MAMBO!
Pictured above is an elephant with five legs; a photo I took this past weekend. I’ve returned from my four-day Safari where I traveled through Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, and the Ngorogoro Crater. The experience was honestly one of the best of my life. Although residing in the wilderness will never quite suit me as a lifelong lifestyle, I survived the three nights without much of a struggle. On the last night I was near the top of the crater, about 2300 meters up. The view was indescribably breathtaking. At various points of the safari I witnessed zebras and warthogs on our campsites (yes I was literally living in the wild), was an arms length away from an elephant, and observed more animals than I have seen in my entire life. Extremely remarkable was my visit to the Masai village in the Serengeti, where the tribe relocated 25 years back. Their traditions are unique from that of any other African tribe (for example they do not believe in medicinal care, disregard education to an extent, and pierce knives through their ears at 10 years of age) and beautiful at the same time. I took over 400 pictures in a mere 3 days, but it was totally worth it. Where else are you going to see an elephant with 5 legs? It’ll be nice to sleep in a real bed today though, and attend the Clinic again tomorrow!
Adios for now– more to come tomorrow so stay tuned.