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Published: July 11th 2012July 5th 2012
Met up with the group I would be travelling with. 2 girls from US, a couple from US and a Canadian girl then fought our way through the crazy traffic in Arusha, thereafter a 2 hour drive to our camp above the Lake Manyara reserve. We go on our first gamedrive around lake Manyara, a soda lake with lots of flamingoes. The park is quite small but has tree climbing lions, giraffe, elephant Zebra etc so great for a first taste of safari. The campsite is a permanent one so tents are pitched on a concrete pad with camp beds, all very comfortable and Captain Delicious, aka Charles the Cook excels himself with a 4 course dinner.
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After an interlude of around 26 years it's time to drag the backpack out of the basement and see a few of the places I missed the first time around. It's time to once more walk under African skies... full info
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Great Blog
I enjoy reading your blog Alistair! A nicely balanced mix of info about the people, the places, and your personal reflections... Enjoy the rest of your journey!
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