Hello World,
The group began the morning by heading out to a dried up watering hole (it is the dry season here) that was about 30 minutes from camp. We split up into groups of 3, and attempted a small scale study of poop density in relation to the watering hole. Every group ended up seeing different patterns due to tree density and past boma settlements. Boma settlements are circular communities built by the nomadic Maasai pastoralists. Overall the morning was filled with lots of poop LOL.
From the watering hole, Shifting Sands was the next stop on our list. It was actually a really cool spot. Essentially, Shifting Sands is a single sand dune in the middle of the dry savannah that moves about 30 feet every year. I decided to add in some fun by testing out sand sledding. The catch was I had no sled, so I was the sled. Turns out running and then jumping feet first does not get you very far and buries you in about a foot of sand. The most success I had was full sending it face first on my stomach down the sand dune. To be honest, it was more of a roll than a slide, but I ended up at the bottom of the dune so it was a roundabout success.
As I sit here, wrapping up today’s blog, I am sitting on a platform at the Olduvai Gorge museum watching the sun go down. There are many swallows flying around in cool formations around us. The shear noise of the swallows is amazing with their high pitched chirps as they dart around. In Olduvai we rise with the sun and set with the sun, so see you in the next blog!
Thank you for tuning in!
