Us, chillin on the top of Mt. Sambu
View from the top of Mt. Sambu
On Tuesday, we went into Arusha to buy any last minute items needed for safari and to check the internet one last time before a four week drought. On Wednesday, we found out that Barack Obama won the election. Some people got up really early to watch the coverage. Everyone was stoked. After we learned the results, we went to Olasiti village, a waArusha community near Dorobo's campsite. We got to talk to a villager, and to see the terrain from a hill near by that we walked up. On Thursday, we left Arusha and properly began our safari. We drove to Oldonyo Sambu. Oldonyo means moutain in kimaasai. En route we saw some animals. I think we saw giraffe and zebra, but I can't remember exactly. While driving I was suprised to see people. I really shouldn't have been, but we were in remote areas, which in the US would not have any people. I guess the difference is due to the fact that in Tanzania, the natives weren't killed off and kicked off their land in the same numbers as they were in the US.
Friday: We talked with some Maasai in the morning because it was raining and we couldn't go for a walk. The person I was talking to was twenty years old. He was married. It was interesting to compare his life to mine since we were the same age. In the afternoon it stopped raining, and so we went for a walk and saw some animals. One of the more interesting things that we saw was a dead carcass hanging from a tree. It was apparently set as a lion trap. The idea was that the lion would come back again and again to the same spot, and would drop his guard, making it easier for a hunter to shoot him.
On Saturday, we hiked Mt. Sambu in the morning. It was nice to get a broad view of the terrain. It was also cool to see an elephant in the distance.
On Sunday we went on another walk to the mountain that we hiked the previous day.
Overall, the first week of safari went well, no complaints here.
Photos:
Top Left: Us, on top of Oldonyo Sambu
Top Right: View from Oldonyo Sambu
Bottom Left: The group hanging out beneath the tent, Oldonyo Sambu
Bottom Right: View from the hill we went to the top of in Olasiti Village
View from the top of Mt. Sambu
On Tuesday, we went into Arusha to buy any last minute items needed for safari and to check the internet one last time before a four week drought. On Wednesday, we found out that Barack Obama won the election. Some people got up really early to watch the coverage. Everyone was stoked. After we learned the results, we went to Olasiti village, a waArusha community near Dorobo's campsite. We got to talk to a villager, and to see the terrain from a hill near by that we walked up. On Thursday, we left Arusha and properly began our safari. We drove to Oldonyo Sambu. Oldonyo means moutain in kimaasai. En route we saw some animals. I think we saw giraffe and zebra, but I can't remember exactly. While driving I was suprised to see people. I really shouldn't have been, but we were in remote areas, which in the US would not have any people. I guess the difference is due to the fact that in Tanzania, the natives weren't killed off and kicked off their land in the same numbers as they were in the US.
Friday: We talked with some Maasai in the morning because it was raining and we couldn't go for a walk. The person I was talking to was twenty years old. He was married. It was interesting to compare his life to mine since we were the same age. In the afternoon it stopped raining, and so we went for a walk and saw some animals. One of the more interesting things that we saw was a dead carcass hanging from a tree. It was apparently set as a lion trap. The idea was that the lion would come back again and again to the same spot, and would drop his guard, making it easier for a hunter to shoot him.
On Saturday, we hiked Mt. Sambu in the morning. It was nice to get a broad view of the terrain. It was also cool to see an elephant in the distance.
On Sunday we went on another walk to the mountain that we hiked the previous day.
Overall, the first week of safari went well, no complaints here.
Photos:
Top Left: Us, on top of Oldonyo Sambu
Top Right: View from Oldonyo Sambu
Bottom Left: The group hanging out beneath the tent, Oldonyo Sambu
Bottom Right: View from the hill we went to the top of in Olasiti Village
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