Playing in the river.
Nashesha and Erik, zebras in the background.
Kari in front of smoking Ol Doniyo Lengai (means Mountain of God in the Maasai language).My head is so full of all the amazing scenery, people, animals and crazy things I've seen this weekend! I went camping with Uncle Erik, Erik Mdogo, Nashesha, and two neighbor boys Hamisi and Dina. We had such an amazing time! On the drive out we saw elephants, zebra and giraffe. Nothing is cooler than an elephant crossing the road in front of you! :) We camped by a dry riverbed in view of the smoking volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai in a huge Ngorongoro-esque field full of wildebeest, zebra, impala and ostriches. There was a huge thunder/lightning/rainstorm that night, and water entered under Shesha's and my tent and we got absolutely soaked. Fortunately it wasn't cold, so we were able to sleep in a puddle!
In the morning, after we line dried all our stuff, we headed out for another campsite, by a shallow river in a beautiful gorge. After we unpacked we hiked along the river until we reached an amazing waterfall that we could walk through. On the other side was a passage where the rocks overhead didn't quite touch and smaller waterfalls came down. It was one of the coolest places I've ever been, and we played there for hours. Sunday we hiked/scrambled along the river again, all the way to its source which was a huge rock wall where water shot out of about 50 places. The scenery was unbelievable, I wish you all could have seen it because I know pictures won't do it justice! Tomorrow I take the bus to Dar and I fly out the next morning. I will try to blog from Norway...
In the morning, after we line dried all our stuff, we headed out for another campsite, by a shallow river in a beautiful gorge. After we unpacked we hiked along the river until we reached an amazing waterfall that we could walk through. On the other side was a passage where the rocks overhead didn't quite touch and smaller waterfalls came down. It was one of the coolest places I've ever been, and we played there for hours. Sunday we hiked/scrambled along the river again, all the way to its source which was a huge rock wall where water shot out of about 50 places. The scenery was unbelievable, I wish you all could have seen it because I know pictures won't do it justice! Tomorrow I take the bus to Dar and I fly out the next morning. I will try to blog from Norway...
3 comments:
Awesome! It must be difficult to leave this for Norway.
Kari!!! I have loved keeping up with your blog. still haven't gotten around to returning your email, so let's try to talk on the phone when you get back, yeah? I'd love to hear more details of the trip.
Sounds like an amazing camping trip! I'm glad you had such a well-rounded experience, getting to visit friends and family and seeing new places. BTW - I love your haircut! :)
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