Began the morning with a lesson on the baobab tree. Robert cracked open a fruit and yielded a dusty interior that had a citrusy flavor and dissolved in your mouth. He spoke of how they make it a drink by soaking the fruit in water and adding honey. A remarkable tree. Later learned that every meter of diameter is approximately a hundred years. Crazy impressive when you figure that many trees are a thousand years old.
Drove around Tarangire and had a wide education of birds. Saw dozens of elephants, giraffe and antelope. enjoyed a nice picnic overlooking the swamp with a huge herd of buffalo in the distance and a large flock of Open Billed Storks. The picnic grounds were decorated with Superb Starlings, which, next to the hornbills are probably my favorite bird.
In the evening we gathered for dinner and swapped stories. Dinner was too much as usual. But was capped with a wabawaba- a surprise, The surprise was for my birthday they all came out and danced around the room singing and then presented me with a personalized birthday cake. They lit a "candle" which was a firework. Quite the occasion!
What a fortunate life full of special moments I have had.
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