Tuesday 7/9/13

We are now in Arusha! We took a 9 hour bus ride to get here, the last hour or so was on a dirt road so we were very excited when we finally arrived.

We went on a Safari! It was so cool. Kirsten and I could hardly contain our excitement.

The safari truck has a pop up top so we could stand up and see the animals while we drove.

We saw some warthogs. Did you know that they really do get gas like in the Hakuna Matata song? Funny animals.

There were so many zebras everywhere.

We got to see elephants super close! They were right by the road so we just parked and watched them eat.

We also got to see a few giraffes. They are beautiful.

At the picnic area there are tons of these really cool birds and monkeys. One walked like two feet in front of Kirsten and me!

We heard there were lions over the radio so we went to go see them. They were leaving the area right when we got there but our guide knew where they were going so we caught them on the other side of the river. They walked right by our car! One of the lions looked right and Kirsten and I. It was so cool.

We saw elephants wallowing which was pretty fun.

There are a ton of really cool and colorful birds here. Its like an ornithologist's paradise.

On the ride there and back we saw tons of Maasai villages and huts. There were tons of Maasai boys out herding their cattle and goats. We saw boys as young as 5 out herding. Usually they herd in pairs, but other than that they are on their own.