Thankfully I had help because I did not have a tent roomie. Instead, I paid the single supplement so I could have a room, scratch that, tent to myself. And just behind where my tent was about to be pitched were the shared facilities. It included four showers and four western style toilets. (Oct. 7, 2024)
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My tent, this first one, all set up at our first campsite, the Twiga Campsite & Lodge in Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania. (Oct. 7, 2024)
For our first campsite dinner at the Twiga Campsite & Lodge in Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania, Jeremy cooked a beef, rice, mixed vegetables. (Oct. 7, 2024)
The shared facilities within a short walk of my tent and the Twiga Campsite & Lodge in Mto wa Mbu was a gated place so outsiders, including animals could not enter. (Oct. 7, 2024)
Jeremy’s temporary kitchen at the Twiga Campsite & Lodge in Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania. (Oct. 7, 2024)
Our group, now about 18 of us, lining up for our first camping dinner together at the Twiga Campsite & Lodge in Mto wa Mbu. Don’t tell anyone but I think I’m the oldest member in the group. (Oct. 7, 2024)
Everyone pitching in after dinner to help wash , dry and put away the dishes and utensils. Before we eat dinner Jeremy has a hand washing spot set up and instructs us all to wash our hands. (Oct. 7, 2024)
Breakfast of beans and sausage was served, but before eating breakfast, we had to pack up our lunches of spaghetti, a sliced vegetable mix and fried chicken. I don’t know what time our cook, Jeremy, gets up to get all this done, but so far I have not had to go away hungry. (Oct. 8, 2024)
The bed pads are all lined up to go in a supply jeep along with our tents to the Serengeti National Park for the next two nights. (Oct. 8, 2024)
The tent was quickly taken down with help at the Twiga Campsite & Lodge in Mto wa Mbu. Sorted out what to bring and what to leave in my locker for our 2-night stay in the Serengeti. I was up at 5am to help get my tent down before breakfast at 6am and ready to leave in our jeeps by 7am. (Oct. 8, 2024)
Getting into the first row seat of our 4×4 Jeep for our drive from the our Twiga Campsite & Lodge in the Mto wa Mbu village through the Ngorogoro Conservation Area and onto the Serengeti National Park for the night. The overland truck will stay in Mto Wa Mbu with most of our stuff while we bring just the essentials for two nights in the Serengeti. (Oct. 8, 2024)
Because our original overland truck is unmarked, we are having to switch to another truck with Intrepid’s logo on it so we won’t be stopped several times by police inquiring about the vehicle. The truck stays here at the Twiga Campsite & Lodge in Mto wa Mbu until we get back from our Ngorogoro and Serengeti trip. (Oct. 8, 2024)
My jeep group from the Mto Wa Mbu village through the Ngorogoro Conservation Area, today, thru the Serengeti National Park tomorrow and back to Mto Wa Mbu village, the next day, Thursday. From left: Wadey from Australia; Alice from Kenya; Svenja from Switzerland by way of Germany; Daniela from Germany; Tony from Kenya and me from the USA. (Oct. 8, 2024)
Our first wildlife for the day while leaving the Mto Wa Mbu village were these baboons along the street on the way to the Ngorogoro Conservation Area. (Oct. 8, 2024)
The Maasai shopping on our way to Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania. (Oct. 7, 2024)
The Maasai shopping on our way to Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania. (Oct. 7, 2024)