Packed up and headed out of town, giraffes and elephants on the way. Stopped by a handicrafts center in Arusha which was for tourists but the quality was wonderfully varied and the prices very reasonable. I saw hippos like the one I got in Manyara for less than I paid on the street. As I told the savvy business boy who I "negotiated" with he was a good businessman. He claimed it helped the local economy. Nice to know I did my part. ;-)
We bid a sad adieu to marvelous Robert and boarded a small Cessna to Ruaha. We were the only ones onboard. Slept some, it was cloudy.
Arrived in the remote National park of Ruaha. We're met by Justin of the Hehe tribe, a fairly local resident. We have an open jeep this time, sitting high up. t was a half hour to the Mwagusi Safari Camp, on the shores of the Mwagusi River. The room (Banda) is super fun, like a small house. Erica is the manager and probably has some stories to tell. We are pretty much in the middle of nowhere. I did not see towns coming in. We will be going out early mornings and late afternoons and enjoying this beautiful spot in between. A nice way to wind down.
Kudu, giraffe, elephants, gazelles, crocodile, Lion and a beautiful sunset.
Off to dinner. We are lead down the dusty path by a staff to come to a clearing -the river. On the walls were scoops filled with kerosene lanterns and a large fire burning. It was as though the Stars had fallen from the sky. Fire and night. A bar was set up and the stars were amazing. We were served dinner in big pots on coals and it was out delicious. Other dinner guests were a pilot Flying Safari guy named Luca, his sidekick, an American adventurer named Michael, The managers, Erica and Simon. What a pleasant evening. Service was good and on the way back to the Banda we were accompanied by the staff who checked for dangers- a hyena on the rocks above us. Luca had an ultraviolet light which detected scorpions which we saw- very small. Visually a gorgeous evening, magical!.
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