camping in the serengeti
Hey, if it isn't safe, they wouldn't let you do it, right?
That was our logic, at least. Josiah, however, had some reservations: "But what about the lions?" (not abstract... we spotted 5 about 200 yards from our campsite.) "Don't worry, the rangers will keep them away." "But what about the leopards? They could just drop into our tent from the trees."
So we "sorta" camped... at a campsite on the Grumeti River, full of crocodiles and hippos. We cooked, ate, and played outside, but slept in a little brick hut with lion-proof doors. And a leopard-proof tin roof.
Elijah was pretty scared of the hippo. He told us, "Hippo gonna knock my head off." And Josiah wasn't that impressed by the ranger presence (a hut off in the distance). "That's far. If a lion comes, what are they gonna do about it over there?"
Fun trip for the family (they did have lots of fun camping and seeing animals from the car, and enjoying hot cocoa under the african starscape.) Your welcome to join us next time!!!
That was our logic, at least. Josiah, however, had some reservations: "But what about the lions?" (not abstract... we spotted 5 about 200 yards from our campsite.) "Don't worry, the rangers will keep them away." "But what about the leopards? They could just drop into our tent from the trees."
So we "sorta" camped... at a campsite on the Grumeti River, full of crocodiles and hippos. We cooked, ate, and played outside, but slept in a little brick hut with lion-proof doors. And a leopard-proof tin roof.
Elijah was pretty scared of the hippo. He told us, "Hippo gonna knock my head off." And Josiah wasn't that impressed by the ranger presence (a hut off in the distance). "That's far. If a lion comes, what are they gonna do about it over there?"
Fun trip for the family (they did have lots of fun camping and seeing animals from the car, and enjoying hot cocoa under the african starscape.) Your welcome to join us next time!!!
posted by Kevin at 10:35 AM
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