Arrival Entebbe Airport and Getting on the Truck
Inside the truck
Butcher shop
Equator. Here we stopped and saw a demonstration about how the water flows on the northern half of the equator, the southern half of the equator and right in the middle. On the northern half of the equator the water flows counterclockwise. On the southern half of the equator the water flows clockwise. And right at the equater it flows straight down.
Fish market on the side of the street
The fish Noel bought for dinner. Tying the fish to the windshield wiper and then driving is the way Noel, our cook, dried out the fish.
Setting up our tent at Lake Mburo
We took a walking safari at Lake Mburo and saw these impalas
Walking Safari at Lake Mburo
Walking Safari at Lake Mburo with our guide Jameson
Walking Safari Lake Mburo - Baboons
Warthogs at our campsite. Notice how they bend their front legs to reach the grass they eat.
Traveling in the truck
As we traveled through towns the kids would come running to the side of the road to wave and say hello to us.
Little girl
Mbarara, Uganda
Kids running up to the truck
Kids running up to and alongside the truck
Kids
This is a church group that was at the Mountains of the Moon lookout when we were there and asked if we could take a picture with them.
This man is their pastor. Believe it or not all the kids in the previous picture and this man got in this car and drove away. It was a pretty funny sight.
Queen Elizabeth Park - Baboon
Traveling in the truck through Queen Elizabeth Park
Queen Elizabeth Park - Warthog
Queen Elizabeth Park Campsite
Queen Elizabeth Park
Queen Elizabeth Park - Buffalo
Queen Elizabeth Park - Lions
Queen Elizabeth Park - Antilope
Queen Elizabeth Park - Monkey
Queen Elizabeth Park Campsite Hippo. When we got back from our safari we found this hippo in our campsite. They are HUGE!!!
Boat Ride on the Kazinga Channel
Boat Ride on the Kazinga Channel - Hippos and Buffalo
Boat Ride on the Kazinga Channel - Hippo
Boat Ride on the Kazinga Channel - Crocodile
Boat Ride on the Kazinga Channel - Crocodile and Hippo
Boat Ride on the Kazinga Channel - Kids from a fisherman village
Boat Ride on the Kazinga Channel - Eagle
Setting up our tent at Queen Elizabeth campsite. Christine is saying, "Satcha! Why are you always taking pictures when WE'RE supposed to be setting up the tent!!!"
Queen Elizabeth Park - Elephant
Queen Elizabeth Park - Elephants
Queen Elizabeth Park - Elephants crossing the road
Kibale National Park Chimp trek
Kibale National Park Chimp trek. We have to have all of our clothes tucked in because on the trek through the forest termites would crall up our clothes. They are almost impossible to get off once they get on you...You'd have to take off all your clothes and pick them off.
Kibale National Park Chimp trek with our guide
Kibale National Park Chimp trek - Chimp
Tea Plantations
Workers in the Tea Plantations
When we stopped to have a picnic lunch all these kids came by to look at us!
When we stopped to have a picnic lunch these kids were with this woman. Satcha went to talk to her. She didn't have any teeth, was blind and so skinny. She was around 90 years old.
Kampala, Uganda Nakasero Market
Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda St Balikuddembe Market
Traveling from Kampala to Jinja, Uganda
The source of the Nile River. At the top left corner of the left island is the source of the Nile.
Jinja, Uganda
Rafting the Nile River - What an adventure!!!!
When we went down the 2nd rapid, Satcha hit his eyebrow with the paddle. He started bleeding like crazy.
Floating down the river. Relaxing in the water. (and still smiling!!!)
Rafting the Nile River
Rafting the Nile River. Here we're going down "THE RAPID". There are two drops of about 2 meters each. We had to hit a spot on the flat after the first fall to go down the second fall without tipping. But, we didn't hit it and tipped. We were dragged on the flat part through rocks getting hit at all times. Satcha was being dragged underwater under the tipped raft and couldn't breath. Christine was hanging on to the outside of the raft when we went down the second fall, again crashing into rocks.
Our tipped raft and the guides are looking for all of us
Christine's big toenail of her left toe bent in half. It was bleeding and hurt like crazy. The guide had to bend it back into place.
Christine went on the safety boat. The rest of the people in the raft had to continue. The guides wouldn't let them stop.
Satcha's cut eyebrow and Christine's black eye. This was not a fun rafting trip at all. We actually thought that this was the end of us....Christine will NEVER raft again!
The spot where it all happened
Traveling to Kenya
Masai Mara Lookout
Masai Mara
Masai Mara - Zebras
Masai Mara - Giraffes
Masai Mara - Lions
Masai Mara - Lions. We got really close to them but had to be quiet
Masai Mara - Lions.
Masai Mara - Gazelle
Masai Mara - Topi
Masai Mara - Bird
Masai Mara Campsite - Elephant. When we woke up this moring we were having breakfast and this elephant came down from the hill, walked right by our campsite and went to the water
Masai Mara Campsite - Elephant. What an amazing sight and feeling to be eating breakfast and have an elephant walk right by
Masai Mara Campsite - Elephant
Masai Mara Sunrise
Masai Mara - Lion
Masai Mara Campsite - Lion
Masai Mara - Hyena
Masai Mara - Baby Giraffe
Masai Mara - Cheetah
Masai Mara - Wildebeast migration
Masai Mara - Ostrich
Masai Mara - Vultures eating a dead Topi
Masai Mara. The engine of the truck flooded and we got stuck in this water as we tried to cross it in search of rhinos.
We were stuck inside of the truck for about 5 hours. We weren't able to leave the truck because there were wild animals around, like you can see in this picture the lion that came to watch us.
Masai Mara stuck in water
Finally 3 rangers came to pick us up in their 4x4s and take us back to the campsite. We had to leave all our stuff and walk through the water, which was pretty deep, balancing on rocks, being careful not to fall. The water was really cold and supposedly there were also snakes in it.
Masai Mara Campsite
With the truck still stuck in the water we had to take this mini-bus traveling to the border of Kenya-Tanzania. The saying on the bus is definitely true: "No Hurry in Africa"
Speke Bay Boat Ride. We're taking a boat to a fishing village.
Speke Bay Boat Ride
Speke Bay Fishing Village. The kids ran up to us and walked through the town holding our hands.
Serengeti. There are no words to describe the beauty of the Serengeti.
Serengeti Campsite. This is a private campsite for the travel agency we went with. These were permanent tents that had 2 cots, a toilet and shower. There was no running water. The shower consisted of a hanging bag that was filled every night with warm water. Christine took a shower one night under the stars of the Serengeti. It was beautiful!
Serengeti Campsite
Serengeti sunrise
Serengeti - Lion
Serengeti
Serengeti - Elephant
Serengeti - Elephants
Serengeti - Giraffe
Serengeti - Mother Lion and her cub
Serengeti - Mother Lion. She went out hunting for food. We followed her for a while and saw a few attempts at catching dinner.
Serengeti Sunset
Serengeti Sunrise
Serenget Kopi Rocks
Ngorongoro Crater Campsite
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater - Ostrich
Ngorongoro Crater - Wildebeasts and Zebras
Ngorongoro Crater - Lion
Ngorongoro Crater - Lions
Ngorongoro Crater Lookout
Hadzabe Tribe. We went to visit this tribe where they showed us how they lived and hunted.
Hadzabe Tribe
Hadzabe Tribe. They showed us how to shoot bow and arrows
Hadzabe Tribe. We went on a hunt with them where they caught a jakal.
Hadzabe Tribe. They cooked the jakal over a fire and ate it.
Hadzabe Tribe. They performed a dance for us
Hadzabe Tribe. And we joined in the dance
Lake Eyasi Rock Lookout
Datoga Tribe
Datoga Tribe. This is the cutest girl
Datoga Tribe. Christine gave this little girl a t-shirt
Datoga Tribe. Christine learning how to grind corn
Datoga Tribe. Satcha danced with them
Baobab Tree
Women Masai Tribe
Women Masai Tribe. The kids just wanted to play
Women Masai Tribe. Satcha was going to take a picture of these two boys when all the sudden this one came up really close to the camera.
Mt. Meru
Mt Kilimanjaro
Usambara Mountains Trek
Usambara Mountains
Usambara Mountains Group picture
Sunset at the Usambara Mountains
Tanga Airport Group picture
Flight to Zanzibar
Kendwa Beach
Kendwa Beach snorkelling
Zanzibar Spice Tour
Stonetown, Zanzibar
Little boy in Stonetown, Zanzibar
Stonetown, Zanzibar Forodhani Gardens
Stonetown, Zanzibar Old Slave Market Monument. This is the site of where the slaves used to be traded.
Flight back to Tanzania from Zanzibar. Satcha is carrying our giraffe!!!
