Kim

Stupendous Serengeti

Stuck in a bus for several days with 3 Yank's, 3 Kiwi's (New Zealand) and 1 Brit. Not a bad combination but, wow, we can really tear each other apart. Most of the jokes were at the expense of the one Brit-which seemed only fair. If you travel alone, you are only leaving yourself in a vulnerable position. Plus, with all the good manners of a Brit-he was unlikely to strike back. He should try being more crass, inappropriate and loud, like an American....or not.
It was pretty obvious from the start that getting out of the truck/jeep was only acceptable when we arrived at our camp site. Holding your pee became a game and a challenge. How long could one hold it in??? This is when it seemed like wearing diapers wasn't such a bad idea. Maybe that crazy American astronaut who wore diapers as she drove across country to kill her boyfriend's mistress, wasn't so crazy!!!
OK, back to the safari.....It really is the wild Serengeti-we saw all the animals you could imagine: leopards, lions, cheetahs, elephants, wildebeests, giraffes, zebras, rhino and hippos...at one point we had just missed a kill. The leopards were sitting in the tall grass exhausted; eating and protecting their food. One could see the blood all around their faces, as they pulled at the ligaments and muscles. Stupendous.
It was 7 days of safari but we lost one day to getting stuck in the mud and blowing the radiator. I was a bit nervous about making it to our next camp but we eventually got there. When we arrived, well after dark, there were about 20 zebras in our grounds. I only slept a few hours as the wild pigs and Zebra's were grazing 2 feet from my tent. I could hear them pulling up the grass, snorting, and chewing-just like at the family dinner table back home! I was afraid of a stampede if I moved or startled them so I kept still and slept little.
One day I was feeling a bit selfish....ok, I am selfish every day....but that particular day was actually glutinous! I treated myself to a balloon ride across the Serengeti! It was over the top. No pun attended, but it was incredibly calm and peaceful. A surreal moment.
Cheers!! Stay tuned because the rest of my trip is unplanned and may become the true adventure.....