It's been a minute... Work got crazy, then I ended up moving to another position, and then I've been swamped, and then we had a baby... Just, wow. BUT! I do want to finish blogging about Tanzania before it's over a year old, so, with any luck, look forward to some more frequent posts in the next few weeks.
Apparently I promised another post about this day, and I'm not really sure why... However, this was such a unique evening, maybe I felt like it should get it's own post. After we left the Massai Village, we had a LOOOONG drive to get into the Serengeti. When you look at this on a map, it doesn't seem nearly as crazy as it is. Keep in mind, there are no paved roads, and the distances are far. We pretty much put the pedal to the metal to get in before dark (when it would be dangerous to travel). It was a very bumpy ride, and we were pretty much the only safari vehicle crazy enough to be out that late, so we had the run of the place. We did stop by the Serengeti airport to see if my luggage arrived, which it hadn't.
When it was almost sunset, we finally arrived at Sound of Silence. Note the wildebeest herd.
Honestly, this was a pretty cool place. It is a glamping tent camp with it's own restaurant. Dinner was served in the tent above, but take a look at the dining room...
Below is our tent from the inside. Good thing JT was journaling, because I pretty much would have forgotten all of the little details by now if I hadn't written them down.
Anytime we needed to leave our tent at night, we had to radio on our walkie-talkie to get an escort with a spear. Not sure what our chances were vs. a lion, but, it's the thought that counts.
So, probably the part I was thinking of... this was THE MOST EVENTFUL night of the entire trip. So, you noted the herd of wildebeest, right? So, imagine sleeping somewhere between a herd of cows and herd of goats. Lots of bleeting and grunting and shuffling around. It was unbelievably loud. I actually recorded it, and I'll try to get that audio on here below. Now, add on a big thunderstorm! Now, add on hyenas circling the tent making all kinds of noise. I wasn't able to sleep very well, but as soon as I started to doze off, probably around 2-3 a.m., JT starts screaming. So, as I try to untangle myself from my mosquito net to go over and help, I'm completely exhausted and disoriented. Apparently it was just him talking (er screaming) in his sleep, but that sent a chill all the way to my bones, so, no sleeping after that! But, it's ok... because the next full day in Serengeti was one of the most amazing days of all time!
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