Today we went to the Ngorongoro Crater, which was REALLY cool. It was formed from a huge volcano and subsequent movement of tectonic plates. There are many Masai, the local tribe in Arusha (more info to come in future days), that walk around in the crater with their cattle, keeping a bow and arrow with them at all times in case of a lion attack. We could also see the Serengeti in the distance. Overall, I think Disney did a pretty good job with Lion King.
We saw: umbrella acacia, fork tree, zebras, spotted hyena, silverback jackal, grey heron eating a snake, ostriches, buffalo, black rhino (the only place in TZ and the world that you can still see them in the wild – 18 total), corian bastard (unsure of spelling) (heaviest bird in the world that can still fly), hippos (can hold breath for 3 minutes), guinea fowl, secretary bird, black kite bird, and lion (in distance we saw about 4 – they were huge!).
During lunch, two Tanzanians asked to take pictures with me and it brought back memories of China. We also sat outside on a rock for lunch, but black kite birds kept getting dangerously close and Muridy said they would eventually take our chicken right out of our hands. I felt a bird wing graze my head and I decided that was too close for comfort so we ate the rest of our lunch in the car.
Vocab word of the day:
Tembo – elephant
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