Serengeti Safari...

We have been in Tanzania for 8 months and have finally taken a proper safari! We were waiting to take the trip in case family was able to visit, and thankfully Lacey and Kristen (her good friend from Portland) were able to join us! It was not the best time of year to see the 'great migrations', but even so we saw every animal that one is supposed to see, and had the best and closest views one could ask for!



Ned & Lacey checking out a Leopard.

We drove for 4 full days and camped in tents for 3 nights. We also had a personal cook along for the ride who fixed some pretty amazing meals and waited on us each night. The campground in the Serengeti was right out in the open with all of the animals. We did not have any close encounters; but heard many stories of people with buffalo grazing right outside their tents or lions standing between them and the outhouse in the middle of the night- yikes.

This is Kristen explaining water conservation policies to the Maasai people of the Ngorongoro Crater. Well not really... she is actually caving in and buying beaded souvenirs.
Ngorongoro Crater: This was a fantastic spot with flamingos, hippos, wildebeast, and zebras all sharing the same lakefront property.

It was a fantastic trip- you have just 3 months left to take advantage of having friends and a place to stay in Tanzania!!!

Check out the link to see the rest of our safari photos!