Ngorongoro crater and the Serengeti day 1

We are on our way. The beginning of the safari was a little tense. Our driver is very defensive and a bit of a control freak. He and Martin did not hit it off. We will have a discussion with him and see if we can come to an understanding. Hakuna matata This is a fun experience would be a shame to have it damaged by a personality conflict. I do trust he does know what he is doing. when he pulls over, and where he drives is good with me. I just want to have a great time. We all paid $620 US each for 4 days. Sadly most of the costs are entry fees to the parks. Not much of the money goes back into the parks. It's a little more of a cash grab for the government.
By the time we got to our camp it had been 8 hours and you could taste the dust on your teeth. The land cruiser has a pop top roof so today we will have a better vantage point for photography. First day was considered very basic and I managed 80 photos. Today os the big game drive.
Dinner was spaghetti and soup. The kitchen is Full of the cooks. Every group has there own. Ours did a fine job and we ate till we could eat no more. Sat outside till well after the sun had set.


Left to right. Ryan, Martin, Jami and our guide Abusa. before we entered the Serengeti gate.


This was not even the game drive and the animals were everywhere.


Giraffes are one of my favorite. They are never poached and have a huge population here at the park.


Look closely in the water it has about 8 hippos keeping cool in the water.








Finally got to use my tent. The camp site is full of westerners again I ran Into Matt and Liz the Canadian auzzi couple. They plan to come to the island this summer. I met them on the Island of lamu in Kenya, then again in Moshi and today here in the Serangetti. Africa has been very small.

Location:Serengeti, Tanzania