Ballooning over the Serengeti, Tanzania

imageSara’s cousin traveled with us on our African Safari and we convinced her to detail her hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti:


FullSizeRender68While traveling through the Serengeti, there is an abundance of animals to view and observe and it is a true tangible ecosystem that is named as one of the 10 natural travel wonders of the world. There is a large amount of diverse animals and habitats that foster the largest terrestrial mammal migration and a playground for people to witness amazing experiences of animal behavior. I was fortunate enough to be able to not just experience the Serengeti from a car and camping in the middle of the Serengeti, but I was able to experience this lush wildlife from the air. Continue reading

Hippos Outside Lady’s Door in Zambia

imageSara’s mom joined us on our African Safari and we convinced her to write down some of her thoughts about South Luangwa:


imageErin and I share accommodations on the Safari which ranged from huts to beautiful rooms at lodges along the way. Our second night on the tour, we scored a river front cabin on a small cliff. Across the river we could spy on over nineteen hippos, called a raft of hippos, as they spent their day splashing in the water or lying on the river’s muddy bank. They do their feeding at night away from the water often entering the camp looking for sweet grasses. Not too far away from the raft of hippos, we could see large Continue reading