Safari Update

Ok, so I am nearly done my Safari part of my trip, I leave for Entebbe (Gorilla's) in 2 days. Just after my last post it was decided there was going to be no adventuring back to Kenya no matter what happened.



So we created a 100% Tanzanaian adventure, which included almost all the parks here, this also means I am not going back into Kenya anytime soon, so everyone can sleep well (unless your in ear-shot of my snoring ;).



Where to begin......



So I've seen all the animals, done all the parks, so much to share, but I'll start with a few highlights..... We saw lions stalking cape buffalo prey, chase the buffalo, kill and eat the buffalo, this is a rare sight and an definite trip highlight. "Munchie Munchie" time for the lions as we have create slang for eating.

Other highlights include other lions hunting and other set of lions feasting on a recent kill ;)

We camped for 2 nights in the Serengeti, which is considered a wild campsite, the first night it was only us at the sight, at bedtime shortly after all the guides had gone to bed, we also decided to retire, while checking around for fun for animals we found a Hyenia a few feet from my tent. Excitidly we checked for more and to our amazement we had like 6+ Hyenia's surrounding the camp hidden in the bushes but beady eyes reflecting the light. Realzing we had been surrounded we quickly jumped into the "safety" of our tents being wimps. The rule at the camp is after sunset there is no going to the washroom without a flashlight and a parnter as there are hyenia's (whch we proved) and lions around the camp at night.

On the 2nd night another group (from Univ of Washington state) came in and the night life was less exciting ;)

For those that know the parks, so far we've done, 2 nights and many game drives in the Serengeti, one night on the edge of the Nrgoro crater (spelling) and a game drive in the crater (black rhino =). We also did a game drive in Lake Maynara and a great game drive in Trengera (Cheetah =) and also a herd of 60 elephants playing in a swamp tooting thier horns.

I regret to inform Kelly and Nat that Jack Bauer is MIA. For those of you going "whut", shortly before I left Kelly gave me a Jack Bauer figurine to take on my trip as my "travel nome". Jack went missing on the 2nd night of the Sergengeti and we have not seen him since. Jack was preparing a peace mission to Kenya from Tanzania when he was reportly abducted by a elite terrorist group of Hyenias.

Jack had joined us for dinner that night and happened to spill meat sauce on himself and he also refused to finish his sausage, the group had to be hard on jack and unless he clearned himself up an finished his sausage he would not be allowed into the tents, Jack refused and thus spent an evening under the stars. At day break Jack was gone, MIA, presummed dead, no body parts or ransom notes was found. (I did honestly think the Hyenas would only break his head off, not take his whole body and leave us noting ;).

The good news is, the joke of putting meat sauce besides everyones tents was rolled back with all the meat picked up and washed away (It wasn't my IDEA!!!! if you can imagine that).

I am now back in a camp site in Arusha, last time we can through here there was 2 bus loads of swedish tourists in giant pink buses.... all I have to say about last time is 80 swedish tousits,I stopped counting how many girls ;) When we pulled in this time I was equally excited to see the two buses, unfortuntly they are empty right now!!!! WHATS UP WITH THAT......

Well, I am off for the last night with the tour group, a big chunk are also heading to Zanzibar almost all around the same time, including one of our your guides whom is going to go on vacation an hopefully I can sneak in some true local fishing while I am there.

Dapper Dan (rhino his Safari is personality ;)