DAY 18
We headed back to Karen camp where we enjoyed a
delicious buffet lunch just outside Nairobi. We chilled at camp and
caught up with the rest of the world with the available wifi. I sat on
George's laptop typing my blogs and posting them. We then played a few
rounds of cards which made me cherish the friendships made on this
memorable trip.
DAY 19
With an
early 6.30 wake up approaching New Year's Day, everyone making calls to
their families to wish them happy New Years (in case there's no wifi).
We departed camp at 8AM and started our scenic journey of a drive to the
border to cross into Tanzania. The border was quick and easy but
exciting. We then picked up A new addition to our Acacia Africa Truck
family- a South African gentleman. Sad to say goodbye to Kenya yet
saying hello to the new adventure is exciting . My highlight of today
was when George, our original Australian lady and myself briefly left
the group to venture to a place called The Tanzanite Experience. She had
done a lot of research about this place with her boyfriend (who's back
in Aus) and so she was going to choose the centre stone for her
engagement ring which her boyfriend will then have put together. Special
moments are endless on this trip.hilled at camp and caught up with the
rest of the world with the available wifi. I sat on George's laptop
typing my blogs and posting them. We then played a few rounds of cards
which made me cherish the friendships made on this memorable trip.
DAY 20
Sav woke up early to make pancakes, yum! We transferred
from Kavango into 3 smaller 4x4 vehicles that are more suitable for game
drives. Our vehicles name was Scott. While the guides organized our
entry passes we all had our delicious packed lunches. On our game drive
my main highlight was 3 lionesses and one male resting on large rocks.
The way the light shone on them was incredible. The Serengeti has
definitely reached and exceeded all expectations and stories! Arriving
to our tents already pitched at the Serengeti National Park Campsite was
amazing. This campsite has no fencing, so wild animals can roam freely
in amongst our tents and the facilities. While walking with Sav and the
two newer young Australian girls to the dining hall we even got a
glimpse of a hyena about 10m or so from our tents (we could see the
shape and eyes). Really cool! And really big and fast steps followed as
we walked very briskly to our dinner. Dinner involved the most
incredible vegetable soup I've ever had. It felt great not having to
cook! It rained a bit throughout the evening and after hearing stories
of large snakes we were all in closed shoes. Sleeping was almost
impossible as we were all too excited and hoping to hear anything that
came through camp.
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