On a drive between parks in Tanzania we were fortunate enough to pass through Oldupai Gorge. For those of you not married to archaeologists, this might have been less of a treat, but it was very interesting for us as its a site of numerous early human discoveries and is considered by many to be "the cradle of humankind."
Often called Olduvai gorge, we were told its actually a mispronunciation of Oldupai which is a kind of seisel plant common to the area which was recorded improperly by early explorers. Given that its African and not European we're trying to be proper and use the correct spelling, and now that you know better, you can too ;)
There was a very nice little museum at the same spot and a covered area we could escape from the heat, eat our packed lunch and listen to a talk about the area at. We passed through the area on my birthday as well and it was a fun contrast to start my 32nd year in the same place that mankind was getting his first steps 2.5 million years earlier.
Often called Olduvai gorge, we were told its actually a mispronunciation of Oldupai which is a kind of seisel plant common to the area which was recorded improperly by early explorers. Given that its African and not European we're trying to be proper and use the correct spelling, and now that you know better, you can too ;)
There was a very nice little museum at the same spot and a covered area we could escape from the heat, eat our packed lunch and listen to a talk about the area at. We passed through the area on my birthday as well and it was a fun contrast to start my 32nd year in the same place that mankind was getting his first steps 2.5 million years earlier.
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