Grateful and happy (by Kim)

I am so grateful for this opportunity to enjoy such an epic trip with Greg and Dad. What great guys - both of them. Once again, such a privilege to share this together. The vastness of the nature here is incredible. I must admit it gives me the same feeling for the wonder of nature that we have scuba diving. We are at awe with the variety of animals and ecosystems we are seeing, we are learning about behaviors by seeing the animals in action, we are learning about the local culture(s) as we go along, and we are enjoying the interactions with the others in our group and with our trip leader, Josh. 

So far my favorite things are the giraffes and zebras. But then a baby elephant is pretty heart-meltingly cute too. And seeing thousands and thousands of wildebeest grazing, MANY with newborns, along with thousands of zebras is pretty darn powerful. Now add in some strong female lionesses hunting a wildebeest (easy-peasy given the billions of them to choose from), watching the others split with a dusty thunderous escape, then seeing 5+ lions and cubs ripping the carcass apart and devouring it is mighty impressive. Raw wild nature in action. In front of eyes and cameras and they don't flinch at our big metal boxes since they were born in a national park and know they have nothing to fear. The conservation vision that the Tanzanian government had back in the 50s and 60s to preserve this global natural heritage is just incredible. Let's all do everything we possibly can to make sure that generations to come get to enjoy such a spectacle as well.

How about some pics?? This set is through the Tarengere National Park, a Masai village and also along the road before we entered the Ngorogoro Conservation area. 

Pics split over multiple posts.

Ok maybe no pics. This internet connection tethering to my phone that has a Tanzanian SIM in the middle of a national park the size of Connecticut can't handle my pics it seems....