Okay, so I just typed a lengthy entry, and it all just disappeared. Maybe that's the computer's way of telling me it was too long. I'll try again, we'll see if it works this time.
So we went on safari! 9 days total, 4 days driving 5 days trekking. The driving was awesome, saw tons of animals, had hyenas come into our camp at Serengeti and try to get into the food shack, had our truck rear wheel pass us while driving down a bumpy road (which led to an unplanned night camping in the serengeti!). Very cool time, the animals were amazing.
The treking was great too, walked with a local quide and spent one night camped in a local village. Visited their mud huts or 'bandas', identified the mysterious odour as cow dung, the innovative construction material!
The mountain in the picture is Ol Doinyo Lengai, or 'the mountain of the God', the only active carbonite volcano in the world (yes, that's straight out of the guidebook!). We climbed up that beast, and what a climb it was. Started at 22:00 (so no sleep), because we wanted to reach the summit by sun-rise (otherwise it would get uncomfortable hot). The top was clouded but cool, volcanic ash, cracks spewing sulfur gas, dried lava. Tough climb but worth it.
We've spent the past few days in northern Zanzibar, hanging out on the beach, swimming, snorkeling. The picture below is Jocelyn and I geared up for our second dive yesterday, just before we rolled over backwards into the water. Great visibility, warm water, lots of fish around the reef, fun times.
I'm almost out of time, so I'll post this quick, hope it works this time. Back to Canada within a week, talk to you soon!
