Safari

This post should really be titled "Why You're Actually Reading This Blog".

Paulo and I headed out to pick up TC from the airport last Wednesday night. We had one day of sorting things out in Arusha and then we were off on safari bright and early on Friday for a three day safari.

Enough talk. Picture time!

Day One - Lake Manyara

Elephant spotted just moments after entering the park.

Blue Monkey

"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads!"

Zebra against the African backdrop.

"You lookin' at me?" My lunch companion.

This giraffe played peek-a-boo with us with the bushes to the left.

Day Two - Ngorongoro Crater

Warthog

Mr. and Mrs. Ostrich

Water Buffalo checking us out.

Wildebeest blocking our driving route.

Hippo family moving from one pool to another.

Entering the forest area of Ngorongoro.

Day Three - Tarangire

Lioness takes off after a Wildebeest who was silly enough to venture towards the water when the lions were RIGHT THERE!

This chase ended with no food but a move of the pride from one area of shade to another. Later, they would catch a Wildebeest and we would return to see them eating dinner.

Giraffe

Tarangiri is known as 'the home of elephants' for a reason.

We were so close to this elephant, we could almost touch it.

Bull elephant reaching for the acacia tree.