When I awoke from my hotel in Nairobi then morning after my final safari within the Maasai Mara reservation in Kenya; it was time to pack my bags and head towards the next phase my adventure: the country of Tanzania where I would go on safari within 3 additional national parks: Lake Maynara, Serengeti, and the Ngorongoro Crater. To make this trip, I used a local bus that would bring me from Nairobi to the city of Arusha in Tanzania.

This summer, I was able to have my first adventure within the continent of Africa. This marked the final of the 6 primary continents that I have personally traveled to which in of itself was a bucket list accomplishment. My primary goal for attempting to visit during this time of year was to see the Great Migration in person.

My first foray into the reefs was with a snorkel. Within a few minutes, I swam to the edge of the reefs and was awestruck with the variety of shapes and colors I could see of the reefs. The sheer scope needs to be seen in person to truly grasp. I began to swim within the channels that were flowing between the reefs and within a short time; I was surrounded by both reefs and fish in every direction that I looked.

Once I reached Milford Sound within the park, I boarded a boat and spent several hours cruising through the sound, passing breathtaking scenery, towering mountains, and many waterfalls. Milford Sound is best viewed from the water, as the park offers multiple cruise options daily that take visitors out into the sound en route to the open sea, passing by towering mountains along the way that are filled with waterfalls.