February 25 - Serengeti , Mbalageti

April 11, 2012  •  Leave a Comment
Last night I decided to roll down one of the tent flaps covering the screen window. Since it was past 9pm, the generators were turned off and the only light in the room was from a small battery powered lantern, there was another flashlight on the desk. I undid the velcro and the flap came down really quickly and there was a loud thump on the floor.
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February 24 - Serengeti , Mbuzu Mawe to Mbalageti

April 11, 2012  •  Leave a Comment
Today we drove out of the Central Serengeti towards our next stop at Mbalageti. Sandi spotted some Jackal pups and while we were photographing those, Tom spotted two lions resting on rock cliffs…. What an amazing sight! Lions seem to always be working hard on sleeping, I think that its safe to say that they sleep 22 hours of the day. We saw many...
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February 23 - Serengeti (Mbuzu Mawe)

April 11, 2012  •  Leave a Comment
So today... Sandi and Tom were woken up at 4am and on the road by 4:30 to go to the launch point of their Balloon Safari. Being a chicken has its advantages as I was able to sleep in until 6:30 before having to get ready for my game drive. Harry and I left to go pick up Sandi and Tom.. on the way we saw all the regular animals and some special ones...
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February 22 - Tarangire to Serengeti (Mbuzu Mawe)

April 11, 2012  •  Leave a Comment
Yesterday we drove from Tarangire to the middle of the Serengeti. With several detours to look for game it took us about 11 hours to get to our camp at Mbuzi Mawe. The Serengeti "Highway" is the bumpiest, dustiest road that I've ever been on.... its washboard surface is criss-crossed with deep ruts and strewn with sharp rocks. Luckily we didn't get...
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February 21 - TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK day 2, TANZANIA

March 21, 2012  •  Leave a Comment
We had a good night sleep in the African wilderness... there were sounds all night just outside our tents. We got up early this morning to get an early start on safari. We just got back from a hot full day of safari in Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is home to vast herds of elephants.... I'm sure we saw more than 200 or 300 elephants... f...
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