African Scenery

Opps! Totally forgot to write about the different landmarks we went to while we were on safari. Silly! My favorite would have to be Ngorongoro Crater. Awesome! Second favorite, Olduvai Gorge, the cradle of mankind.

Below are some pics

Wildebeast Crossing on the Mara River 

Border of Tanzania and Kenya 

Sunset drinks on the shores of Lake Victoria 

Camping Site in the Serengeti 

Gate into the Serengeti 

Drinking Serengeti Beer in the Serengeti 

Look at the beard! Days without shaving 

Olduvai Gorge 

Olduvai Gorge 

Ngorongoro Crater 

Wow! A Lion! 

Zanzibar

Honeymoon post! After two weeks of camping and being with other people, Hubby and I said our goodbyes and headed to the relaxing, romantic part of our honeymoon- Pongwe Beach in Zanzibar.

As we pulled into the tiny airport, the weather wasn't great- gray and humid, with a potential chance of rain. As we pulled into the resort, it started POURING. The rain didn't stop the entire first day we were there. Waa. But to be honest, I really didn't care because in the resort, we had our own...TOILET! YEAH! Seriously, I was so happy to have a toilet in the room. I have never in my life spoken so much about my bathroom habits then when we were camping. Between looking at animals, it was a constant debate on whether I should drink more water, when would the next bathroom stop be and would I risk going out in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom or is it better to stay in the tent and ensure I wasn't eaten by buffalo? :)

We were only at the resort for 3 days and 2 of those days, it rained HARD. We did have one sunny day, which was breezy and even though I reapplied sunblock, loads, I got burnt- second time in my life :(

Welcome Drinks 

How lucky am I? 

Our little hut (with it's own toilet!) 

Not a bad view! 

First day... pure gray weather 

View from the pool 

Amazing! 

Octopus! 

First Honeymoon Post!

I've been stalling on writing up our honeymoon, because I was totally overwhelmed by all that we did. I just didn't know where to start! I'm going to try to break it out into different parts to make it easier to digest.

First stop, honeymoon camping - WAAY better then expected. I am not really sissy but the thought of going into the wild (my only camping experience was in my backyard as a child) was the tiniest bit intimidating, but I set my expectations VERY low and throughly enjoyed it!

Hubby and I did the Intrepid truck tour and had two different groups (week 1 and week 2). Everyone had to pitch in and clean and cook all the meals.

Below are some pics of the camping. By the end of the trip, Hubby and I had perfected the art of putting up a tent and taking it down in 8 minutes :)

Backpacker Chic! Ready for the camping

First time pitching the tent! 

Washing the dishes at our first camp site 

Sleep Sack, Insect Repellent and flashlight -Ingredients for a romantic honeymoon 

Onsite Spa 

This is how we dried dishes every FREAKING day...flapping them back and forth in the wind 

Cooking! 

Our truck stopped at a picnic site for lunch 

Masai warriors guarding our tent from ELEPHANTS! 

Last time pitching the tent! 

In our little tent!