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News from Menifee <strong>GSFE</strong> Robbie Motter Menifee <strong>GSFE</strong> News By Robbie Motter The May Menifee Meeting was great our speaker was Kathy Reese and she was great she shared lots of tips for us to get our businesses noticed and we learned a lot. Attending the meeting was: Dorothy Wolons, Susie Mierswick, Deborah Itish, Joan Wakeland, Arvee Robinson, Sue Lopez. Nicole Farrell, Lynne Hartung, Debbie Love, Joanne Groche and yours truly Robbie Motter It was great to see Suzie Mierzwik back as she had been on an African Safari she shared this great article on her trip. Tales from my Recent Safari Do you know anyone who has been on safari? Well that’s me! My husband Steve and I just returned from our second safari to Tanzania, This was a repeat. Our first was in 2017. You are probably wondering what it is like, and do people even DO THAT nowadays? I would say it is like entering the world of National Geographic or Animal Planet. Our group actually traveled in twin Toyota Land cruisers with a pop up roof. We were picked up at the airport in Kilimanjaro and escorted around with an expert guide, Safari Kay, and drivers who were able to navigate any kind of road, often not much more than a rabbit trail. The roads were mostly dirt and covered with huge ruts, often filled with water from daily rains. We were traveling through various national parks where animals roamed. One such place was the Serengeti where every year millions and millions of zebras and wildebeests passed in a line stretching to the horizon. This was the annual migration from Kenya into Tanzania, following the water. As we drove down the road, zebras and wildebeest scurried across, to avoid getting run over by our big vehicle. Another breathtaking national park was called Ngorogoro Crater. It is a huge grassland formed by an ancient volcano. It was lush green and sprinkled with yellow wild flowers. Besides zebras, wildebeest, and various types of antelope, we also encountered endless flocks of 20 Global Society For Female Entrepreneurs - www.globalsocietyforfemaleentrepreneurs.org
goats, cattle and donkeys being herded by the Maasai tribesmen. We also saw more than nine rhino, an amazing record! We visited one of many Maasai villages where the people still live in thatched huts made of grass and cow dung. They showed us how they make fire by rubbing sticks together. They welcomed us with traditional dancing and we were able to support them by purchasing their handicrafts. The sense of peacefulness was overwhelming, nothing but grass, and sky and animals. The herds were always accompanied by a man or even just a small child. The Maasai were always dressed in a traditional red or blue cotton shuka wrap, always armed with a large walking stick, and nothing else. Herds of elephants roamed the grasslands, often with little babies in tow. At one point driving down a dirt road, we were approached by a male elephant who was looking for a mate. He was extremely disturbed by our vehicle and shook his head and trumpeted loudly. As our driver cautiously backed up and turned around, he calmed down, but it was a heart stopping moment for us all. Sometimes our driver would spot a piece of brown fur in the distance. When we got closer, we saw the “Lion King” stretched out, often with his pride. Under another safari vehicle, a large male lion was lounging in the shade. Once we even encountered a ‘Honeymooning” lion pair. The cheetah and leopards are more elusive than lions, yet during our trip we were lucky to spot a single cheetah being teased by a pair of small Topi, a kind of small antelope. On a different day, our driver spotted a leopard curled up in a tall tree. The drivers were far more than our means of expert transportation. They were trained at Wildlife College, and were able to carry on a running dialog about every animal, plant, tree, bird, insect and flower that we encountered. Truly, there was not one question that went unanswered. In other areas we saw the classic African Acacia trees, being nibbled at by giraffes. These willowy creatures seemed to glide through the trees, taking a few bites from one, then moving on to the next tree. Often they crossed the road in front of us, with no acknowledgment of our presence. In many places we saw large troops of monkeys or baboons. They would sometimes be hidden in trees, but at other times would be lying out on the road since it was warmer than the grasses. They would be tending to their mates, feeding their babies or grooming each other. When we entered one national park to get the required permit, a large baboon jumped up to my window, which was open to take a picture. In one second, he grabbed a bag of potato chips which he had spied inside the vehicle, and he ran away with it. It was breathtakingly fast, and no one even had a chance to capture him on a photo. A slightly different encounter came when we visited the many ponds filled with large rocks. Upon closer inspection, the “rocks” moved. These were gigantic hippos, some being nibbled on by the crocodiles sharing their swimming space. Driving through the villages brought another kind of cultural experience. Roads were usually mud covered. They would be lined with a mixture of cars and trucks. Motorcycles often carried three people as well as 100 pounds of bananas or bundles of sticks for firewood. Women carried buckets of water down the road. Others balanced large bundles of potatoes or corn. Small stalls selling everything from fruit, vegetables or a string of fish were part of everyday life. Global Society For Female Entrepreneurs - www.globalsocietyforfemaleentrepreneurs.org 21
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