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Day 2 – JAMATATU (Monday in Swahili)
JUMBO JUMBO !!
Looking back we definitely developed strong common grounds with the local wildlife and that is we didn’t stop eating the whole trip……maybe we were just influenced by the animals and "As in Rome…"
Early morning, we woke up to a beautiful view through the canopy and the nets, put on our safari clothes and had Breakfast at the lodge, still excited to see Zebras, Wild hogs , antelopes and wild animals having their morning graze only a few meters away and off we set to explore Mother Africa.
A short drive through a small Massai village and our first safari game drive began.
Tarangire National Park
Situated about 120Km SW of Arusha , is one of the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem. Philip opened the special Viewing roof of his jeep and we were on our feet ready to go. Not more than 5 minutes drive into the park, we began to understand the magnitude of the local "Production" of mother nature.
Dozens of species, small , large and huge colorful birds and animals began to appear . Huge herds of elephants munching on tree leaves or scratching against one of the magnificent BAOBAO trees, while even larger herds of zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle and many others were seen where ever you looked.
Around the corner a few elegant Giraffes peek from behind the trees going on with their business eating the day away. On the river beds you can find a full presentation of the many species side by side , Families of PUMBA's (So Ugly yet so cute) , Zebras , Gnu , Buffalo , giraffes , pink flamingoes by the thousands, lazy hippos and many others. Not too far away the Lions lay in the shade waiting patiently for their next meal call.
We stopped by an enormous hollow Baobab tree and we learned that the elephants chew the bulk of the tree extracting water during the dry season…
A definite highlight was when Philip spotted a leopard resting on a branch high up in the trees and in another branch just nearby lay , what seemed to be the remains of an antelope eaten to the bone waiting for the last circle of scavengers to finish of the job.
Another beautiful moment was to see a mommy elephant breast feeding her baby who curled his trunk against her body to reach her breast with his mouth..
On the way back to our Lodge we stopped at the Maasai village to for some cold drinks and a few photos with the locals…
Back at the lodge we headed to the swimming pool which was surrounded by zebras a nice background to my zebra bikini…
Another beautiful meal and Good night Africa
Still more to come ....
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