This Just Happened
We’re often asked, “Where are you now?” This page is our answer.
Here you’ll find our most recent travel stories — the unexpected turns, unforgettable meals, and curious rules we’ve discovered along the way. Whether we’re deep in the jungle or lost in a market, we’re documenting it here, one post at a time.
The Ngorongoro Crater – May 1
Out of the Serengeti and back into the Ngorongoro land, we are seeing the Massai people again. It is easier to pick out their villages as they are scattered throughout. Most of them are authentic and not for the tourists. Driving up to the crater, the change in the...
Leaving the Serengeti – May 1
Today, our goal is to get out of the Serengeti and back to the Ngorongoro Crater so we are not taking a leisurely drive, the top is not opened on the Land Cruiser, we are not stopping unless we something cool. Look! Mongooses! (Mongeese?) A whole lot of them perched...
The Serengeti – April 30
Our Game Drive today is going to take us through the Northern section of the Serengeti Park. We don’t really know what this means in terms of what we will see or how it will be different, but Paul assures us that it is. He is right. The landscape in this area is all...
The Hot Air Balloon – April 30
When does getting up at 3:30am ever sound like a good idea? Especially when you are JUST starting to get your jet lag under control. Sheesh. This is gonna screw us up all over again. Oh well, when you’re on vacation, you just say ‘yes, please!’ The reason for this...
Into the Serengeti – April 29
Driving through the Ngorongoro towards the Serengeti lies the Olduvai Gorge which is filled with human ancestry – fossils, relics, tools – so much to still be discovered and interpreted. It is here that the Leakys set up camp for their archeological dig in the 50’s...
Ngorongoro Rim and The Maasai Village – April 29
Another early start to the day – we have a lot of ground to cover and there will be a ton of new things to see!! We can’t wait to get started. We are entering the Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area and must register first. Once that is done, we start the climb. The...
Lake Manyara – April 28
The early morning wake-up calls are rarely looked forward to in my world. However, I do it gladly here as it means we get to do some pretty amazing things. Today we get to go on another game drive and now that we have a bit of a better idea as to what that will...
Tarangire National Park – April 27
Tarangire Safari Park is a park, yes. It sounds like a tourist destination, stocked with animals and ‘prettied up’ for us tourists. I asked Paul just how real this place is. He looked at me like I had grown two heads – not meanly, just really confused. Yes, this is...
The Whole Day – April 27
Today is the day! We get to start our actual Safari. What is it going to be like? What will we see? Will there be animals? Aaahhh! We are so excited. Jet-lagged – but excited. Paul is waiting for us as we finish our breakfast and check out of the hotel. Bye bye...