From there, we headed to Tanzania to the Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Park. The crater was created from a volcano that collapsed after exploding millions of years ago. The mountain was believed to be even bigger than Mt. Kiliminjaro; therfore, you can imagine the size of the crater. We stayed in a great place that was nestled on the crater's edge- with an amazing view! From there we headed to the Serengeti (meaning "endless plains") National Park, where we were able to observe the great migration of wildebeast and zebra. Thousands and thousands of these animals head North into Kenya every year, only to go back South every year. We were able to take a balloon ride over part of the park in order to get an arial view of the migration! It was beautiful! While in Tanzania, we also stopped in (literally) the middle of Africa. The town of Arusha is known to be the halfway marker if driving from Cairo to Capetown. We stoppped for lunch, and moved quickly onto our next destination... the Maasai Mara National Park in Kenya. The Mara is just an extension of the Serengeti. The border between Tanzania and Kenya is the only thing that separates the two. The word mara means "spotted savannah or plains" in Swahili, so the only real difference between the two parks is that the Mara has more 'spots' of trees and bush area. The neat thing about this park is that you can drive off the roads to go and see the animals up close! We were able to drive right up in the center of a herd of elephants and later a herd of giraffes! It was such a fun experience! Once we wrapped up our time there, it was time to head back to Uganda and America for Paul and Betty. We were little bit tired from all the traveling, but I certainly don't think any of us really wanted to leave this part of the world we had just discovered only a few days prior. It was a very special way to spend Easter exploring God's creation and reflecting on how creative and just plain awesome God is!