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Operation clean sweep!
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I ‘am now sitting on my dusty balcony watching, not much else I could do!) so
they found the “ladder” two tree trunks and pieces of wood nailed and stringed
together AND broken in the middle, so off they went to find another one,(Another
15min) as they did a shorter one (same construction) raise the long one and
after a lot of afford, put the short one for support I guess this is another
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Back on the road
... of it, I joked with Jonboy that he needed to stop being afraid of a docile old Buffalo as he'd already made a few concerned remarks about how many people they kill and maybe we should get in the truck until they move on. Just as I'd finished my remark he says with increased alarm in his voice 'what about Hyenas? Should we be scared of them?' and pointed behind me. Half expecting him to be joking I turned around and there they were, no more than a few meters away, ...
Summit day. The final push to the peak.
... I told them that I had they called me "simba" - the Swahili word for lion, because lions are strong and never give up. Yes, I will take that one, thanks! We got a quick lunch, although Chris was too exhausted to even eat. Then it was another long descent to the next camp. We walked or stumbled to 3979m first and were then told that the final stop was a further 3 hour hike ahead. What a horror. It was all rock and hard ground, which was nasty on ...
Long ride to Arusha
... played solitaire, scrabble and Simon on the iPad. I have new found appreciation for those that travel ridiculous distances AND with small children. (Dan, Andrea, Krithika...you know who you are!). Once we landed in Dar, we had to get our visas which took about an hour. Basically, they took our passports and our $200 and told us to wait until they called our name. Unfortunately, we were one of the last on our flight to ...
Hakuna Matata
... The variety of animals stalking the endless plains was unbelievable. We had an awesome driver and cook who made the camping safari special and made sure that our needs were catered for. Joining us on the safari was an English and Danish couple, both our age and a lot of fun. We were really down to basics, spending the days covered in dust and bouncing around in the 4x4 as the driver, Richard negotiated the bumpy dirt roads that intersected the vast plains. ...