Goodbye, for now

The Fischmans, Donatus and Lulu our pilot, in front of the puddle jumper plane from Serengeti back to Arusha. Benji was co-pilot. okay so maybe that's not 100% accurate but he definitely sat in the co-pilot's seat.

Woke up this morning with monkeys in the trees outside my hotel window and oh, monkeys outside my door in the outdoor corridor. They are so intriguing, especially after having been to the

Bows and Arrows, Spears and Cow Dung

He is the best hunter boy with definitely the best outfit. A matching baboon top and shirt and yes, they do eat these animals for their survival. He always seemed to be smiling. 

Another great day in Tanzania. Hunted with the Hadzabe –a  teenage boy’s heaven, probably true for boys of most ages. It’s amazing watching the Hadzabe boys/men hunt with bow and arrow. After the kill, they immediately make a fire with two pieces of wood and some dung (no matches), cook their catch and eat it on the spot. We tasted some dove and dikdik liver. The dove wasn’t bad but the dikdik liver is liver. All livers seem to have that same taste no matter what species of animal. It was great to see Benji’s enthusiasm while hunting and later learning to throw a spear, Iraqw style. Maasai throw them differently and there are shorter but that is tomorrow’s visit. Met with a clan of Datoga that are

Close call but we’re in Tanzania.

The migration is coming together but not yet there. A long line of wildebeest crossing the river. We could not see the end.

Surprise today - we arrived at the Entebbe airport for our fight to Kilimanjaro. It is tiny. Our flight left at 1:15 and we arrived at 12:30, boarding at 12:45. The airline attendant told us to hurry because we were late - not very African. I don’t recall ever hearing the words “hurry up” or “ late”  while anywhere in Africa.  This is a first.
It was a great afternoon, arriving in Tanzania just felt great! It’s beautiful, warm and Donatus was there to greet us with his big warm self and his soft spoken voice. He imparted lots of knowledge along our route.
For example, wildebeest typically gestate for 9 months but if the rains are late they can wait up to 11 months. As soon as the calves are born

Goat stew, Matoke and Wedding Preperations

We came to help the women from the village prepare for today's wedding which we had hoped to attend. It was supposed to start at 10am  but here you can see the video of food preperation starting at noon and by 2:00 pm, the bride and groom were still not present but things were looking beautiful. This is African time but because it had taken us 12 hours from Kampala to the village on our way in, we thought we'd leave soon because we had a plane to catch to Tanzania for safari the next morning. We also were hoping to see the Ndere National Dance Troup. We did make it in time and it was well worth it. Perhaps next time we can go to a wedding.
Check out this video for a partial cooking lesson. Pics coming soon.
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