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Second Wind: Giving Back, Change of Heart

Dec 21, 2014 · by Russ · In: Animal Poaching, Lions, Raptors, Safari Travels Tagged: African Bird of Prey Sanctuary, Chicken, falcon, giving back, HAWKS, Land Rover, lion, owls, RUSS, Second Wind, Shannon, TD5, wildlife conservation

Russ takes you on a journey most only dream about and shows you how you too can find your Second Wind Giving Back. So why is this old underground coal mining engineer now in the wilds of Africa helping people save wildlife? The answer is key to our OVERLANDING experience and drive. It is nice to travel but adventure traveling with an opportunity to give back… is AMAZING! I must admit back in the day I had no appreciation for tree huggers and resented the environmental regulators and safety inspectors who only got in the way of my production goals….

Second Wind: Adventure of Personal Discovery

Dec 14, 2014 · by Russ · In: Safari Travels Tagged: adventure, African Wildlife, Land Rover, Overlanding, Philippines, RUSS, Second Wind

Russ takes you on a journey most only dream about and shows you how you too can find your Second Wind. I know, when you read the first Second Wind post you thought, “This is impossible!” But be honest, first you were deeply tempted and had run through some possibilities of your own… RIGHT?!? Now you’re here again trying to believe. Well, we have proven that it is absolutely doable! However, like any new adventure the learning curve takes some getting used to; remember your first bike ride. After the initial wobbling the amazing experiences start kicking in. I must admit…

Second Wind: Living in our Car and Loving it!

Nov 25, 2014 · by Russ · In: Safari Travels Tagged: #NikelaAfrica, Land Rover, Landy, Overlanding, RUSS, Second Wind, travelling

Second Wind or life begins after sixty living in our car and loving it. A new series on our blog for the not so young, Second Wind. Your life is good. You have enough money for your needs. So why on earth would you want to live in your car for six months… especially if you and your partner are in our 60’s, or more? Because it is awesome that’s why. Give me a chance to explain! Bottom line you can live visiting the best parts of Africa in a fully kitted (outfitted) Land Rover sleeping in a roof top…

Happy Birthday Nikela! Look What’s Happened!

Apr 28, 2015 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Raptors, Rhino, Vervet Monkeys Tagged: happy birthday, Margrit, Nikela, Peter, Philippines, RUSS, Shannon

Five years ago this month Margrit and Russ founded the nonprofit Nikela to help people saving African wildlife. Five Years It’s hard to believe that it has been five years! Six really since that visit to the African Bird of Prey Sanctuary… the one that sparked it all. Well actually it was the years previous to that… The five Russ and I spent in the Philippines. Once upon a time those islands must have been a tropical paradise, with the most colorful birds, unique primates and abundance of reptiles filling the forests. A National Geographic Magazine article stated that the…

Would You Do This For a Few Bearded Vulture Eggs?

Aug 18, 2021 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Raptors Tagged: Bearded Vulture, bred 4 the wild, Shannon Hoffman

When soaring high above the cliffs the Bearded Vulture can easily be mistaken for an eagle. This magnificent bird is a bone eater and on the brink of extinction. Would you scale sheer cliffs to grab a Bearded Vulture egg? Every winter in South Africa Shannon Hoffman and her team venture into the Drakensberg and Maloti Mountains. These rugged mountains with sheer cliffs are home to some of the last remaining Bearded Vultures in Southern Africa. Here these gorgeous birds fly like eagles looking for bones. Like other vultures they are part of nature’s clean up crew. Unlike other…