Sunny Savannah

Hiya!!!

Right at this moment I'm Southern Africa in the grassy Savannah. This is NOT I repeat NOT the American city in Georgia. As you would expect, it is very hot and dry - an extreme difference to my previous travels to Japan and Canada. The African climate biome takes up 46% of Southern Africa! The landscape is mainly made up of small trees and shrubs. The trees usually are between 3-7m tall. Although the surface is dominated by many types of grasses, when destroyed by fire, most of them can regrow. Looking out across the plains, the word I think best describes in this case is flat.

Across Africa, nomad tribes travel across the vastness. They know the land and how to survive in the difficult environments. The tribes meet another approximately every three years but apart form that, they live completely cut off from the outside world. As well as the nomads, there are permanent tribes that live in villages dotted around Africa. There are at least 140 tribes. This and other tidbits of information I've found out along this fantastic safari that started from the crack of dawn until now - 4:00 in the afternoon. Although I'm rather sore from bumping around, I've seen many different African animals. That's all for now!

Alice