6 November 2026
Yesterday, I traveled from the steps of human evolution to stand on the rim of an ancient volcanic world. One of the most identifiable sights in Africa, the Ngorongoro Crater, lies below my balcony. Today, I will get to enter and explore it.
5 Nov 2026
Another day of bumps, dust and feelings of amazement at the openness, the vastness of the Serengeti and Africa.
I have been in the Gobi, Sahara, Death Valley, Siberia, Steppes – their horizons seemed to stretch forever. Here, the enormous landscape – sweeping, uninterrupted panoramas, endless grasslands – is stunning. The road stretches ahead through open plains, grassland and scattered acacia, and often an animal or a herd gives us reason to slow down. Even slower than the slow pace we currently enjoy.
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