Sunday, March 12, 2006

The Serengeti







We left Waterloo at the end of January when there was hardly any snow. We got back in early March and probably have missed all the major snow storms. Some people go somewhere warm for the winter. We went somewhere amazing.

I had wanted to go to Africa for as long as I understood the idea of the place. We saw as many different mammal species in two weeks in Tanzania than I have seen in two years in Canada. Possibly as many as in my whole life. Watching a lioness hunt and kill a zebra was the most unforgettable moment. You see it on television and imagine it is impossible to actually see happen - and then you watch it happen maybe 80 metres away.

Our guide was Bjorn Figenschou who has operated Tanzania Guides for over twenty years. He has lived in Tanzania most of his life and was outstanding.

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