September 2010
3 posts
Maasai Village
We woke st 4:30 A.M. for a long, bumpy ride to the sight of balloon rides. However, when we arrived it was raining and windy. The ride was canceled until the next day. Instead, we took a long game ride where we saw 2 exquisite cheetahs, a mother and a baby sunning themselves on a low mound. We saw many lions roaming the savannah. Several clans of spotted hyenas clustered around a new...
Maasai Village
Tanzania' Ngorngoro Crater
Traveling down bumpy( this ride is so bumpy that it requires an athletic bra and many potty breaks), dusty roads in large Land Cruisers begins our venture into the brush. Massai tribesmen are seen herding the village cattle and goats onto the plains and children are playing soccer. This culture is very recognizable. They are very tall and thin. They jump very high, which is part of their dance,...
August 2010
1 post
African Safari
I can’t believe that we’re almost ready to leave sunny California to go to the world’s biggest zoo. I also can’t believe how obcesssed I’ve become about a simple thing like packing. Do I have the right cloths, are they bug proof enough, are they all earth tones, do I have enough Malaria medicine and on and on. I have over analysed the entire trip to a point of...
February 2010
1 post
My first post
Sitting with my sweeties in San Jose!!!!!