We left our Serengeti tent camp and drove the back roads to Ngorongoro Crater, doing wildlife viewing along the way. We passed a huge lake with thousands of flamingos standing in it. On the shore there were some wooded hillsides. In several trees we several found baby wildebeest carcasses that the leopards had hung in the night for later eating.
We stopped for lunch under a big acacia tree and had a picnic. Because of the amount of babies and milking mothers, there were thousands of flies around. Want flies with that?
Our driver today was Shange with Cobra spotting in the back. Shange was raised as a traditional Maasai, but left at 22 with a good education and now lives in the city. Cobra was raised in town since he was very young, and calls himself a Modern Warrior. We learned a lot about the Maasai culture from them.
Our Ngorongoro tent camp was completely luxurious. Our tent included a washroom with plumbing that drained outside, as well as our indoor shower and toilet. We had wall hangings and drapes too. In the evening, we were invited down to a Maasai warrior camp to learn about how they live. They had slaughtered a goat and were roasting it and making us a special acacia bark and goat innards soup which we were encouraged to try. The Chief, Oliduro, told us all about how Maasai become men, and how they live in the bush herding cattle amongst all the wild animals with only their spears for protection.
That evening several Maasai came up to our camp and did some dancing for us. It was really amazing. The men jump as high as they can and the women flip their ring necklaces around. I'll post a video of it when I am back in civilization again.
We stopped for lunch under a big acacia tree and had a picnic. Because of the amount of babies and milking mothers, there were thousands of flies around. Want flies with that?
Our driver today was Shange with Cobra spotting in the back. Shange was raised as a traditional Maasai, but left at 22 with a good education and now lives in the city. Cobra was raised in town since he was very young, and calls himself a Modern Warrior. We learned a lot about the Maasai culture from them.
Our Ngorongoro tent camp was completely luxurious. Our tent included a washroom with plumbing that drained outside, as well as our indoor shower and toilet. We had wall hangings and drapes too. In the evening, we were invited down to a Maasai warrior camp to learn about how they live. They had slaughtered a goat and were roasting it and making us a special acacia bark and goat innards soup which we were encouraged to try. The Chief, Oliduro, told us all about how Maasai become men, and how they live in the bush herding cattle amongst all the wild animals with only their spears for protection.
That evening several Maasai came up to our camp and did some dancing for us. It was really amazing. The men jump as high as they can and the women flip their ring necklaces around. I'll post a video of it when I am back in civilization again.
PART TWO
Photos:
1. Giraffe in acacia trees
2. Sectreary bird and a zebra
3. Us on ssafari
4. Maasai dance at ight in the tent camp
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