Here is a link to some of the photos I took while we were away. Just a random smattering of things from all over.

Safari Photos Edited!

Soooo, I'm now a little behind in school...but I couldn't resist editing at least a few of my photos to show off.  It's an uphill battle--I took somewhere near 4200 photos--but I'm here to say that I'll have them edited in the near future.  Hope you enjoy them!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/82011407@N04/sets/72157631185872706/

Sam

Made it back!

We arrived yesterday in NYC, without delay. Even though I got randomly screened at immigration and had to wait for two hours, it felt good to be back.

Thanks for following along. More updates are to come, so check back in the coming weeks.

Sam

Homeward Bound

Left Dar Es Salaam early this morning and now we are safely arrived in Cairo for a 20 hour layover. We have a birthday boy with us who will be checkin out some sweet pyramids for his last year in his 3rd decade.
Back in the states by 1600 EST tomorrow!

Finishing Zanzibar and future considerations

Our time in Zanzibar is nearly over, but having 'made the most' of our stay, it's not a sad farewell at all. The 6 of us are now open water certified for scuba diving, we saw amazing reefs and scores of fish, and we've eaten some incredible seafood, on top of mucho-relaxing before we head back.

As time and Internet constraints have hampered our ability to update the blog, I wanted to say this: I have numerous photos I'd like to share and more stories of my experience in Africa, the hospital, and life over the last six weeks in general. So, kindly check back over the coming weeks/months if you're interested in reading more.

We head to Dar Es Salaam tomorrow, then it's a quick stopover in Egypt before we head back on the 31st. We should arrive the same day around 3pm. Looking forward to seeing y'all state-side.

Sam

Stayin alive

If you've not figured it out yet from the last post, all of us are still alive and well. We were not passengers on that ferry from Dar to Zanzibar that met with disaster. Hope that puts those of you who were worried at ease.

Ngorongoro Crater Safari

You know how back home in most rural areas you have to watch out for raccoons and deer on the roads? Well, here in Tanzania, you have to watch out for cows and goats being herded across the roadways, as well as jackals and the occasional giraffe. Yes, we passed one of those yesterday while traveling between the crater and Arusha.
Ngorongoro crater is touted as the eighth wonder of the world, and rightly so. Yesterday we got to drive right up to hippos and zebras and wildebeest, just to name a few. Here are a few photos of some of the things we got to see.