African air

We arrived at 2am after a long day of travel. The first thing that struck us was the smell in the air. When you arrive somewhere for the first time, you notice the change in smell right away. You will never notice it as much as that first moment when you get off the plane. It smelled just how you would expect Africa to smell. Fresh air, with flowers and grass and clean jungle.

Luckily, we were greeted by our friendly driver and Ben's brother. (Ben is a friend from Madison who owns the safari company we are using.) After a short land rover trip, we were at our hotel, where we crashed for the night.

This morning, we were greeted by the music of goats, roosters and children playing nearby. Today is a chill day, with a trip to Arusha and dinner with Ben's brother tonight.