What Shoes Do You Wear on Safari??

Old Jun 9th, 2007, 07:06 PM
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PS: you should include the leading "ftp://"...
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Old Jun 9th, 2007, 07:07 PM
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Nyama, I'm not sure you did...but then my memory in my old age ain't too good sometimes.

Here's one of my sandalled guides...tracking lion in Hwange, but he wore the same in Chizarira where it's much rockier and rougher. Heck, I admire these blokes. http://www.afrigalah.com/zimimg/Lionkill2.jpg
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Old Jun 9th, 2007, 07:13 PM
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nyama, cool pic, where was it taken?
p.s. this is a shoe thread and neither yours nor Leely's pic shows shoes!
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Old Jun 9th, 2007, 07:16 PM
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Some people just love sandals.

Nyama, the question is: who (or what) took the photo?

There is a preview function on tinyurl, I think. But of course I trust the people on this board. Har de har.

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Old Jun 9th, 2007, 07:18 PM
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John, yes, these guides have a skin like leather.

But these boots don't look like leather sandals -- more like this "modern" stuff from South Africa.
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Old Jun 9th, 2007, 07:20 PM
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I don't think I have any pics with my shoes, but here we are with one of our guides. Note preview!

http://preview.tinyurl.com/yoqt6s
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Old Jun 9th, 2007, 07:23 PM
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Nyama, yeah, could be synthetic...he's let me down Still sandals, tho.

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Old Jun 9th, 2007, 07:38 PM
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Dennis, the pic was taken at Lufupa Lodge, Kafue, 2005. We had some "problems" with elephants there. After being instantly attacked during a game drive (never knew how fast a Toyata can drive backwards), all subsequent game walks were cancelled for days. A week earlier a tourist was attacked and killed in the same area. 2005 was a very dry year in Zambia, and poaching had much increased, just for the pot and to survive. That was the reason that the elephants were so aggressive.

Re shoes: The guy on the right is wearing these modern skin-coloured soft-hoppers. Hard to see.

Leely, the pic was taken with a big tele by one of the other clients. Fortunately we didn't have another ENN reporter in camp (ENN = Elephant News Network).
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Old Jun 9th, 2007, 07:46 PM
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thanks for the info nyama, must have been a very exciting time to be there. did you see a lot of other animals there or were they gone due to the drought and/or poaching? Kafue is on my wish list.
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Old Jun 9th, 2007, 08:14 PM
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Dennis, that's two years ago -- can't remember much...

I saw my one and only cheetah in Kafue one day later, just north of Lufupa. (Hari, already back?) Never saw them in the Plains so far.

And we had a nice leopard kill during a night drive, around 23:00. After following a male for about an hour, he caught a puku. I don't know if they still offer these exciting night drives, now with the new management in place... when I made a short daytime visit there last year, the guides seemed having lost much of their enthusiasm...

Highlights of my Busanga Plains 2005 stay: lots of roan, some sable, and a whole pride of lions (9) in a fig tree, all while three cubs were running around the tree, meowing because they couldn't get up. A shy leopard during night drive (very rare in the Plains). And I made some wonderful shots of a caracal (nearly full frame), also during night drive.

Busanga Plains 2006 wasn't such successful. Mid August was still too much water around and thus game drive area was limited. We couldn't "hunt" for the interesting things... looks like I will be back in September this year.
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Old Jun 9th, 2007, 08:42 PM
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We posted at the same time Nyama, I see what you mean about the tiny url's. The "preview" is the way to go.

Sorry, but no Courtney boots for me after reading more of the website.

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Old Jun 9th, 2007, 09:23 PM
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Why that, CarlaM. Because this company is using John Sharp as a model, a popular Zimbabwean hunter? Maybe you're not aware of it, but the Courteney Boot Company is a Zimbabwean manufacturer, and unfortunately photo tourism isn't big business during these times in Zim. So these people are double punished now, aren't they? First, many photo travellers boycott this country because of the Mugabe regime, and now even some travellers don't want to buy their products -- just because this company tries to survive and addresses the last big remaining safari market.
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Old Jun 10th, 2007, 04:32 AM
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Mia, not a silly question at all.
I use leather sandals except on longer walks when I use moccasins. I used to have some extremely comfortable sandals that I’d bought at a cheap shoe shop. They never hurt me anywhere. The only problem was that the straps sometimes came off and had to be glued back. One strap was sewn in Nakuru and that’s something I should have had done with all the straps. The last time I saw these sandals was late last summer when I took them to my father to have them glued. Since then they haven’t been found anywhere. Is there a psychic Fodorite that could tell me where they are? I’ve bought new sandals, but they aren’t as good as my old ones. I’m all for leather sandal walks as closed shoes make the toenail polish come off. I also bring leather slippers and I’m thinking about getting a pair of normal flip-flops. For Nairobi I use a pair of nicer shoes.

The thorns are usually big enough to be pulled out without breaking, though on my first safari I had a problem with a thorn that broke and was impossible to extract. My worst foot problem in Kenya is the sand fly bites.

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Old Jun 10th, 2007, 06:58 AM
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Do you wear socks in January or not? I would be concerned with bites, but some insects bite through socks or are trapped in them!!!
Also, I don't much like wearing shorts and usually wear capris, Socks really look dorky with capris - except for knee-socks and that is very warm.
I guess with Micato, I'll be basically on game drives, so none of this is critical; as of now, I'm planning on my Geox or Seibel walking shoes (with socks), lighter-weight tennis shoes (Supergas) with/without socks, and flats (sandals) for evenings and StoneTown.
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Old Jun 10th, 2007, 08:31 AM
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Nyama, my toe polish never rubs off in closed in shoes if I use Sally Hansen Hard as Nails as my bottom and top coat. There are a bunch of different products under the Hard as Nails line, so here's a picture of the bottle:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/28ox3d
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Old Jun 10th, 2007, 08:33 AM
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Knee socks with capris don't look dorky? The image in my head is making me laugh hysterically.
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Old Jun 10th, 2007, 08:50 AM
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No Jess, no socks with sandals are allowed, sorry, reminds me of the 'when I am old I will wear purple and red' poem!

Interesting who you get to 'see' on a shoes thread! Great pictures Leely and nyama - ps Leely you have now made my decision on 'pbase' for me - loved your captions.

I took nothing but sandals (and only one pair) on this last safari - Mephisto walking sandals - and the only time I wished I had brought another pair of 'something' was the first morning in Nairobi when I put my sandals on and they broke

But, never fear - Jim is here - with his trusty Leatherman tool, fixed it right up. And here I had complained about the weight he had in his duffle....
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Old Jun 10th, 2007, 08:50 AM
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I wore walking shoes from TImberland and also brought walking sandals (Teva's). I ended up wearing the Teva's most of the time as we didn't do much walking in Kenya....much cooler but I did get some insect bites on my ankles.

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Old Jun 10th, 2007, 08:58 AM
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To Hills 27
You don't SEE the socks. Dark shoes and sox with olive or brown cropped pants don't show a slice of leg -- instead make a smooth unbroken look.
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Old Jun 10th, 2007, 09:04 AM
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Lynda - thanks. No I don't ever wear socks with any kind of sandals. And rarely with white or tan tennis shoes. With dark clunky walking shoes of various types (Geox, for example), I generally do.
Actually, I was asking for BUG BITE advice, not fashion advice.
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