With credit to Paul, as I think he also suggested that our famous butt shots could be “The End”.  We got all of these butt shots when animals would acknowledge the arrival of our jeep by turning and walking away.  The best were the zeebs, with their very uniform salute, but there are plenty of … More The End

So maybe a quick look at the softer side of Mother Nature. Everybody loves babies in the wild. And, if you don’t, you best keep it to yourself.   Then there are the humans in the wild.

I am being asked questions about the accommodations. The first camp was in Sinya, and I posted a pic of that tent (calling it Hemingway-esque, except for the bathroom, concrete floor, and solar-panelled hot water and electric lanterns). The accommodations elevated after that. In two ways, a) comfort and décor, and b) distance off the … More Tented Camps, A Little More Like Glamping

Good Luck tells us that the government is making progress in the war against poaching, which has impacted rhinos and elephants so dramatically . I can’t stomach looking at pictures of the de-tusked bodies left by poachers, so won’t belabor the issue here. There are about 50 rhino in Ngorogoro Crater, as they begin rebuilding … More Other Animals in Tanzania

So after all the lion stories, let’s lighten this up a little and focus on some of the more bizarre characters; the ones that can leave a smile on your face.  And we’ll start with the really great face, replete with long eyelashes: We had a good time joking about the male hartebeest, who poses … More The Real Characters of Tanzania

For over an hour, we watched an incredible and unexpected story play out in the Serengeti. We were thrilled to see a leopard up in a tree, legs dangling over each side of the branch. It was our first leopard sighting, and we figured probably our last, since cheetahs and leopards are rarer and harder … More Top O’ The Food Chain, Part II

(Note: I’m way behind on the postings, obviously, due to a) long days traveling between camps and on game drives and b) the lack of bandwidth available when the wi-fi is functional at many of the camps. So I’ve been unable to even access the WordPress site at most tented camp locations. Which leads me … More Top O’ The Food Chain

  June 27, 2017 We’re in Tarangire National Park, our first national park. It’s incredible to think that the animals know they’re protected in a national park. But when you think about it, barring any poaching, they have no reason to fear humans in the national parks. No guns allowed, no off-roading. They’ll attack in … More Zeebs 101

Our first game drives were in the private conservation area near Sinya, where we could go off-roading. We saw zebras, giraffes, gazelles, more zebras, and elephants. We came upon a small group of elephants, including a baby, and experienced the ranking female with ears out/trunk up, advancing slowly toward us, at about 50ft away. Fortunately, … More Game Drive Initiation

NOTE:  when we did have wi-fi on the trip, the bandwidth was nowhere near what I needed to even pull up photos or the WordPress site.  So I’ll be loading a number of posts tonight, now that I’m back in bandwidth heaven.  And apologies if you get multiple emails from the site, alerting you; am … More Meeting the Maasai