Blogs from Lake Eyasi, North, Tanzania, Africa

Nach einer Nacht in der wir alle immer wieder von Schlangen geträumt haben und zwischenzeitlich vom Regen aufgewacht sind, sind wir froh über das Frühstück. Heute geht es zur Oase Majimadji Chemka der Weg dorthin ist abenteuerlich. Das wunderschöne Wasser und die Atmosphäre entschädigen uns jedoch sofort. Sebastian und Mama gehen zuerst ins Wasser. Ich bin noch etwas skeptisch und außerdem muss für mich die Temperatur noch steigen. Da wir unseren eigenen Koch! mithaben, bekommen wir alles frisch zubereitet. Es gibt Grillerei, Kartoffeln, Salat und frische Mangos und Abanas. Eine wunderschöne Atmosphäre und herzliche Gespräche mit dem Koch Isaac und Witson. Nach dem Essen kann auch ich dem Wasser nicht wiederstehen. Zuerst ist es ein seltsames Gefühl doch dann echt sehr angenehm. Danach geht es gemütlich in die Lodge zurück und nach einem guten Abendessen fallen ... read more

We are up at 5.30am the visit the Hadzabe bushmen and go hunting with them. We pick up Christopher our guide, and head into the widerness. We find the Hadzabe men gathered round a small fire under a rock overhang smoking what smells suspiciously like electric puha. On the other side of the rock the women and children are gathered. Once they have finished their smoke we set off with the men on a hunt. We are apparently looking for a Dik Dik shot the previous evening. After about an hour we find an arrow with blood & hair on it and 30 minutes later the Dik Dik is found. Yours truly is assigned the task of getting a fire going with a drill stick which, surprisingly, I manage to do. The dikdik is then thrown ... read more

Day 2 After breakfast we continued to see animals as we drove back through Tarangire on our way north. There are a few paved roads leaving the town of Arusha, but most of the roads are dirt paths. This was the end of the dry season, so everything was dry, and clouds of dust from other safari vehicles caused us to feel like we had sand in our teeth! By now we were getting to know Francis and we realized he was going to make our trip wonderful! He is from Arusha, is 27 years old, has a wife and one year old daughter. His parents realized the importance of education, so they made sure he was able to attend school and become a tour guide. He speaks Swahili, Spanish, and English, and he has a ... read more

After our less than successful search for the hunters of Kondoa, we set out yesterday morning from Arusha to Lake Eyasi. And this time we had partners in crime. Our total cast included Chris Piley and Bea (from Bush2Beach Safaris) and a new addition: Our friend Eliza and her Masai boyfriend Lengolin. (Eliza has just moved to Tanzania to live with Lengolin.) The road to Eyasi is not nearly as long as the road to Kondoa and, thankfully, significantly better quality. Our arrival at Lake Eyasi was at dusk so we set up camp in the near dark. The full moon - which marked exactly one lunar month since we stood at the top of Kilimanjaro - provided some extra light. The campsite is situated at the top of a small field that begins where ... read more

Sunday 6th February. Anyone who has stayed in a camp is aware of 'early morning tea'. This is a wake-up call before dawn, for people wanting to go on a morning drive in the park. This morning we got up before we were able to get early morning tea, which could not be served earlier than 6 am. We had our alarm clocks on for 5.40am. It turned out to be only us four adults going, as Harriet's youngsters thought there were too few animals around to warrant getting up at that un-godly hour, and of my two one was ill and the other impossible to wake! Imagine if you will getting dressed in the cold morning, needing a torch to get to the car, shivering and trying not to make any noise as all sound ... read more