Serengeti

Tanzania: Lake Manyara

We had a wonderful breakfast of fresh fruit, home grown coffee and a full breakfast of just about anything we wanted. We selected our food for our packed lunch and off we went toward the direction of Lake Manyara and then back to Arusha to pay my invoice of $744 and then to Kilimanjaro airport for our […]

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Tanzania: Serengeti, Ngorongoro Farm House

I woke up earlier than I wanted to but I was duly rewarded with a comparably beautiful Serengeti sunrise. The sky was many shades of pink and blue. We had a great breakfast and off we went with our packed lunches which the staff had kindly prepared for us. We were supposed to go out […]

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Tanzania: Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti

  I was rewarded for getting up early and going out on the veranda. The grounds at the +Tloma Lodge were stunning. I think we all felt bad that we only had a few hours here and most of it was spent sleeping. The hotel grows its own vegetables and herbs and they even grow their own coffee […]

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Tanzania: Moshi, Tloma Lodge

This was supposed to be the day of our decent from Kilimanjaro but because we came down early, we had to wait for Donna and Donna who made it to Uhuru Peak and Abbi who made it to Gilman’s Point which is about 200 metres lower than Uhuru Peak. They then had to  descend to Horombo Huts […]

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Tanzania: Starting my malaria meds today

I start my malaria meds tonight – two weeks prior to the day I arrive in a malaria zone. I was offered 3 choices: one that I need to take starting two days prior to my trip, each day for the duration and 28 days after. I chose  mefloquine which is taken once a week […]

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Tanzania: 2 weeks and two days to departure

… and a very long packing list The countdown is on and the packing list is growing ever longer. We are packing for an 8-day climb, a 4 day safari and a 4 day beach holiday. Fortunately, we can leave the things we only need for the safari and Zanzibar at a storage facility (likely the hotel) until […]

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Tanzania: Just over three weeks and counting!

Tanzania: Just over 3 weeks and counting… I went to the Travel Health clinic this morning to check for any meds and immunizations that I will need for the trip. I had a series of immunizations last year to add to my ever growing list so today I thought I would get off with no more […]

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