Tanzania 2022

Crossing into Tanzania from Kenya	Interesting color goat on highway	Maasai Giraffe along the highway in Tanzania	A tower of giraffes in Tanzania	A pair of curious giraffes
Mount Kilimanjaro from Tanzanian side	Donkeys along the highway	Interesting house in Tanzania	George's daughter joined us for a while	Arusha, Tanzania is the regional capital and has about 500,000 residents
Lots of unfinished construction in Arusha	Arusha is not safe from American culture	Paved streets symbolize a prosperous town in Tanzania	The Arusha Declaration Monument	At the Tanzanite Experience
View of Arusha from the Tanzanite Experience	Wiring overseas always fascinates Bill	Another nice setting for lunch	View of the gardens from our table	Susan was enjoying George's daughter
Appetizers were as good as they looked	This is a 250-year old fig tree	Shanga employs people with disabilities to make things from recycled materials	Necklaces made from scrap material and beads	Mobile made from bottle caps, beads, cut aluminum
Shanga courtyard decorated with glass made by them	Maasai Village in Tanzania	Pulling a heavy load	Riverbeds and wadis in Tanzania during the dry season	Maasai Market in Tanzania
Muslim school kids heading home from school	Son of Maasai Village Chief welcomes us to his village	Maasai village residents waiting to welcome us	Susan wearing Maasai Shuka (cloak) and Necklace	Maasai Welcome Dance
Maasai Women Dancing	Women from our group join Maasai Women	Maasai Jumping Dance (Adumu) decides who is most eligible bachelor	Going into Maasai Village	Fire used to warm hut and cook food
Inside Maasai Hut	Maasai people who sold us souvenirs	Sleeping area for 2 adults & 1 child	Arrival at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge	View of Lake Manyara Serena accommodations from poolside
Birds enjoing the infinity pool at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge	Room in Lake Manyara Serena Lodge	View of Pool and Lake Manyara from our room	Sunset on Lake Manyara	Bill trying another new beer
Dining Room at Lake Manyara Lodge	Fireplace in Dining Room	Sunrise on Lake Manyara	Lily Pond at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge	School kids on their lunch break
Our driver says they learn to carry items on their head from a very young age	Headed to a local market	Inside a local Tanzanian market	We were tasked with buying food for a needy family	We learned how to bargain with this lady
Legumes for sale at the market	Meat market in Tanzania	Colored tamarind seeds are considered a treat in Tanzania	We have inside (Susan holding) and outside (Bill holding) brooms	George (our leader) picking up shoes he had shined while out shopping
Arriving at home of family we are helping	Dish washing and drying	Pens for animals	Main house on this property	2nd house being lived in on property
Area used for cooking	Cooking outdoors	Donations of food, clothes, and brooms to family	First building on property now used for storage and a still	Making a little moonshine to supplement income
Basic still in Tanzania	Tasting the finished product from the still	Bill drinking with two elders from the community	This gentleman likes to have his picture taken	Moving to a house next door
This lady wanted to show off her twins to our group	George with the twins	Susan & Carol holding twins	Baby goat	Typical toilet in much of Tanzania
Arriving at a coffee farm for tour	Coffee plants ready to plant or sell	Coffee beans are ripe when totally red	Entering the coffee fields	Picking coffee beans
Some of the coffee beans we picked	Coffee beans we harvested go into a de-pulping machine	Wet de-pulping removes the shell from around the beans	Coffee beans drying after going through a fermentation process	Coffee beans are roasted by turning the drum for 45 minutes over hot coals
Dumping roasted beans into cooling bin	Cooling Coffee Beans	Roasted Arabica Coffee Beans	Sealing bags of coffee beans on hot metal	A traditional Iraqw tribal hut in Tanzania
The Iraqw people are the Cushitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting the northern Tanzanian regions	The beaded, leather Iraqw wedding skirt takes about 3 months and tells a story	Reenacting an Iraqw wedding and renewing our vows	The Iraqw exchange bracelets instead of rings	Bill liked his bracelet so well that he bought it
And we are married again	Traditional Iraqw house used turf on the roof to help camouflage from rival tribes	"New brides" inside traditional Iraqw house	Cooking area of Iraqw house	Sleeping mat in traditional Iraqw house
Modern Iraqw house	Iraqw kids	I don't know if this is a mistake or a play on words	Entering Lake Manyara National Park	Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its Tree Climbing Lions
Bushbuck	Blue Monkey	Waterbuck	Yellow Baboon	Southern Ground Hornbill
Lions in trees	Lioness sleeping in tree	Lioness standing on tree branch	Another lioness is awake	Maasai Giraffe
Trying to get back to Lake Maynara Lodge	Poolside BBQ and Buffet for our Vantage group	Table for poolside dinner at Lake Maynara Serena Lodge	Bill & Susan at poolside dinner at Lake Maynara Serena Lodge	Having breakfast before leaving Lake Maynara Serena Lodge
Outside a big African Art Center	Entrance to African Arts Center	Hand-carved chair in African Arts Center	Visit to Sumawe Primary School in Karatu, Tanzania	First group of kids are 4-6 year olds
Kids were eager to interact with us	Kids seem to enjoy our visit	Kids love to have their picture taken	Young Muslim Girl	School uniforms incorporate colors of Tanzanian flag
Sumawe Primary School has 17 teachers for 701 students	Sumawe School Project was growing corn	Middle school students sit three to a desk	100 kids share 25 books	Susan interacting with middle school students
Learning where Georgia is on the globe	English is taught in Tanzania beginning in the 3rd Grade	Some of the donations our group provided to the Sumawe School	Small rural house with satellite dish	Brick factory in Tanzania
Brickmaking in Tanzania	Red clay and water are only ingredients in these bricks	This man runs from the botton of the pit to this point	This man gets 20 cents for every 100 bricks he makes	Susan & Carol at brick factory location
Arrival at Gibbs Farm for lunch	Gibbs Farm is an organic farm in Tanzania	Nicest bathrooms we've seen in Tanzania	Really impressive bathroom at Gibbs Farm	Bathroom with a view at Gibbs Farm
Menu for lunch at Gibbs Farm	Oxtail with organic vegetables	Pumpkin Risotto	Chocolate Mousse	View of Gibbs Farm from Men's bathroom
Interesting flowers in Gibbs Farm	Lodging for rent at Gibbs Farm	Restrooms viewed from below in Gibbs Farm	Another pretty plant at Gibbs Farm	Interesting chairs at Gibbs Farm
Enjoying flowers at Gibbs Farm	I think these are Dwarf Cattails	Hanging Lobster Claw is also called False Bird of Paradise	Interesting tree at Gibb's Farm	Entrance to Wedding Chapel at Gibbs Farm
Stables at Gibbs Farm	Cows at Gibbs Farm	Goat Tower at Gibbs Farm	Guide of Gibbs Farm	Gibbs Farm also grows and processes coffee
Clearing a Police Checkpoint near Arusha, Tanzania	Entering Ngorongoro Conservation Area	First look at Ngorngoro Crater	Arrival at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge	Our room at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Double sinks in our room at Ngorongoro	Our view of Ngorongoro Crater	Ngorongoro is the world's largest intact caldera (102 sq. mi.)	Drinking a "Ngorongoro Sunset" at the lodge's bar	Acrobat show in bar at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Acrobats at Ngorongoro Bar	Cloud cover lifting on south side of Ngorongoro Crater	Augur Buzzard	Grey Crowned Cranes flying in Ngorongoro Crater	There are over 7,000 Wildebeests in Ngorongoro Crater
Lions & Hyenas in Ngorongoro Crater	Black-mane Lion in Ngorongoro	There are over 55 Lions in Ngorongoro	Female Maasai Ostrich	The Kori Bustard is Africa's heaviest flying bird
Hippos in Ngorongoro	Thompson Gazelles & Zebras	A coffee-snack truck in Ngorongoro Crater	Vehicles formed for picnic lunch in Ngorongoro Crater	The view from our picnic spot
Setting up for lunch	Susan, Leo, & George at lunch	Superb Starling hanging around at lunch	Ron, Carol & Susan at lunch in Ngorongoro	Speke's Weaver birds were pesky
Hippo Pond was just down the hill from lunch	Hippos were not being cooperative in posing	Had to zoom to get a shot of this guy	A big pod of hippos were spotted at the other end of the pond	Weaver bird nests in tree above only bathroom on the crater floor
Zebra with blood on his back leg	Female Ostrich refusing to share food with male	Baby zebras are just too cute	Zebras & Grey Crowned Cranes	Grey Crowned Cranes in flight
Baby zebras start out with bronwn, but get darker with age	Still cold in Ngorongoro Crater at 11 AM	Grant's Gazelle are known for their 'pants' on back side	Male Grant's Gazelle playing with his fawn	Zebras take turns rolling in dirt to get rid of parasites
Animals always have the right of way	It's impossible to capture the vastness of Africa in a photo	Wildebeests on the move	A pair of lions in the grass	A jackal is sure there is something there to eat
Jackal's face	Ranger Outpost overlooking Ngorongoro Crater	Finally able to see the rim of Ngorongoro Crater at an altitiude of 7,500 ft.	Grant's Gazelles are graceful animals	Serval Cat in grass
Serval Cat sitting still and waiting for prey	It's 2,000 feet from the crater floor to the rim where our lodge is located	Giraffes live at the top of the crater, but none are in the crater	The lodge at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge	Rooms at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge sit on the rim of the crater
Sunrise over Lake Magadi (Crater Lake)	Maasai show in the Ngorongoro Serena Bar	Maasai Village in the Ngorongoro Conservancy	Donkeys moving water from potable water source to Maasai Village	Olduvai Gorge Monument sits at the turnoff to Olduvai Gorge
Wind Turbines near Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania	Urinal dividers in Olduvai Gorge bathroom	Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania is one of the most important paleoanthropological localities in the world	The 'Castle Monolith' is made of sediments from various lake deposits	Olduvai Gorge comes from the Maasai word oldupai which means "the place of the wild sisal"
Fossil from 1.8 million years ago found in Olduvai Gorge	Olduvai hominid (1.84 million years old) discovered in 1959	Precursor fossil to Cape Buffalo from 1.34 million years ago	Wild Sisal and Striped Mongooses outside Olduvai Gorge Museum	Maasai tribesman herding goats in Olduvai Gorge
Olduvai Gorge is called the 'Cradle of Mankind' as it holds the earliest evidence of the existence of human ancestors	Marker where famous skull (about 1.8 million years old) was discovered	Our vehicle was named Simba	Moving from Ngorongoro Conservation Area into Serengeti National Park	Dusty roads are a regular occurrence
Stopping for lunch at Naabi Gate in Serengeti	Popular picnic spot for safari groups	Picnic Lunch	Marker showing where Homo habilis fossil was discovered	Hiking trail to top of Naabi Hill
Trail to Naabi Hill gets a little tough	Made it to the top of Naabi Hill	The Serengeti includes approximately 12,000 sq. mi. of land	Safari vehicles traveling across the Serengeti	Lioness in Serengeti
Vultures eating Thompson Gazelle	Vulture eating Gazelle	Hyena chasing Vultures from the kill	Hyena taking Gazelle from Vultures	Vultures watching Hyena take their dinner
Jackal finds a scrap left by Vultures and Hyena	Topi on the Serengeti	Finally found a Leopard to complete our search for the "Big Five"	Leopard walking on a tree branch	Leopard sitting on tree branch
Stopping to complete paperwork for Serengeti Balloon Ride	A metallic great migration cutout on rock wall	A Rock Hyax joins the metallic great migration	At Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge	Entrance to reception and bar of Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
The bar at Serengeti Serena Lodge	Accommodations at Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge	Our room at Serengeti Serena Lodge	Our balcony at Serengeti Serena Lodge	Pre-dinner cocktails at Serengeti Serena Bar
Watching sunset from Serengeti Serena Bar	Statues at outside entrance to Serengeti Serena Bar	Arriving at balloon launch site at 6 A,; after an hour drive	Bathrooms at Serengeti balloon launch site	Just before sunrise on the Serengeti
Waiting for balloon to fill	Sunrise just starting	Our Canadian Pilot	Balloon is up with the Sunrise on the Serengeti	Two balloons launched ahead of us
Heating the air inside the balloon to change altitude	Controlled burning is done to promote new growth in the rainy season	Flying over a big pod of hippos	Small river on the Serengeti	Giraffes spotted from the balloon
Lions in grassland spotted from our hot air balloon	Elephants in the shadow of our balloon	Elephants seem a little disturbed by the balloon	Elephants among the trees on the Serengeti	Hippos in small river on the Serengeti
Flying low over a Crocodile in the water	Getting ready to land	Balloon pilots making champagne toast	Our Vantage group with the balloon pilot, Jason	Jason is one of Canada's best hot air balloon pilots
Champagne breakfast on the Serengeti	Both Loos with View are engaged	Bill in Loo with a View	Handwashing station with warm water	Coffee or Tea
Cooking breakfast in the bush	English Breakfast	Balloon company has their own champagne	Just to prove we did it	Not sure we have champagne bottle shadow in the picture
Our table at breakfast	A tower of giraffes on the Serengeti	Hartebeests	Lone vulture on Acacia tree	Drivers spotted lion cubs sleeping under rocks
Lion cubs sleeping	One cub is awake	Red-headed Iguana on rock above cubs	Watching cub through zoom lens	Cub watching us
Mama lion sleeping under tree nearby cubs	Hartebeest standing on mound to watch for predators	We could hear this cub behind its mama	Turns out there are more cubs	There were 5 female Lions (1 not in photo) and 6 cubs
Cubs are starting to get organized	Mamas have herded their young cats	Standing guard beside the road	Cubs waiting for further instructions	Mom is looking serious
Cubs hiding in tall grass	Cubs getting comfortable in the long grass near the water	Last look at lion cub	Lionesses keeping watch near the water hole	Another picnic lunch in the bush
After lunch in front of weaver bird nests	Lions sleeping under a sausage tree	The fruit from the 'sausage tree' is poisonous and can weigh up to 15 lbs.	Muddy Hippo with African Pied Wagtail on its back	Martial Eagle
Infinity pool at Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge	Outside bar at Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge	Dik-dik is a small antelope standing 12-15.5 inches tall	Waterbucks resting under tree	Pair of giraffes on the Serengeti
Grazing high and grazing low in the Serengeti	Giraffe looking at us	These Wildebeests will remain in Serengeti until next year's migration	Crocodiles on the banks of a pond in Serengeti	Monitor Lizards like to eat crocodile eggs
Hyenas sleeping in the mud	Bathroom break at an isolated tent camp in Serengeti	It's a nice camp, but too rustic for Susan	This camp is very close to nature	Bedroom is very nice
Bathroom has double sinks	Camp has only been open for 3 mos and accommodates 3 groups of 4	A flock of Blacksmith Plovers at a watering hole	Baboons coming to drink	Grey Crowned Crane
Long-crested Eagle	A dazzle of Zebras and one Wildebeest coming to drink	Black-headed Heron on top of tree	Secretary bird is one of my favorites	Watching male lion under tree
Close-up of male Lion	Say aahh!	Let me show you my teeth	I never tire of looking at giraffes	Arriving at Kirawira Serena Camp
Welcome Mimosas in the Kirawira Bar Tent	Outside of our tent at Kirawira Serena Camp	Solar hot water heater provides plenty hot water	The bed in our tent	Storage in our tent
Dressing room and shower in the tent	Need to pump the handle to get a full flush	On the way to lunch	Dining tent	Plates & silver are meant to replicate the elegant hunting camps of the past
Somebody bought Bill another kind of beer	First time we've seen a hamburger & french fries in 2 weeks	Vervet Monkey outside dining tent	Nice, small pool overlooking the Serengeti	Waterfall feeding the swimming pool
The "Sundowner" is a happy hour at sunset in Africa	Watching the sun set from the veranda of the Kirawira Bar Tent	Sunset only lasts 7 minutes this close to the equator	Susan on the veranda of the Kirawira Bar Tent	Enjoyed the service at Kirawira Camp dinners
Another night behind a mosquito net	Tea, hot choclate, and muffins delivered to the tent each morning	Early morning view from the porch of our tent	Our morning view from the porch of our tent	May be an Augur Buzzard
The sign says Welcome Again (to Serengeti National Park)	First time seeing Ladies, Gents, & Urinals bathrooms	Satellite dishes for sale in Tanzanian village	Houses in Tanzania are built as cash becomes available and may take 5-10 years	Arriving at a village on Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is Africa's largest freshwater lake & 2nd largest in the world	Lake Victoria is 51% in Tanzania, 42% in Uganda, & 7% in Kenya	Fishing boats & nets on Lake Victoria	Some of today's catch from Lake Victoria	Big fish from today's catch on Lake Victoria
Another fish from today's catch	Babysitting in Lake Victoria fishing village	Young girls in village on Lake Victoria	Susan with lollipops for kids in Lake Victoria village	Posing with kids from Lake Victoria village
Susan with some of the village kids on Lake Victoria	Maribou Storks & Little Egrets on Lake Victoria	Guinea Fowl are called 'Kanga' in Tanzanian	Baby chicks under boat	Tilapia drying in the sun
Some things for sale at Lake Victoria fishing village	Bananas for sale in Lake Victoria village	Ready for boat ride on Lake Victoria	Bill & rowing crew enjoying lollipops	Building new fish traps on Lake Victoria
The other two canoes on Lake Victoria	Passing lollipops to the other canoe	Monitor Lizard on Lake Victoria	Maribou Stork in flight	Susan's new friend in Lake Victoria fishing village
New boat under construction	Bil playing soccer in Lake Victoria village	Bill enjoying playing soccer with village boys	The kids really seemed to enjoy our visit	New housing developed near Lake Victoria
Small Mosque in Tanzania	Fruit & vegetables for sale along the road in Tanzania	Load of watermelons	A very nice house in Tanzania	The first time we passed this sign, Susan swore it said Barbara
George bought Bill an ear of roasted corn	"Pole Pole" liberally translated means "go slow"	Big fat Crocodile in the sand	A Bask of Crocodiles on the banks of a river	Elephants dig holes near the river to filter water for drinking
African Yellow-billed Stork	Crocodile moving into the river	Crocodiles around and Elephant in the river	Elephant showing off his "fifth leg"	Hadada Ibis
Warthog watching us watching him	Zebras & Wildebeests grazing together on the Serengeti	Pair of lions overlooking the Serengeti	One-tusk Elephant	White-bellied Bustards are not worried about the Lion
Lioness near male lion under tree	Spotted a 2nd Male Lion with mouth open	Ron, Carol, Susan, & Bill on the last morning with our Tanzanian driver (Leo)	Last morning in Tanzania before crossing back into Kenya	Curious Mongoose
Tight squeeze on the road	Seminary study group entering Serengeti National Park	St. John's Seminary group at entrance to Serengeti National Park	Exit gate from Serengeti National Park	Houses built around a boulder
Livestock on the way to market	Maasai livestock market	Fancy wheels at Maasai Livestock Market	Bringing home things from the market	Turning rocks into gravel by hand
Gravel for sale on the roadside	Club Kanaiz in Isbania, Tanzania has an interesting Facebook page	Taking clothes to a market in Tanzania