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10. Jul, 2011

African Safari Highlights

African Safari Highlights

Safari is the most special form of travel we encountered.  It brings you to the edge:  remote location, special field equipment, expert guidance, real personal risk, high daily cost.  In return you are guaranteed a once-in-a-lifetime experience.  You escape from civilization and travel back to see nature the way it was centuries ago, before mankind […]

08. Jul, 2011

Poops and Prints

Poops and Prints

One of the coolest parts of safari is learning how to track animals.  Our first few safaris we just sat back and watched the guide search, sometimes for hours.  After a while though, we realized we were missing a lot of action and we started asking tons of questions.  For those who like puzzles, tracking […]

29. Jun, 2011

The Migration

The Migration

If you are of a certain age, you may recall a Sunday evening ritual from your youth:  watching The Wide World of Animals in full Technicolor on TV while wearing your fuzzy footy pajamas and munching Jiffy-Pop popcorn.  I remember sitting mesmerized as images of lions in full pursuit of field upon field of migrating […]

26. Jun, 2011

NgoroNgoro Crater Reserve

NgoroNgoro Crater Reserve

In my opinion the top animals in the crater are zebras and monkeys. The Crater is a huge 2000 foot deep hole. It’s also a great safari setting because lots of animals moved there for better food. There are thousands of zebras and monkeys and I’ve decided that, along with cows, they are the subject […]

26. Jun, 2011

Peoples of the Crater

Peoples of the Crater

I see Maasai! The Maasai are a tribe in Africa. The Maasai (Mah-Sigh) have many interesting customs and we were lucky enough to get to learn about them up close. Just a few days ago we visited a Maasai village. We were outside a massive crater made by a collapsing volcano; the technical term is […]

26. Jun, 2011

Where is Piggy in Tanzania?

Where is Piggy in Tanzania?

In Tanzania, Piggy visited an ancient gorge near a crater and saw footprints over three million years old!    Can you guess the name of the gorge and the crater? Email your guess to katherine@365saturdays.org