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In 3 days.. 2 cheetah kills (have only seen 4 ever)….. 13 cheetahs … including 4 little fuzz ball babies…. 2 amazing close leopard sightings,  21 lions and we still have 9 days to go. (this is truly a special trip)  All this in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (part of Serengeti ecosystem in Tanzania).  Check out our luxury camp (tents like a 4-5 star hotel).  The chef prepared dining has been the better than any of the 4-5 star lodges. Off to the Serengeti next.

Visited a Masai women's cooperative where women are trained to better care for their family (ope fire chimneys, healthcare, etc), then on to Lake Manyara National Park where we encountered their infamous tree climbing lions (6 of them) … jumping ahead abit but we have seen 14 tree climbing lions since we arrived. This photo set includes a male vervet monkey in season… notice the blue.  A yellow breasted barbet… one of those days when the evolutionary designers was on drugs? A large bull elephant that approached our car to see if we were ok… and he deemed us to be such. In all an awesome half dayy on safari.

Beautiful dinner in the garden. 82 degrees, no bugs, full moon and good food. Pureed banana soup with chicken (awesome even though it did not sound good), samosas, bbq chucken, and great fruit. Walkabout tomorrow. Sent from my BlackBerry

The African Adventure Exhibition at the Troy Public Library has been extended through the end of February 2012.

The 36 prints in this exhibit provide an exciting overview of the Serengeti… the most amazing natural wildlife wonder of the world.

"Join me in Africa… 2012-2013 trips now available"