Seronera, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania - June 10, 1999

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Thursday, June 10, 1999

Mto wa Mbu (Mosquito Creek), Lake Manyara to Seronera, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Seronera, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania:

Latitude:	2° 25' 5" South
Longitude:	34° 51' 18" East
Altitude:	4550 feet
From Seattle:	10694 miles
Lodging:	Camp - Digidigi Camp Site

Today's Travel:

Country:	Tanzania
Regions:	Arusha, Mara
Route:	Safari: Lake Manyara - Ngorongoro Crater - Serengeti
Start:	Mto wa Mbu (Mosquito Creek), Lake Manyara
Stop 1.	Naabi Hill
End:	Seronera, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Linear:	106 miles
Weather:	Overcast / Partial Sun

Available Photos:

Elephant Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

Ngorongoro Crater Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Me at the entrance to Serengeti National Park Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Ostrich Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Horizon Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Sunset at camp Dik-dik camp, Seronera, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

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Trip Stats to Date:

Day:	791
Linear Dist:	146063
Countries Visited:	57
Regions Visited:	228
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Hotels:	237
Friends / Family:	160
Camping:	115
Hostels:	217
Transit:	55
Other Lodging:	6
Beers:	3021
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Journal Entry:

Have breakfast, then head back to the lake. Not many animals. Get gear on to truck at hotel, wait for some others that are supposed to be joingin us, but they never show. Drive to Ngorongoro Crater. have lunch on the crater rim - very cold and foggy - so we can't see much of the ledgendary floor below. Drive to Serengeti through some incredible desolate land. Enter Serengeti through the Naabi Hill Gate. See lots of Zebra, ostrich, tons of different antelope, and a couple large pythons. Drop Lois off at a very nice hotel lodge that she had always wanted to stay at so had splurged. The rest of us head off to camp. See a lion right before getting to camp. The campsite is packed - there must be 150 tents in a very small area. Set up our tents - luckily I have my own as the two tents that the company supplied are soo bad that they have to be cannibalized to make one for Terry and Aretha - and it's not very stable or mosquito proof. Had a fantastic diner, and then played cards - Terry and I taught Aretha and Mohamed (the cook) Shithead.

[Original entry lost - Reconstructed from notes May 2, 2000]

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