We have spent the last 6 days out on safari. It has been amazing. We started at the Tarangire National Park for 1 day, then went to the Serengeti National Park for 2 days, then to the Ngorongoro Crater for 1 day and lastly to Lake Manyara. We have seen every type of wildlife imaginable. Our first day in the Serengeti, we saw many lions, 2 cheetahs and a leopard. When we were in the crater, we saw 2 adult rhinos and a baby. Such sightings are considered rare, but we had the BEST safari driver ever. He did his best to get us to the good sightings in the nick of time. There is not much else to say; I think pictures (once I post them) will do a much better job.
There were a few funny things that happened on the trip. When we were in the Tarangire Park, we had just driven up to a herd of elephants. There were many young ones in the herd, so the adults were being naturally protective. Just as we were to attempt to drive away, we realized that the battery for the vehicle had died. So, Judy, Sarah and I got out and pushed a huge12 passenger landrover with elephants very near. It was a bit freaky, but exciting nonetheless! Another scary experience happened as we were leaving the crater. There are very steap roads that lead up the side of the crater. That day had been quite wet and the dirt roads were very slippery. As we were driving up them, we came up behind a driver in another SUV who was following a passenger bus. The driver in the SUV was being soooo stupid and was aggressively honking at the bus so that he could pass. I am not sure that he understood that the road was wide enough for one car, let alone a bus, and that there was a steep cliff on the other side of the road. So, the bus attempted to slow down but began sliding down the
road, towards the cliff edge. The idiot in the SUV continued to try to pass the weaving bus, while we were reversing to avoid it from hitting us. Thankfully, the bus driver was a good one and maneuvered his bus to a stop.
For the most part, the trip went off without a hitch. We gorged on food and watched animals in nature all day. It doesn't get much better than that...well maybe it does. We are off to Zanzibar tomorrow where I plan to do nothing expect snorkel and lay on the beach!
There were a few funny things that happened on the trip. When we were in the Tarangire Park, we had just driven up to a herd of elephants. There were many young ones in the herd, so the adults were being naturally protective. Just as we were to attempt to drive away, we realized that the battery for the vehicle had died. So, Judy, Sarah and I got out and pushed a huge12 passenger landrover with elephants very near. It was a bit freaky, but exciting nonetheless! Another scary experience happened as we were leaving the crater. There are very steap roads that lead up the side of the crater. That day had been quite wet and the dirt roads were very slippery. As we were driving up them, we came up behind a driver in another SUV who was following a passenger bus. The driver in the SUV was being soooo stupid and was aggressively honking at the bus so that he could pass. I am not sure that he understood that the road was wide enough for one car, let alone a bus, and that there was a steep cliff on the other side of the road. So, the bus attempted to slow down but began sliding down the
road, towards the cliff edge. The idiot in the SUV continued to try to pass the weaving bus, while we were reversing to avoid it from hitting us. Thankfully, the bus driver was a good one and maneuvered his bus to a stop.
For the most part, the trip went off without a hitch. We gorged on food and watched animals in nature all day. It doesn't get much better than that...well maybe it does. We are off to Zanzibar tomorrow where I plan to do nothing expect snorkel and lay on the beach!
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