another misty morning with a chill in the air at the top of the gorge. Sitting in the rover for our 7 hour drive to the serengeti was not the first thing on my wish list. So I was happy to hear that we had three pit stops at sites on the way. Our first stop was Oldupai gorge which some call the "cradle of life". They call it that because of old minkey man fossils that they have found here. The anthropologists on the trip died when they saw the old bones, tools, and footprints. Our next stop was a real Masai boma. When our cars pulled up the wives were working in the yard and they sent some of the children to get the husband who was tending the cattle. They took us into their huts to show us how they live, and they let us play with their baby goats (some if the cutest little things I've ever seen). The final pit stop was at a sand dune called Shifting Sands. It moves over 100 meters a year! The sand came from a local volcano and it is really dark. Some of the particles are magnetic, so we had fun playing with them.
Now the drive to the largest wildlife park in Africa. After such an amazing say at the gorge, I thought it would be tough to top. But, the giraffe came through in the clutch. They are my favorite animal to see up close. They are awkward and beautiful and graceful all at the same time. I love their long limbs and how calculated every step seems to be. So awesomely gorgeous. The rest of the drive consisted of gazelle and other grazers, nothing out of the ordinary because we weren't even in the park.
When we did finally get to the sopa hotel here in Serengeti. We took showers and went to a great meal with tribal entertainment. My favorite moment though was watching some gazelle graze about 10 feet away from our room's balcony. This hotel is truly nestled in the thick of things.
Until tomorrow, waiting for another chance to see some big cats... Britt
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