What an unbelievable time we have had! Today we completed The Big Five on the safari! The Big Five is elephants, lions, buffalos, rhinos and leopards. Between Monday and Tuesday, we saw all except a leopard and today we saw two! The second was in a tree carrying a gazelle up for its lunch. It is truly a different world here. Our guide, William, knows the Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti like the back of his hand and he takes us to the best spots to see the animals! We have been lucky enough to have seen almost every animal in a large group. Yesterday we saw twenty-six lions on a small hill and William says that seeing one is rare! As if we weren't already blessed enough on the trip, we saw two male lions today resting under a tree. William informed us that when two males are together it means they are brothers. Every time we see rare occurances, such as the lions, William reminds us how lucky we are. I am so thankful to have him as our guide because he is a constant reminder to me of how blessed we are. Most people go on a safari for a week or so and do not see all the animals we have. We have been here for three days and have seen everything! It is a complete dream come true for me and we are all having a wonderful time. Today we saw a group of hundreds of buffalo and as we were all snapping pictures, Conley enlightened us with her vast knowledge of the animal saying, "Guys...we eat these." Referring to buffalo wings! We quickly pointed out to her that buffalos do not have wings, so don't worry Mr and Mrs Fendler! Also, Elizabeth has made the wise observation that hippos are the Serengeti's pigs and they are a mix between pigs, cows and fish. I wish all of you back home could see this because it really is amazing. I hope all is well in Atlanta (and Idaho and North Carolina) and I'm looking forward to sharing our stories with everyone!
Much Love,
Carolyn
P.S. Safari Moms-our plane is tomorrow morning at 9, I think.
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Hi Safari Girls, I cannot believe that you have been able to see all the Big Five, plus the many, many other animals. William is an amazing guide. Julia and Jessica please use some of your money to tip William!!!!! I hope that you have not used up all of the memory on your camera cards because I want to see pictures of EVERYTHING. Julia and Jess I love you bunches and I am thankful that you have had this incredible opportunity. I also am so thankful to hear about the Kili group. I will continue to pray for their safety, especially as they reach the summit tomorrow. XOXOXO, MOM
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