Tarangire National Park

Days...who the fuck knows. Tarangire National Park:

So Tarangire was awesome. Each morning around 7 we woke up and soon left on safaris. Like...this shit was National Geographic/Planet Earth status. Absolutely amazing wildlife. Nothing notable on the scale of lion kills or leopard sightings, but we did see over 100 species of birds, many prides of lions, literally THOUSANDS of elephants, some even close enough to touch, along with countless other species. One day Kelsey and I climbed a tree at our camp and spotted 8 species of mammals in one rotation. By night, I would spend a good hour or two learning about the incredibly clear sky. As of now I can easily see and identify constalations such as Casiopia, Andromida, Pegasis, Orian, Cyphus, The Swan, Hurcules, Scorpio, and a good few others. Even without binoculars it's possible to see the Andromida Galaxy as well as the Orian nebula and all four moons of Jupiter.

Anyway, our main purpose in this park was to collect data to write our research paper which I'm currently procrasitinating. I chose to collect data on the small ruminant ungulates, dikdik and steenbok and compare the habitats they're found in. Fun stuff... Meaning, data collection was driving around on safari all morning. My life is tough... Anyway, along with all that cool stuff we managed to set up one of the coolest things i've ever seen. Namely, a slack line 25 feet in the air between two Baobab trees. SO AWESOME. Hopefully I'll have some pics up by the time this blog is posted.

In other news, nights are terrifying. On night an elephant literally ripped a tree down just a few meters away from one of our tents. The next night I had to hold my piss for over an hour as hyena roamed around the outsides of the tents. And now, in the Nou forest, it's pitch black and I'm positive I'm going to be eaten by a leopard. Oh well... Anyway, leaving the park was a bummer, but we'll be in Ngorongoron Crater soon enough which is supposed to be an even more incredible wildlife experience