Ross: CSC Assignment Tanzania: Safari Week on Vacation in Tanzania

April 3, 2012
Today we stay in the Serengeti and and return to the same lodging.
So is it more of the same? Sometimes.

This Hippo pool has just a few and they smell just great - like a sewer on a very hot day with no breeze.
During the day when the sun is out they simply lay in the pool, floating. Their back flippers constantly are flipping water on their backs so their skin does not dry out. At night they go out and feed and they can go up to 10 miles in a night. Impressive for animals of this size.

peeking out to see what we are doing.

Hard to see, but these are lions laying around the bushes.

Nice rock for your landscaping. Many rocks came from the Ngorogoro explosion.

This is a Candelabra Tree. The candelabra tree is poisonous. If a drop of the white sap from the inner tree comes in contact with the skin a blister will form. It will blind you if it touches the eyes and even breathing the fumes burns. Nice huh. Notice that everyone has their hands in a position where they say " I am not touching that!"

Wow, do I ever look good in my African wear and bracelet? Ross with driver Niety.

We found this little guy at our stop. He is called a Hyrax

They also had a bone display - recognize any?

More Pumbas - Wart hogs

A croc

A bird

and pretty flowers

A Dik-Dik - small deer like antelope and one hiding in rear. They are 12 - 16 inches tall at the shoulder.

Mongooses crossing the road

A close-up

And more lions

and the one just turns over on his back

In the far distance, we spotted these Leopards sitting on a little mound.

And another lion

and another sleeping

And this big rock. Which is just plain cool looking. You would love to get out and climb on this thing to have a really nice picture, but you might not live to return.