At midnight, there is a knock on the door . . . "Room Service" my daughter calls out. I finally get to hug her! I won't lie - it feels wonderful to have her close. It's a short visit ... everyone is exhausted.
On Saturday, we drive to Lake Manyara. The African land captures the soul. Some of the animals we saw: giraffes, elephants, baboons waterbuck, Kirk's dik dik (smallest gazelle), hundreds of storks in the trees, impalas, blue monkey, velvet monkey, and large lizards. At one point, we could not travel any further. A pair of elephants were in the road, protecting a baby elephant. Several Land Cruisers were stopped; the elephants were protecting the little one as it ate its fill of foliage. As one car tried to pass, the elephants turned and moved further into the road. No one was getting any closer to that baby. Nature won this battle, In time, the little one moved off the road and the adults slowly followed.
It doesn't matter how old they are; once your baby always your baby! Mothers just do what they must, to protect their babies. Yesterday, after my daughter traveled 22 hours by herself , I insisted that her father walk her to her room (which was next door) to make sure she got in safely. What can I say .... its my daughter!
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