The only word to describe it: WOW! I felt like I was in the movie Jurrasic Park as one of the first tourists. I must bring my family back with me to witness the glory of God’s creation. It brings a tear and a lump in my throat just thinking about it. The first 2 ½ hours in the park were just amazing! In that time span, we were surrounded by zebra and wildebeest as far as the eye can see. We had to almost hit them to get down the dirt road. We saw more baboons alongside the road than I’ve ever seen in any documentary on Animal Planet®. We saw many impala running about. On our way to our lunch stop, we were practically run over by a herd of wild elephants crashing through the bush. We were “challenged” by two large male elephants (posturing as if they were going to charge our mini-bus), as the herd marched by, big and small baby elephant. I can’t wait to show my video of this event! Then, at our lunch stop we saw many hippo and a few crocodiles in the creek next to our lunch site. This was all in the first 2 hours or so.
We have been so blessed. We saw more elephants the following day, cheetahs, lions (many), and a leopard in a tree right next to the road. A rare and lucky occurrence!
We were also extremely lucky to see lions right next to the road twice! Yesterday we saw a male lion guarding a wildebeest carcass along with 2 females and a young male, not more than 10 feet from the dirt road and pulled right up to them! It was as if we were invisible and they let us shoot lots of media. Can’t wait to show the family and others the video! There was so much to see and so many animals! There were too many to mention.
Asante sanna!
Dave Bogumil
We have been so blessed. We saw more elephants the following day, cheetahs, lions (many), and a leopard in a tree right next to the road. A rare and lucky occurrence!
We were also extremely lucky to see lions right next to the road twice! Yesterday we saw a male lion guarding a wildebeest carcass along with 2 females and a young male, not more than 10 feet from the dirt road and pulled right up to them! It was as if we were invisible and they let us shoot lots of media. Can’t wait to show the family and others the video! There was so much to see and so many animals! There were too many to mention.
Asante sanna!
Dave Bogumil
You were so lucky to personally see what most of us only glimpse in a movie scene or documentary. I can imagine how stirring it was to see all those fantastic animals, alive and real, right next to you! Wow! We at home are all very eager to see your pictures and hear your stories!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing adventure!!! I am so proud of all you did to help those in Tanzania. I'm sure you touched their hearts in a way that they will never forget. Thanks for allowing me to experience this vicariously through you.
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