Satu's blog

2005-02-10T22:40:00.000+02:00

Thanks for the great trip Sebastian, Mike, (me), Joanna, Nathan, Jeanette, Garrland, Emma and Norman!!

2005-02-10T22:37:00.000+02:00

Suloisempia kuin luulisi nain 20 metrin paasta. Cuter than you'd think, when you're 20 meters away.

2005-02-10T22:35:00.000+02:00

Pojat poseeraavat kylassa keskella ei mitaan eli Kalaharin aavikkoa. Iloisia ja terveita.. tosin keskimaarainen elinika Botswanan pojille on 30 vuotta:( Boys posing in a village in the middle of nowhere, I mean Kalahari desert. Happy and healthy.. however, the average life expectancy for these Botswana boys is 30 years:(

2005-02-10T22:31:00.000+02:00

Korkealaatuisia koreja tehdaan palmun lehdista. High quality basketware is made of palm trees.

2005-02-10T22:30:00.000+02:00

Hyvin aikaiseen aamulla, n. klo 6, hiljaista ja kaunista. Very early in the morning, around 6, quiet and beautiful.

2005-02-10T22:29:00.000+02:00

Villielaimista virtahevot ovat ahkerimpia napsimaan ihmisia. Ne juoksee nopeampaa vedessa, kuin ihminen maalla! Of all wild animals, the hippos snack most on humans. It can run faster in water than you on land!

2005-02-10T22:25:00.000+02:00

Leirinta-alue keskella suistoa, krokotiilit ja virtahevot vedessa ja toisella puolella leijonat, puhvelit jne... harmi vain, ettei nahty kuin virtahepoja - vai olikohan onni.. Our camp site, hippos and crocs on the other side in the water and lions, buffalos on the other side. Too bad we only saw hippos - or was it luck..

2005-02-10T22:22:00.000+02:00

Virtahevot yllapitavat venereitteja, upeeta, ei mitaan massaturistihommaa. Hippos uphold the boat routes, so cool, not really mass tourist stuff:)

2005-02-10T22:20:00.000+02:00

Johannes ja Matt, veneen ohjaus on helppoa kun sen osaa. Johannes and Matt make it look easy.

2005-02-10T22:17:00.000+02:00

Okavango Delta Botswanassa. Parin tunnin matka naissa makoro-veneissa ja "punakka rusketus" taattu. Okavango Delta in Botswana, two hour boat ride on Makoro boats and the "redish tan" is guaranteed.

2005-02-10T22:14:00.000+02:00

Dear colleagues, a phone shop!

2005-02-10T22:13:00.000+02:00

Korkeanpaikan pelon hoitoa, laskeudun n. 70 metria. Treating my fear of hights, abseil of about 70 meters.

2005-02-10T22:11:00.000+02:00

2,5 kk vanha ja jo sadankilon keijukainen, niin suloinen! 2,5 months old and weights 100 kg, adorable!

2005-02-10T22:10:00.000+02:00

Norsu tietaa, etta kuskilla on kassillinen pahkinoita mukana. The elephant knows that the guy has a stash of nuts with him.

2005-02-10T22:07:00.000+02:00

Turvallinen ja rauhallinen kulkuvaline. Safe and calm mean of transport.

2005-02-10T22:05:00.000+02:00

Arvaa missa olen.. Guess where I am...

2005-02-10T22:04:00.000+02:00

Tassa muut porukka Botswana/Zambia kiertueella, Aussit ja Irkut ja yksi norjalainen Zambesin aarella. Here's rest of the group travelling on the same minivan around Botswana and Zambia with me chilling by the Zambesi.

2005-02-10T22:01:00.000+02:00

Paikalliset kutsuvat Victorian putouksia myos nimella "Savu joka jyrisee". Siella kastuu lapimaraksi, mutta se on vain osa kokemusta:) Vic Falls are also called by "Smoke that thunders". You get totally soaked but it's part of the great experience:)

2005-02-10T21:56:00.000+02:00

Silta Zambian ja Zimbabwen valilla, suosittu benjihyppy paikka. The bridge between Zambia and Zimbabwe, popular place for a bunjy jump.

2005-02-10T21:46:00.000+02:00

Victorian putoukset, pari kilometria leveat ja 100 metria korkeat. Kaunein paikka missa olen ollut. The Victoria Falls, couple kilometers wide and 100 meters high, the most beautiful place I've ever been.

2005-02-10T21:38:00.000+02:00

Valtava Zambesi joki, taynna krokotiileja ja muita kivoja otuksia.

2005-01-16T18:26:00.000+02:00

Ite kunkku, otin taman kuvan n. metrin paasta auton ikkunan raosta. Ovat sen verran tottuneet turisteihin, ettei jaksanut vilkaista, mutta parempi olla varovainen. Upea naky! The king himself, I put my car window down a bit and got him 1 meter away. They seem to very used to the tourist cars going by but you gotta be very careful. Beautiful!

2005-01-16T18:21:00.000+02:00

Sarvikuono- ja leijonapuisto Johannesburgin lahella on yksi monista puistoista, jotka suojelevat villielaimia, joilla on yha vahemman luonnollista elintilaa. Tassa harvinainen valkoleijonan 9kk vanha pentu. Rhino and lion park close to Johannesburg is one of the many parks in SA that protect wild animals that have less and less natural living area. Here's a rare white lion's 9 months old cub.

2005-01-16T18:16:00.000+02:00

Pikkutiikeri ja leijona ruokalevolla, ei silittaminen hairinnyt tai kiinnostanut. Bengal tiger and lion cubs having a siesta, petting didn't bother or interest them one bit.

2005-01-16T18:07:00.000+02:00

Ihka oikea mustaleopardin pentu sylissa:) Never thought I would hold a black leopard like a baby:)

2005-01-12T00:36:00.000+02:00

Etela-Afrikkalaisen viininviljelyn juuret perustettiin jo 300 - 400 vuotta sitten, riippuen alueesta. Yllatys? The roots of the winelands in South Africa were established already 300 to 400 years ago depending on the area. Are you surprised?

2005-01-12T00:31:00.000+02:00

Paiva hurahtaa mukavasti viineja maistellessa. You can easily spend a day tasting wines.

2005-01-12T00:28:00.000+02:00

Viinitilat Etela-Afrikassa, niita riittaa. Kuvassa nakyy Durbanville Hills, koiliseen Kapkaupungista. The winelands of South Africa. Durbanville Hills, northeast of Cape Town.

2005-01-12T00:24:00.000+02:00

Ja kerta kiellon paalle. Kapkaupunki on listani karjessa maailman kauneimmista paikoista (jossa olen kaynyt). Cape Town is on top of my list of the most beautiful places I've been to.

2005-01-12T00:21:00.000+02:00

Kapkaupunki ja Table (poyta) vuori viela kerran. Cape Town and the Table Mountain once more.

2005-01-12T00:20:00.000+02:00

Tassa hain syottoa Kapkaupungin akvariumissa. Here a raggie is being fed at the Cape Town Aquarium.

2005-01-12T00:16:00.000+02:00

Kiva kala, naita uiskentelee Etela-Afrikan itarannikolla, muttei tullut vastaan. Nice fish a.k.a ragget-tooth shark and it's territory is the whole east cost of SA.

2005-01-12T00:06:00.000+02:00

Tosiaankin pilvessa. Pretty high.

2005-01-12T00:05:00.000+02:00

Tama kuva on Table vuorelta, Kapkaupungin keskusta siintaa alla. This is at the top of the Table Mountain, overlooking the Cape Town centre.

2005-01-12T00:02:00.000+02:00

Camp's Bay, meri toisella puolella, vuoret toisella puolella ja coctaileja siina valissa:) Camp's Bay, ocean on the other side, mountains on the other side and cocktails in between, you get my drift:)

2005-01-12T00:00:00.000+02:00

Kapkaupungin helmia, coctaileja Camp's Bayssa. Some of the best things you can do in Cape Town, sundowners at the Camp's Bay.

2005-01-11T23:59:00.000+02:00

Missa tama nyt olikaan... Hout Bay uskoisin. Where was I, I believe it Hout Bay.

2005-01-11T23:56:00.000+02:00

Aaahhh...

2005-01-11T23:55:00.000+02:00

Haluaisin tuoda tata Suomeen:) I'd like to import this to Finland:)

2005-01-11T23:54:00.000+02:00

Hyvan Toivon Niemi, tan verran uskaltaudun kastelemaan varpaitani Atlanttiin talla kertaa. Kylmaa vetta ja haita... Cape of Good Hope, this is how much I'll dip my feet in to the Atlantic Ocean this time. Cold and sharks...

2005-01-11T23:52:00.000+02:00

Mun kesatukka.. ei vaan Cape point, Cape niemen karki. My summer hair.. not, it's the Cape Point.

2005-01-11T23:50:00.000+02:00

Niin kompeloja maalla, mutta niin sulavia ja nopeita vedessa. So clumsy on the ground but so fast and smooth in the water.

2005-01-11T23:49:00.000+02:00

Boulders rannan pingviinit, ihania:) The Jackass penguins at the Boulders Beach, cute hey!!

2005-01-11T23:48:00.000+02:00

Table Mountain eli poytavuori, jos sita tohtii suomentaa, Kapkaupunkilaisten ylpeys. The Table Mountain, the pride of the Capetonian.

2005-01-11T23:47:00.000+02:00

Meitsin simppeli ruokavalio, kuningaskatkitset, mun herkkua!! Voin vielakin kuvitella maun suussani. I have a very simple diet, prawns, my fav!! I can still taste them in my mouth.

2005-01-11T23:44:00.000+02:00

Vihdoin Kapkaupungissa ja saa senkuin suosii. Cape Town at last and the weather has been perfect al the way.

2005-01-11T23:43:00.000+02:00

Hermanus on eras suosikkipaikoista, kodikas pikkukaupunki - kuin Suomen Naantali. Hermanus is one of favorite places, cozy small town - a bit like Naantali in Finland.

2005-01-11T23:41:00.000+02:00

Ollaanko jo perilla? Are we there yet?

2005-01-11T23:40:00.000+02:00

Niin kauas kuin silma kantaa ja matkan varrella nakyi paljon villielaimia kuten lehmia, lampaita, vuohia... You can see miles away. You can see a lot of wild animals on the way, like cows, goats, sheep...

2005-01-11T23:37:00.000+02:00

Parempi kuin TV! Better than TV!

2005-01-11T23:34:00.000+02:00

Port Alfred

2005-01-11T23:32:00.000+02:00

Port Alfred, upea ranta!!! Tilaa vaikka kenelle eika autoja! Port Alfred, fantastic beach, plenty of space for anyone and no cars!

2005-01-11T23:29:00.001+02:00

Jouluaatto East Londonissa, ei mitaan erity

2005-01-11T23:29:00.000+02:00

Etela-Afrikan itarannikko on taynna upeita jokia, jotka mereen laskeutuessaan luovat upeita laguuneja. There are lot of beautiful rivers that create a beautiful rivermouths and laguuns on the east cost of South Africa.

2005-01-11T23:25:00.000+02:00

Loysin tan pikku otuksen tyynyltani ennen nukkumaanmenoa.. Found this little guy on my pillow before going to sleep..

2005-01-11T23:24:00.000+02:00

Mita naet tassa kuvassa? What can you see in this picture?

2005-01-11T23:22:00.000+02:00

Minun lisaksi klo 5 aamulla oli hereilla muutama vikkela otus. At 5am, in addition to me there were few fast creatures awake.

2005-01-11T23:20:00.000+02:00

Auringonnousu Sodwana Bayssa. Sunrise in Sodwana Bay.

2005-01-11T23:19:00.000+02:00

Sodwana Bay Lodge Scuba Centren pojat valmistelee sukellusta varten. Preparations for diving by the Sodwana Bay Lodge Scuba Centre.

2005-01-11T23:15:00.000+02:00

Muistan Sodwanan lahden kauneimpana parkkipaikkana, minka olen ikina nahnyt:( Mutta onneksi veden alla koin parhaimman ja pahimman sukellukseni. Nain hain, kilpikonnia, ison mureenan, sammakkokalan jne ja jne!! I will remember Sodwana Bay as the most beautiful parking lot I've ever seen:( I also experienced my best and worst diving there. I saw a white tip reef shark, turtles, big Honeycomb moray eel, rays, frogfish, scorpionfish etc and etc!

2005-01-11T23:11:00.000+02:00

Tama on Sodwanan lahdelta, kaukana haamottaa Mosambikin raja (melkein). This is the Sodwana Bay, further away up north it's the border of Mosambique (almost).

2005-01-11T23:09:00.000+02:00

Kuva maaseudusta, harmi ettei ollut aikaa pysahtya johonkin pikkukylaan matkan varrella - turisteja itse asiassa kielletaan pysahtymasta... Yritan saada parempia kuvia jatkossa. Picture from the countryside, there was no time to stop and tourists are generally forbidden to stop... I try to get better pictures next time

2005-01-11T23:06:00.000+02:00

Luonnollinen ja kiva paikka pikku kaupalle, lahella rantaa. Natural and nice place for some business, almost by the beach.

2005-01-11T23:04:00.000+02:00

Ensimmaista kertaa Intian Valtameren rannalla joulukuun 19, 2004. First time at the beach of the Indian Ocean, December 19, 2004.

2005-01-11T23:02:00.000+02:00

Vihreaa ja kaunista, taysi vastakohta Suomen tammikuulle. Green and beautiful, total opposite of what Finland looks like in Jan.

2004-12-17T21:09:00.000+02:00

Voin ottaa aurinkoa kotona vaikka nakuna, niin kukaan ei tieda. I can get tanned at home nude if I want to, nobody knows..

2004-12-17T21:06:00.000+02:00

Ja kotona olen todella turvassa, jos piikkilanka ei pysayta, niin sahko varmaan kuitenkin... At home I'm really safe, if the barbed wire won't stop you, the electricity probably will...

2004-12-17T21:04:00.000+02:00

Tassa on jalkakaytava, jota pitkin kuljen ostoskeskukseen. Valehtelin, ei siis aina tarvitse autoa:) Here's a sidewalk, I lied, you don't always need a car.

2004-12-17T21:01:00.000+02:00

Lahella kotia Centurionissa, ilman autoa ei parjaa, mutta olen kova pummaamaan kyyteja, mutta vain tutuilta. Close to home in Centurion, you can't manage without a car, but I'm good at bumming a ride but only from people I know.

2004-12-17T20:59:00.000+02:00

Ja onko ihme jos liikenne on vahan hidas? Is is a wonder why the traffic is a bit slow?

2004-12-17T20:57:00.000+02:00

Kiireinen Pretoria. Busy Pretoria.

2004-12-17T20:56:00.000+02:00

Kadulla voi myyda mita tahansa, tama kuva on Pretoriassa. You can sell anything on the streets, this is in Pretoria.

2004-12-17T20:53:00.000+02:00

Vakoilen puutarhuria. Spying on the gardener..

2004-12-17T20:50:00.000+02:00

Kotiavustaja tulee kerran viikossa, tuntuu tosi omituiselta, kun suomalaisena on aina tottunut tekemaan kaiken itse. Some help around the house once a week, weird for a Finn who's used to doing everything herself. Nice, or "lecker" as the locals say.

2004-12-17T20:47:00.000+02:00

Lapset leikkimassa. Kids playing at the colorful park.

2004-12-17T20:45:00.000+02:00

Tassa ovat Pretorian Union rakennukset, jossa hallitus on istunut varikkaan historian lapi. Here are the Union Buildings in Pretoria where the government has been sitting through the colorful history and still does.

2004-12-17T20:41:00.000+02:00

Takaisin normaaliin rutiiniin vuoristosta.. Taalla on joitakin erilaisia liikennemerkkeja.. Back to normal routine from the mountains.

2004-12-17T20:39:00.000+02:00

Drakensbergin leirintaalueen vieressa oli elainfarmi, jossa oli strutseja, seeproja, impala antilooppeja jne. Safarilla kuulemma harvemmin nakee strutseja, joten tassa sellainen. Drakensberg camping area had a farm with all kinds of animals and since you unlikely to see osrtiches in the real safari, I caught this guy now.

2004-12-17T20:35:00.000+02:00

Tassa on tyypillinen etelaafrikkalainen lammaspata, joka maistui tosi hyvalta vaelluksen ja tuntikausia avotulella kokkaamisen jalkeen. This is typical South African dish called potjie, which tasted fantastic after hiking and after cooking it on open fire for hours:)

2004-12-17T20:30:00.000+02:00

Vaelluksen aikana hiki virtasi, joten oli ihana hypata joen varrella olevaan altaaseen, upean raikasta ja lamminta vetta! The river at the mountain had a beautiful pool to jump into, the hike was worth all the sweat and energy.

2004-12-16T21:12:00.000+02:00

Drakensberg is the correct way to spell the name of the largest mountain range in South Africa. Etela-Afrikan suurin vuoristo on nimeltaan Drakensberg.

2004-12-16T21:11:00.000+02:00

Matkalla Dragensbergin vuoristoon. On the way to Dragensberg mountains.

2004-12-16T21:08:00.000+02:00

Ja viela yksi Johannesburgista. And one more Jo'burg pic..

2004-12-16T21:06:00.000+02:00

Skyline on Jo'burg

2004-12-16T21:05:00.000+02:00

Johannesburg

2004-12-16T21:03:00.000+02:00

Johannesburg, for the first time I started feeling like I'm in Africa as I visited the city centre. I live actually quite far from the centre, in a suburb called Centurion which is actually closer to Pretoria than Jo'burg.

2004-12-16T21:01:00.000+02:00

Lisaa kuvia Jo'burgista. Ensimmaista kertaa tuli fiilis, etta olen Afrikassa. Mahan asun aika kaukana Jo'burgin keskustasta, oikeastaan turvallisessa pikku lahiossa nimelta Centurion lahempana Pretoriaa kuin Johannesburgia.

2004-12-16T20:57:00.000+02:00

Johannesburg ja Nelson Mandela silta sunnuntaina - aika hiljaista. Nelson Mandela bridge on your way to Johannesburg city centre. The city gets pretty quiet on Sundays.