Workers on salt extraction fields. The glare must be painful to the yes...
Village on a tiny island next to Bwejuu island, Mafia channel.
And the reef of unnamed island.
Reef, Mafia island.
Fishermen at low tide.
A lone couple a few miles from the nearest village which is very remote.
Between Dar es Salaam and Mafia island, a flight lasts about 30 minutes. My favorite time to fly on this route is at low tide, a general rule over the ocean I guess.
Today let's focus on the stunning mangrove south of mafia airfield.
Mother Nature must have laughing at Picasso. Except he whitish tone, which is sand, the other tones show the bottom of the ocean at low tide. At high tide, only a typical ocean blue will show.
Tanzania is a dream place for any aerial photographer, amateur or pro. Personally new areas or details still appear under my wings. Sometimes the weather makes a difference on a old classic landscape. Human activity is another factor that is worth a low pass...
Nothing like having an empty aeroplane for yourself over such an idyllic landscape. Opening the small window for a few pictures won't freak anyone.
But I wonder if this fisherman realizes this fact. Lack of perspective makes water looks like ...water.
Let take some height...
And down again for this lone and isolated fisherman's camp
the same picture but the top version has been heavily cropped.
The tides alter these landscapes. Fly there one hour later and the changes would be very obvious.
one of those reefs ever changing with the tides. Stonetown in the distance.
Bongoyo islands near Dar es Salaam.
One of the fast ferries between dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.
The magnificient reef of Pemba island, a wonder.
Chumbe island.
Pemba island with a Go Pro video attached under the tail.
Fishermen canoes at rest.
Tiny boat in the big ocean.
Some random pictures of the stunning Tanzanian coast.
Chumbe island, off Zanzibar
A lone fisherman on Pemba island reef, my favorite spot in this part of the ocean.
Bwejuu island, off Mafia island. the mud from the Rufiji river mixes with various plankton over changing water depth to explain these colours and texture changes I was told.
Mafia island mangrove.
Mud flow at the Rufiji delta. This river is the biggest river in the country.
Mfia mangrove again.
Pemba island reef.
A double mud flow comes out of the Rufiji river. Notice the fishermen village.
The same fishermen seem to know where the catch will be more fruitful.
A tiny island between the Rufiji and Mafia island in the distance. The different colors in the water are due to plankton mixing with mud and plain sea water with a touch of low tide.
Reaching Mafia island
A clean junction between clear sea water, plankton and mud.
A little crossing to Mafia island last week, Tanzanian Indian ocean. About 10 minutes of flying between these pictures. No passengers, flying over a beautiful area, what else to ask for (except a mile high club renewal, ok…). No drone was used.
Fishermen along the Rufiji delta where fresh water starts to mingle with sea water.
Where plankton meets mudflow coming from the Rufiji river and normal sea water. The stark contrast between the 3 surfaces amazed me…
2 mud flows from the Rufiji river.
A mix of low tide, mud and plankton around this tiny island near Mafia (to be seen in the distance)
Mafia island at low tide.
one of the wonders in Tanzanie, the active volcano Lengai. And in the foreground lies the crater Empakai.
Artistic sandbanks on the Luwegu river, Selous reserve.
Bush fires spread slowly and rarely kill trees. That black surface will turn green at the first drops of rain.
Housing on the Indian ocean beaches.
Drying lake in the Selous.
Off Mafia island during low tide, 2 different views.
Siwandu airstrip, Selous.
Low tide around Pemba island. Notice the under channel.
yes, only 3 minutes of overflying that stretch of mangrove near the airport.
Buffaloes in a dwindling pool,Selous.
Hippos in the mighty Rufiji river.
A pond shows an artistic nature, Selous reserve.
Elephants in the Ruaha. Notice the one-tusker.
Buffaloes crossing the Rufiji.
Mafia island.
Some suburb houses, Dar es Salaam.
Tanga town on the Indian ocean.
Ruaha river and residents in the Ruaha national park.
Selous reserve, some side lake and river near the Rufiji river. They were created some decades ago by massive floods. The dead white trees show the waters haven’t receded to this day.
Mahale village, lake Tanganyika. The red spot is a giant fishing net being repaired.
Mafia island at low tide.
On the Indian Ocean between Mafia island and the main land, one can observe that sharp separation in the waters. Those sediments (well I guess) seem to come from the island.
Fishermen village in the Rufiji river delta.
Footprints on a salt lake bed, lake Balangida. Of humans, cows and goats I presume.
Hippos are having a hard time in the Katavi. They squeeze in the last remnants of muddy pools.
Last week a massive bush fire started on Katasunga plain, Katavi park. 80% of that vast plain was black at the time of the picture. The rangers were clueless or lying about the origin of the fire.
Mahale, lake Tanganyika, life on the beach. I guess the fishermen have laid out that massive net for fixing the damages.
A detail of the Indian ocean near mafia island. It looks like a channel at the shallow bottom.
A bit of the shoreline in Pemba island, my favorite island to overfly so far.
Siwandu, Selous reserve.
Near Mufindi, patchwork of fields.
Near Kipili bay, southern part of lake Tanganyika.
A little flight between the Mafia Island mangrove and Dar es Salaam.
Just one little flight, 40 minutes, from Mafia Island to the Selous reserve.
Notice the fisherman village on the edge of the forest.
Here is a sail boat on the Rufiji river.
The Selous in the north is crossed by the Rufiji. This area between Stiegler’s Gorge and Mtemere is quite flat and sandy so the river’s arms and ponds change quite a lot when the rains show up. Here are 2 ponds which were dry and quite colorless 2 weeks ago.
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