James was ready for us as soon as we completed our orientation with the Grumeti rep. The unfortunate thing is that he is now suffering from snow blindness. The sight of Murray in shorts with the sun gleaming off his snow white legs has left him in great difficulty. Fortunately he is a fast healer!
We were on the road out of Arusha by early morning, feeling the affects of jet lag yet wide eyed to the beauty of Tanzania and the multitudes of people. We passed household markets selling all kinds of local produce. Our first stop was the Migunga Tented camp. This was to be our home for the night.
After a quick lunch we drove towards the Lake Manyara Park for our first game drive. Along the way we stopped at a Masai village for a cultural experience. Awesome!
Our pictures are an example of the many sights that we saw.
Welcome dance at the Masai village.
The chief has 14 wives, each wife costing him ten cows. The neighbouring chief has 45 wives and is considered to be very wealthy.
The women build the houses from sticks, mud and dung. Here they show some visitors a good time.
Their diet consists of milk, blood, and meat; nothing else.
This was our home in the forest. The night sounds were very loud.
The birds are so colourful. This kingfisher posed beautifully for us.
Giraffes and gazelles and many kinds of monkeys kept our cameras clicking.
Just a few of the elephants.
Internet service is not available so our posts may all come in at once.
You are very very fortunate people my friends. Oh how we would loved to have joined you. Stay safe. Your pictures are astonishing! xoxox, us
ReplyDelete