We went on our first game drive today. Meryl got sick and it was so sad because she had to stay behind. She's better now though, I think. I hope I don't get sick from the maleria meds.
So right when we get to the Arusha wildlife reserve, we see giraffe. They are so beautiful! They have these long eye lashes and big eyes. Their patterns are just so pretty and the way they move is so graceful. I got some good shots of them because they were so close. I hope I can use them in my portfolio.
Then we saw all of these big troops of baboons. I never seen so many monkeys as I have today! The baboons for the most part are not scared of people or the cars. They came over very close. When you see them in such large groups its easy to see how social they are. They barked and screamed all around us. Jackson, who is one of the guides said a troop of baboons can have up to 100 members!! Which is crazy to think about that many monkeys in one group.
Jackson is so nice. He knows soooo much about the animals and actually spotted many of the ones we saw today. I don't know how he see's them in the bush. He has way better eyes than we do. I've never seen someone spot animals the way some of the guides can!
We saw Blue monkeys and i got some Amazing shots of the little babies. When I see an animal I just start frantically shooting. I try to remember composition and things like that, but maybe I'm supposed to forget that stuff. We saw black and white monkeys too. I forgot what they are called though.
Then in the "Little Serengeti" we saw buffalo, zebra, more giraffe, warthog, egrets. After we went canoeing in a small lake. Mi'chel was my partner and we had alot of fun. She cracks me up. We saw more buffalo and waterbuck up much closer. I really like the waterbuck. They remind me of elk. One guide, Nelson, pointed out hippo, but they were so submerged we couldn't see them.
But the highlight of the day for me was seeing a hyena. It had a hurt leg, but I freaked out when we saw it. It was very scared, looked at us once, and ran off. It was obviously in pain. I hoped it was ok, but that's the "Circle of Life".
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