reserved |
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LA FINE DI UN'AVVENTURAl
ENGLISH VERSION
Dar es Salaam is a mess.
A huge city, it seems endless,
with a crazy traffic and a lot of people that does everything, absolutely
everything, obviously in the street. It
is an African metropolis in short. Not different from the others but at the
same time unique. I was there for three days and I liked it, but obviously it
was not my goal.
My destination was Mdonya Old
River Camp in Ruaha National Park, actually the largest national park in the south
center and the wildest of Tanzania.
I got there, but it took me a
while. Not because it is very far, just 550 km from Dar es Salaam, and it’s
usually served by aircraft Cessna type or similar, with the airstrip inside the
park, so for those who go on safari is quite easy to get.
Not for me.
I left from Dar es Salaam by car,
an open “game drive” vehicle and a pick up a full of material. Departure at
5:30 am, at least that was the plan, but we had some mishap. Luckily it was
Sunday, so really there was not much traffic than usual, but when compared on
Monday morning in a Milan main road or GRA of Rome, you could safely say twice.
Not bad eh?
In the city it’s full of joggers, but not as in Europe, everybody
alone, but groups of 50 people together with different ages who find themselves
in the morning to run around the city, wonderful to see them crossing the road
each one with a different t-shirt, but without those technical shoes, t-shirt
and anti sweat pants. You can see some slums, tehy are not properly shanty
towns, I would say quite neighborhoods born by chance that climb up the hills,
without any development project, overpopulated, without sewers or roads
obviously true of makeshift shacks and tin roofs. Obviously people will equip
the best and nothing is missing, there is also a neighborhood gym, with weights
and courses, there is also the crossfit, and I noticed a boxing gym, where I
would have put on willingly to pull two punches, you know, instinct.
However in itself it’s a
beautiful journey. On a paved road A7 that connects the city of Dar to Iringa,
along a main road, perfectly bound to be honest, a lot of trucks and a lot of
cars, but no accidents and traffic flowing. You go through different villages,
each with its typical confusion and its typical order, I am always astonished a
little because every time I arrive in an African village on the main road there
is always this mess prevailing, as if you were constantly at the market but
everything is going smoothly, everything runs smoothly and without hurry, but I
still, at least this is my impression.
We pass the Mikumi National Park,
the road passes in between, and we saw zebras, wildebeest, elephants, giraffes
etc ... we had breakfast, plus lunch to tell the truth, in a very quiet place
with lots of people. However, even here we had some difficulties: the police
stopped us 6 times, have always pointed speed detectors and even though your
speedometer shows 45 km / h they will show 70 km / h maybe another car and you
don’t or at least it is much better not to contest. At one point, at the
beginning of the Udzungwa Mountains, along the homonymous National Park, we had
a technical problem with the car, it decided to stop in the heart of the same,
away from every possible village. The mechanic tried to adjust the
"setback" but we had to spend most of the night in the open air, in
the middle of the forest. It happens in Africa. Well guys, pretty cool!
A beautiful forest, very green,
incredibly varied, I've just enjoyed. Apart from the fact that it was so crazy
cold, remember,IN AFRICA IT'S NOT HOT , at least not in the whole of Africa and not at all times of
the day. We left at a certain time of the night to get to Iringa early morning.
I rested in a guest house a couple of hours and after lunch we left for the
Ruaha.
It took me two days to get to the
park, has been challenging, but immediately arrived at the entrance of the
same, I felt like I was at home, the environment I prefer a wooded miombo savanna. Baobabs everywhere
and amazing sceneries. From the entrance to the camp it takes about an hour and
a half, almost immediately you cross the Ruaha River, a beautiful track in the
middle of the bush. Upon arrival in the camp I met immediately elephants living
in the area around and often within the same
.
A wonderful welcome, a good start
I think.
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