Travel --- 11/19/2005 - 12/27/2005 --- Tanzania

Meeting Hussein's Dad. Zigua tribal dance. Safari in Mikumi National Park.

12/5  Hussein's step-nephew Juma, who chauffeurs tourists for a living, picks us up to drive to Morogoro and Mvomero.  It is a two hour drive to Morogoro, made a bit longer by the fact that one of Juma's tubeless tires has an inner tube.  This tube is patched with glue that fails when it gets hot.  Tanzania is hot.  We get flat tires every single day we are in Juma's car.  We make up time lost to changing flats by driving 80km/h... on dirt roads... directly at anything which happens to be in the road.  Grand Theft Auto: Mvomero.

We stop in Morogoro to see Hussein's friend Michael.  Then we continue on another 40km to Mvomero.  Hussein's father and oldest sister (Mama Shaba) live here.  Mama Shaba is a teacher, and she runs a corn mill, and she owns a guest house.  Teaching doesn't pay well in Tanzania.  The simple guest house is convenient for us because it gives us somewhere to stay.

I meet Hussein's dad, Mzee Chamhingo.  He speaks flawless English, a result of going to school as a child when Tanzania was still a British colony.  We discuss the changes he has seen in Tanzania during his life.  The two biggest are universal primary school and automobiles.  We also discuss perceptions of America.  Almost too predictably, Tanzanians believe everyone in America is wealthy.  They are shocked to learn that there are homeless people, unemployed people, and a huge number of working poor in America.  Interestingly, in this very Muslim village, they do not object to America's war with Iraq.  They feel it is justified self defense.

Nassor and Sophia are completely thrilled to meet all the kids in the village.  And the kids are just as excited to meet them.  They play soccer for hours.  Nassor manages to kick his shoe on to the roof of the house next door.  After we finish laughing, one of the older kids is able to retrieve the shoe.

12/6  Continuing my conversations, I talk with Mama Shaba about life in Mvomero.  She loves the town, it has been her home for 21 years.  But it is a hard place to live.  There is no industry and plenty of idle, drunk young men (they harvest and ferment coconut juice).  The main road was rerouted away from Mvomero and this has hurt business.  Mvomero has electricity which is reliable the whole time we are there.  It also has pipes for water, but they are dry the whole time.  People retrieve water from one of two wells.  There are at least three tractors in the village, but gasoline is so expensive that most farmers can't afford to hire them, so fields are tilled by hand or the occasional draft animal.

We spent the day at Mzee's house.  Hussein gives his dad a portfolio of his artwork.  Mzee pays a young man to climb his coconut tree and bring down a bunch of coconuts.  This attracts a crowd of children who know what is coming next... we all drink Madafu, raw coconut juice straight from the shell.  After this I am humbled at a game similar to jacks by Hussein's nieces Habiba and Fatuma.

Walking back to Mama Shaba's house, we meet Juma (no relation to our driver) a 6'4" Masai herdsman in full traditional regalia.  He is Subira's friend, and the three of us chat for a bit (with Subira translating).  I should have asked to take some pictures, but it actually didn't occur to me while we were talking.  For dinner we have wonderful sweet noodles.  This is the only time I find this dish in Tanzania.  I don't recall the name, but it was excellent.

12/7  Subira and I borrow some bicycles and ride out to a Masai village about 5km from Mvomero.  The village is little more than a collection of four mud huts and a few smaller shelters.  Most of the men (including those Subira knows) are out with the herds and the women don't know Subira.  I try to learn a little about their life.  They are polite, but obviously not interested in talking.  It was interesting to see how they lived.  In some ways, not being welcome made it seem more authentic.  In the Masai or other tribal villages where tourists are accepted, just their presences changes the reality of life.  Even for villages which are authentic, not just created for tourists, there is a Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle that observing the village changes it.  At least that is my theory.

Riding back we run into a Zigua friend of Subira's.  We stop and talk for about two hours.  They play Bao, a variant of Mancala which is played throughout Tanzania.  Not knowing all the rules, I play one game and lose handily.  Out in this area, the only water is the wells back in Mvomero.  Vendors collect buckets and cart them out to sell for about 8 cents a bucket.  Subira's friend has a well, but no pump.  He hopes to have one in a year.

Returning to Mvomero, Rachel and I attend a lecture by Dr. Juma (no relation to our driver or the Masai herdsman) who is visiting from Zanzibar.  He is teaching women in the village how to make a solar food dryer and how to add vegetables to their chapati (a tortilla-like food staple) to increase vitamin intake.  I am a bit uncomfortable with being herded into the seat of honor at the front of the classroom and being served food before anyone else.  But that is the way things go here.  They also won't let me collect water, or cook, or clean, or help with anything.  I talk to Dr. Juma after the lecture.  He says that 6 million people in Tanzania are HIV positive.  This is over 10% of the population, but is still much lower than the infection rate in other African countries.

In the evening we enjoy an amazing two hours of drumming and dancing.  Mama Shaba's husband has hired a group (two drummers and two dancers) to perform for us (at a total cost of $6.80).  Most of the village kids gather as the drummers heat their selo drums by a fire.  The heat tightens the skins and improves the drum's tone.  The performance is a traditional song and dance. It is in Zigua, so Rachel is only able to translate bits and pieces for me.  It revolves around being welcomed to the village of Mvomero and life in the village.

We finish the evening with a sweet drink called rosera made from the petals of a flower.  Rachel thinks she has the flower growing in her yard in Maryland.  So maybe we will be able to drink more of this cranberry-like juice in the USA.

12/8  A local hunter, a boy about 12 years old, leads us on a hike outside the village.  We go for a nice, long, hot walk through the countryside.  Except for some of the hills and ridges, it is almost all farm or former farm land.  We see about a dozen Vervet Monkeys.

Unfortunately, we suffer the loss of yet another roll of toilet paper this day.  It is the third roll rendered unusable during the trip.  To avoid embarrassing the guilty parties, I'll refrain from telling all details of each incident.  Suffice it to say that I now have my  personal roll of toilet paper well protected from those who are prone to careless toilet paper accidents.

Prior to dinner we are snacking on cashews.  The cashews are roasted in the back yard, then Hussein and I spend an hour shelling them all.  I am excited to finally be allowed to work, though it does become tiresome by the end of the hour.

12/9  Mzee gives us 2 liters of honey as a parting gift.  I've never seen so much honey in my life.  We say our goodbyes and depart Mvomero with Juma driving us to Mikumi National Park.  Like all the parks, Mikumi is expensive.  It would cost us over $100/day to travel inside the park.  Plus we are paying for all of Juma's gas at over $4/gallon.  We decide to do the poor man's safari through Mikumi.  The main road to Iringa runs right through the park, and we can drive this road without paying the park entrance fee.  Vehicle accidents were killing all of the park's wildlife once the road was paved.  So now there are speed bumps every kilometer.  It helps.  If you ask most Tanzanians about the wildlife they have seen in the country they will tell you they have seen Giraffe or Elephants or Baboons.  Almost always it turns out they were on a bus to Iringa at the time.

We drive back and forth on this road looking for animals.  Our plan is to do at least one pass at sunset today and one pass during sunrise tomorrow.  We end up making three passes on the 20km stretch of road each day.  Today we see Elephant, Grant's Gazelle, Pheasant, Baboon, Cape Buffalo, Dikdik, Vultures and Zebra.  I tell everyone to be sure to look up in trees for Lions as we drive.  Rachel and Hussein tell me that Lions don't climb trees.  I claim that they are cats and they must climb trees.  Hussein tries an "I'm African so I'm right about this" argument, which holds no water with me.  We see no Lions in trees, but I do not accept this as conclusive evidence one way or the other.

After finishing our tour and fixing the daily flat tire we settle in for the night in the town of Mikumi.  We get decent rooms in the Internet Guest House for $2.55 per night.  I ask about an Internet connection and not only don't they have one, but they don't even know about the Internet.  It is just a word they used to name the hotel.  They have communal sinks and showers, but none of the pipes have water.  So it is another night of bucket baths.

12/10  Sunrise tour through Mikumi.  In addition to the animals seen yesterday, we see Wildebeest, Impala, Mongoose, Bush Buck and a family of Lions eating a Giraffe.  The Lions are on the ground, under a tree.  I still do not accept this as a definitive answer to the tree climbing question.  After finishing our three passes (and fixing the flat tire) we drive back to Morogoro.  We are caught at a police checkpoint and have to pay a $1.70 bribe to pass.  All of the busses I've been on have paid bribes, but this is the only time it happens to me in a car.  We almost get caught at another checkpoint, but Juma shoots past in the style of Grand Theft Auto: Morogoro.  The police have no vehicles or radios, so the chance of pursuit is low.

In Morogoro we have dinner with Michael and his family.  Hussein buys Juma a used tire.  On this tire we drive all the way back to Dar and reach Hanif's house late in the evening.

Trying to figure out who all the people are? Check out this genealogy chart that Rachel and Hussein made for me so I could identify all the family members we met.

 

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Tanzania Map (Category:  Travel)

Tanzania Map    Morogoro, Tanzania -- 12/5/2005

Mama Shaba (Category:  Travel)

Mama Shaba    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/5/2005

Nassor and Sophia playing soccer. (Category:  Travel)

Nassor and Sophia playing soccer.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/5/2005

Two little girls from the town. (Category:  Travel)

Two little girls from the town.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/5/2005

I love how the little kids wear very fancy clothes when they are playing in the street. (Category:  Travel)

I love how the little kids wear very fancy clothes when they are playing in the street.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/5/2005

One of the two albino children in town. (Category:  Travel)

One of the two albino children in town. We saw three albino adults in various places in Tanzania. In each case their skin was badly damaged from the sun.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/5/2005

Taking a picture. (Category:  Travel)

Taking a picture.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Most coconut trees have steps. (Category:  Travel)

Most coconut trees have steps.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Jack Fruit, a sticky fruit with a sweet flavor reminiscent of bubble gum. (Category:  Travel)

Jack Fruit, a sticky fruit with a sweet flavor reminiscent of bubble gum.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Vervet Monkey one of the town's children kept as a pet. (Category:  Travel)

Vervet Monkey one of the town's children kept as a pet.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Vervet Monkey one of the town's children kept as a pet. (Category:  Travel)

Vervet Monkey one of the town's children kept as a pet.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Vervet Monkey one of the town's children kept as a pet. (Category:  Travel)

Vervet Monkey one of the town's children kept as a pet.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Grasshopper (Category:  Travel)

Grasshopper    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Lizard (Category:  Travel)

Lizard    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Papaya (Category:  Travel)

Papaya    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Habiba (Category:  Travel)

Habiba    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Habiba and Mzee learning computer basics. (Category:  Travel)

Habiba and Mzee learning computer basics.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Mzee looking at Hussein's portfolio. (Category:  Travel)

Mzee looking at Hussein's portfolio.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Mzee looking at Hussein's portfolio. (Category:  Travel)

Mzee looking at Hussein's portfolio.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Ducks in the courtyard. (Category:  Travel)

Ducks in the courtyard.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Cooked chicken feet (not duck).  Makes me glad to be a vegetarian. (Category:  Travel)

Cooked chicken feet (not duck). Makes me glad to be a vegetarian.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Sophia in a tree. (Category:  Travel)

Sophia in a tree.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Nassor climbing a coconut tree. (Category:  Travel)

Nassor climbing a coconut tree.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Young man heading up to collect coconuts. (Category:  Travel)

Young man heading up to collect coconuts.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Chopping the tops off to get at the Madafu. (Category:  Travel)

Chopping the tops off to get at the Madafu.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Nassor drinking Madafu. (Category:  Travel)

Nassor drinking Madafu.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Sophia drinking Madafu. (Category:  Travel)

Sophia drinking Madafu.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005

Me biking out towards the Masai village. (Category:  Travel)

Me biking out towards the Masai village.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/7/2005

A game of Bao. (Category:  Travel)

A game of Bao.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/7/2005

Dr. Juma (Category:  Travel)

Dr. Juma    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/7/2005

Listening to Dr. Juma's lecture on adding vitamins to food. (Category:  Travel)

Listening to Dr. Juma's lecture on adding vitamins to food.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/7/2005

Taste testing... the best part of any food lecture. (Category:  Travel)

Taste testing... the best part of any food lecture.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/7/2005

Giving computer lessons. (Category:  Travel)

Giving computer lessons.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/7/2005

Zigua tribal song and dance. (Category:  Travel)

Zigua tribal song and dance.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/7/2005

Zigua tribal song and dance. (Category:  Travel)

Zigua tribal song and dance.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/7/2005

Zigua tribal song and dance. (Category:  Travel)

Zigua tribal song and dance.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/7/2005

Zigua tribal song and dance. (Category:  Travel)

Zigua tribal song and dance.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/7/2005

Zigua tribal song and dance. (Category:  Travel)

Zigua tribal song and dance.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/7/2005

Zigua tribal song and dance. (Category:  Travel)

Zigua tribal song and dance.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/7/2005

Zigua tribal song and dance. (Category:  Travel)

Zigua tribal song and dance.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/7/2005

Zigua tribal song and dance. (Category:  Travel)

Zigua tribal song and dance.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/7/2005

Zigua tribal song and dance. (Category:  Travel)

Zigua tribal song and dance.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/7/2005

Hiking outside the town. (Category:  Travel)

Hiking outside the town.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/8/2005

Vervet Monkey (Category:  Travel)

Vervet Monkey    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/8/2005

Vervet Monkey (Category:  Travel)

Vervet Monkey    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/8/2005

Vervet Monkey (Category:  Travel)

Vervet Monkey    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/8/2005

Vervet Monkey (Category:  Travel)

Vervet Monkey    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/8/2005

Vervet Monkey (Category:  Travel)

Vervet Monkey    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/8/2005

Dube and me.  If there were animals around, I had both cameras around my neck. (Category:  Travel)

Dube and me. If there were animals around, I had both cameras around my neck.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/8/2005

A man was making gravel with a hammer and chisel. (Category:  Travel)

A man was making gravel with a hammer and chisel.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/8/2005

Roasting cashews. (Category:  Travel)

Roasting cashews.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/8/2005

Shelling cashews. (Category:  Travel)

Shelling cashews.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/8/2005

Fatuma and Habiba rapidly developing computer skills. (Category:  Travel)

Fatuma and Habiba rapidly developing computer skills.    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/8/2005

Family photo.  Habiba, someone, Subira, Big Fatuma, Sophia, Shabani, Juma, Nassor, Rachel, Mzee, Dube, Mama Shaba, me, Hussein, Little Fatuma (Category:  Travel)

Family photo. Habiba, someone, Subira, Big Fatuma, Sophia, Shabani, Juma, Nassor, Rachel, Mzee, Dube, Mama Shaba, me, Hussein, Little Fatuma    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Family photo.  Habiba, someone, Subira, Big Fatuma, Sophia, Shabani, Juma, Nassor, Rachel, Mzee, Dube, Mama Shaba, me, Hussein, Little Fatuma (Category:  Travel)

Family photo. Habiba, someone, Subira, Big Fatuma, Sophia, Shabani, Juma, Nassor, Rachel, Mzee, Dube, Mama Shaba, me, Hussein, Little Fatuma    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Sophia, Mzee and Nassor (Category:  Travel)

Sophia, Mzee and Nassor    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Sophia, Shabani and Nassor (Category:  Travel)

Sophia, Shabani and Nassor    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Sophia, Habiba and Nassor (Category:  Travel)

Sophia, Habiba and Nassor    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Sophia, Big Fatuma and Nassor (Category:  Travel)

Sophia, Big Fatuma and Nassor    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Subira, Sophia, Juma, Dube, Nassor, Mzee and me (Category:  Travel)

Subira, Sophia, Juma, Dube, Nassor, Mzee and me    Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Fixing a flat tire. (Category:  Travel)

Fixing a flat tire.    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Giraffe crossing. (Category:  Travel)

Giraffe crossing.    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Gazelle crossing. (Category:  Travel)

Gazelle crossing.    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant crossing. (Category:  Travel)

Elephant crossing.    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Baboon and Impala (Category:  Travel)

Baboon and Impala    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Zebra (Category:  Travel)

Zebra    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Zebra (Category:  Travel)

Zebra    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Vultures (Category:  Travel)

Vultures    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Dead Zebra surrounded by Vultures (Category:  Travel)

Dead Zebra surrounded by Vultures    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Impala (Category:  Travel)

Impala    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Impala (Category:  Travel)

Impala    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Impala (Category:  Travel)

Impala    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Impala (Category:  Travel)

Impala    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Impala (Category:  Travel)

Impala    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Impala butting heads (Category:  Travel)

Impala butting heads    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Impala (Category:  Travel)

Impala    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Warthogs (Category:  Travel)

Warthogs    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Warthogs (Category:  Travel)

Warthogs    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Baboon (Category:  Travel)

Baboon    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Giraffe (Category:  Travel)

Giraffe    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Giraffe (Category:  Travel)

Giraffe    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Giraffe (Category:  Travel)

Giraffe    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Giraffe (Category:  Travel)

Giraffe    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Cape Buffalo (Category:  Travel)

Cape Buffalo    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Cape Buffalo (Category:  Travel)

Cape Buffalo    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Cape Buffalo (Category:  Travel)

Cape Buffalo    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Cape Buffalo (Category:  Travel)

Cape Buffalo    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Pheasant (Category:  Travel)

Pheasant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Baboon (Category:  Travel)

Baboon    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Baboon (Category:  Travel)

Baboon    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Baboon (Category:  Travel)

Baboon    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Baboon (Category:  Travel)

Baboon    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Baboon (Category:  Travel)

Baboon    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Impala (Category:  Travel)

Impala    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Impala (Category:  Travel)

Impala    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Yellow Acacia  (Category:  Travel)

Yellow Acacia    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005

Wildebeest herd in the distance.  These were the best pictures I could get. (Category:  Travel)

Wildebeest herd in the distance. These were the best pictures I could get.    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Wildebeest herd in the distance.  These were the best pictures I could get. (Category:  Travel)

Wildebeest herd in the distance. These were the best pictures I could get.    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Cape Buffalo (Category:  Travel)

Cape Buffalo    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Cape Buffalo (Category:  Travel)

Cape Buffalo    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Cape Buffalo (Category:  Travel)

Cape Buffalo    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Cape Buffalo (Category:  Travel)

Cape Buffalo    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Cape Buffalo (Category:  Travel)

Cape Buffalo    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Cape Buffalo (Category:  Travel)

Cape Buffalo    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Cape Buffalo (Category:  Travel)

Cape Buffalo    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Baboon (Category:  Travel)

Baboon    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Baboon (Category:  Travel)

Baboon    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Baboon (Category:  Travel)

Baboon    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Young Lion (Category:  Travel)

Young Lion    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Young Lion and Mother Lion (Category:  Travel)

Young Lion and Mother Lion    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Young Lion and Mother Lion (Category:  Travel)

Young Lion and Mother Lion    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Mother Lion (Category:  Travel)

Mother Lion    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Mother Lion (Category:  Travel)

Mother Lion    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Mother Lion (Category:  Travel)

Mother Lion    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Lion eating a Giraffe (Category:  Travel)

Lion eating a Giraffe    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Lion eating a Giraffe (Category:  Travel)

Lion eating a Giraffe    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Young Lion (Category:  Travel)

Young Lion    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Giraffe (Category:  Travel)

Giraffe    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Warthog (Category:  Travel)

Warthog    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Impala (Category:  Travel)

Impala    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Impala (Category:  Travel)

Impala    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Impala (Category:  Travel)

Impala    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Impala (Category:  Travel)

Impala    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Impala running (Category:  Travel)

Impala running    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Impala running (Category:  Travel)

Impala running    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Impala running (Category:  Travel)

Impala running    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Impala running (Category:  Travel)

Impala running    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Impala running (Category:  Travel)

Impala running    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Impala (Category:  Travel)

Impala    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Impala (Category:  Travel)

Impala    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Bird (Category:  Travel)

Bird    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Iridescent Blue Bird (Category:  Travel)

Iridescent Blue Bird    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

A type of vulture? (Category:  Travel)

A type of vulture?    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

A type of vulture? (Category:  Travel)

A type of vulture?    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Zebra with Impala in the background. (Category:  Travel)

Zebra with Impala in the background.    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Zebra with Impala in the background. (Category:  Travel)

Zebra with Impala in the background.    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Raptor.  Hussein and Juma called this a Snake Eater. (Category:  Travel)

Raptor. Hussein and Juma called this a Snake Eater.    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Two types of Vultures. (Category:  Travel)

Two types of Vultures.    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Vultures gathered around a carcass. (Category:  Travel)

Vultures gathered around a carcass.    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Old skeleton (Category:  Travel)

Old skeleton    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Elephants (Category:  Travel)

Elephants    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Some sort of Antelope. (Category:  Travel)

Some sort of Antelope.    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Elephant (Category:  Travel)

Elephant    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Zebra (Category:  Travel)

Zebra    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005

Michael and his family. (Category:  Travel)

Michael and his family.    Morogoro, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005