South Africa again! In July and August of 2019 Andy was again asked to travel to south Africa to conduct some wood quality studies. Work had allocated a little over two weeks to conduct approximately six days of field work. While the work went smooth and the lodging in Kaapschehoop was pleasant it was mildly…
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Safari: Day 5 – Tarangire National Park
Day 5 of the Safari was spent driving back to the Springlands Hotel in Moshi with a planned detour through Tarangire National Park, This almost 1100 square mile park was located southwest of Arusha. One of the draw of Tarangire is it’s year round supplies of water contained in the river which it is named…
Safari: Day 4 – Ngorongoro Crater
Day 4 of the safari took back to the Ngorongoro Crater and then down into it. Anyone that happened to watch season 20 of the CBS program the Amazing Race has a feel for what the crater looks like. Part of the show and the contestants tasks took place in the crater. Some of the…
Safari: Day 3 – Serengeti part 2
Days on the Serengeti begin much like they end, surprisingly cool and surrounded by a mix of zebra and wildebeest. According to Swai, recent rains during the beginning of the dry season brought back some of the migrating Wildebeest, adding to the smaller in number sedentary populations. Our two main objectives for the day were…
Safari: Day 2 – Serengeti part 1
After a great introduction to a safari at Lake Manyara we jumped into what has to be the quintessential safari destination, the Serengeti. When first planning our trip to Tanzania we were looking at the three day safari as it was cheaper and easier to get the time off. Luckily Kate put her foot down…
Safari: Day 1- Lake Manyara
Now comes the easy part, sitting in a land cruiser for five days and finally seeing and appreciating Tanzania. So much of the trek up Kili was focused on being able to make it through the days without any problems from the hike or elevation that it was easy forget to relax and enjoy the…
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