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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as i tried to say before but messed it up... i love the story of your camping experience and I love LOVE that Charity is wearing a Tennessee sweatshirt! LOVE IT!
What no Serengeti Stop Over?!
Glad you made it back safe. Did you get to see some giraffe's run? Can't wait for our next trip with you in the wild. :)
love you guys!
All the descriptions of those animals remains me of camping in Louisiana, as you know, they have all kinds of animals over there. I guess you better be careful not to step into any hippo droppings, its probably a little bigger than the kind we have in West Texas (i.e. deer, rabbit, snipes, etc.). Due to having an abundant household of X chromosomes and their passion for clean restrooms, there are not too many camping days in my future, hello Hampton. Lots of love from the porters, eh.
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