Uwe and I spent two weeks in Tanzania and Zanzibar in January. One of the highlights for me wasn’t what we saw (although there were highlights aplenty). A highlight was what I got to do. It all started with a boat ride to spot birds. Uwe sat in the middle of the canoe and took photographs.
We had a fantastic guide/driver for a ten day safari. He knew everything, except how to swim. When the day’s activities involved going out in a canoe on Lake Duluti, he firmly declined to join us, even with a life jacket.
Did either Uwe or I know how to paddle a canoe? asked our guide for the lake. I do! I do! I was sooo excited. I grew up around water and canoes and man I miss them.
I spent the next two hours paddling the circumferance of the lake. Uwe took endless photos of the water birds. We were both in Paradise.
NOTES: © 2026 Jadi Campbell. All photos © Uwe Hartmann. To see more of Uwe’s animal photos and pics from our trips go to viewpics.de.
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You do look happy! I wish you had been able to convince your guide to come along. How relaxing for him to glide across and drift on the water. If he had been able to relax, that is.
I loved the malachite kingfisher.
I had thought of these areas as being very warm, but there you are with long sleeves. Was that for mosquito protection or weather? What was the weather like there during that time of year?
The long sleeves were a shirt designed to block the sun. The weather was great!
Looks so peaceful!