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You know, I have been on KS in all seasons and there never seems to be any leaves on the Baobab tree! []
Now don't quote me, but I believe the baobob trees on the safari will never bloom. I'm pretty sure I've heard they take 100s of years to grow and since Disney didn't have time like that, well...I think they're more closely related to the Tree of Life if you know what I mean.
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The African "legend" is that God was angry and he pulled all the trees out and put them back in the ground with their roots showing... so the people would remember his anger. We heard this while on a real safari in Tanzania.
Looks like an amazing time at AK Cheryl. You must love taking those silly pictures of Mark. Looks like the the Pangini Forest Trail was a lot of fun, as was your second 2 Week Safari on KS. Your pictures don't dissappoint. I love the Gorilla Shots. The close ups on the animals on the Tree of Life are outstanding. Looking foward to more please.
My dad had the opportunity to go and world for Walt back in the 60s and he turned him down. He HATES Florida(too HOT) so I'm really surprised you got a picture of him Cheryl!!!
The African "legend" is that God was angry and he pulled all the trees out and put them back in the ground with their roots showing... so the people would remember his anger. We heard this while on a real safari in Tanzania.
Of course, like any legend there are variations to the story. Here are a few I found:
According to African legend, the Baobab wanted to become the most beautiful tree of all. When it realized that this was not possible, it put his head into the ground, so only the roots pointed heavenward. Today the tree with the root-like branch structure has become characteristic of the African grasslands.
Another legend holds that when the Baobab was planted by God, it kept walking, so God pulled it up and replanted it upside down to stop it moving.
The baobab tree has a unique nickname, the "upside-down tree". This nick-name stems from an Arabic legend which claims that a devil uprooted a tree and planted it upside down, creating what is now the baobab.
"The baobab was among the first trees to appear on the land. Next came the slender, graceful palm tree. When the baobab saw the palm tree, it cried out that it wanted to be taller. Then the beautiful flame tree appeared with its red flower and the baobab was envious for flower blossoms. When the baobab saw the magnificent fig tree, it prayed for fruit as well. The gods became angry with the tree and pulled it up by its roots, then replanted it upside down to keep it quiet."
I your pictures from Pangani Forest Trail, but the meerkat on the rock and all the ones of the gorillas are my favorites. When we go in June, both of these animals are often lethargic and not really up and about. Your pictures around the Tree of Life are so neat, too!
The story behind this is one of my office mates, Kevin, took a picture of me and then taped it up with the picture of my hand on Gayleen's "wall" (notice there is a little hand and a big hand). The thing is, she ended up making him move it because she would catch "Mini Me" out of the corner of her eye and it creeped her out thinking I was looking at her all the time!
The story behind this is one of my office mates, Kevin, took a picture of me and then taped it up with the picture of my hand on Gayleen's "wall" (notice there is a little hand and a big hand). The thing is, she ended up making him move it because she would catch "Mini Me" out of the corner of her eye and it creeped her out thinking I was looking at her all the time!
That's a riot!
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That fog was something else. We had breakfast at Chef Mickey's. Our plan was to take a boat to WL afterwards. We walked out to the Contemporary boat dock and we couldn't see the end of it because the fog was thick. The boats were up and running but we were nervous to take one in that fog. There had been a minor boat mishap the day before and i don't think they had fog anywhere close to that.
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The story behind this is one of my office mates, Kevin, took a picture of me and then taped it up with the picture of my hand on Gayleen's "wall" (notice there is a little hand and a big hand). The thing is, she ended up making him move it because she would catch "Mini Me" out of the corner of her eye and it creeped her out thinking I was looking at her all the time!
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