Our final day of safari, and we were treated to a huge herd of elephants as we were leaving.
A majestic group of 30 plus elephants silently walking across the plains.
Breathtaking!
We had an evening BBQ with glowsticks, and hyenas calling in the background.
The wildebeest migration witnessed firsthand.
Truly jaw dropping.
Today was the lions, who we sat with for lunch.
Impressive stamina.
Supposedly every 5 minutes for 7 days non-stop.
We got stuck in the mud, and needed a full scale, all hands to the pump rescue to get us out of trouble.
The animals continue to be spectacular.
6am start for a whole day safari.
All big cats seen in one day, though we only glimpsed a leopard as he shot down a tree, and we have seen pretty much all other animals living in the Serengeti.
We have been spoilt.
Highlight – John being hit in the face by a Red-billed Hornbill that was too slow to move out the way.
It was an early start for a morning game drive in the Serengeti before lunch at our tented camp and base for the safari.
First to be seen…
Black-faced vervet monkeys...
Closely followed by gazelle’s, so Dad claimed the victory.
A wonderful morning followed by an afternoon at the pool.
We left for our safari at 6am with the sun rising.
8 hours later, with our bones shaken, we arrived at our stop-over lodge, and as you can see from the view, it was well worth the journey.
Arguments have ensued about the first animal to be seen, as birds a plenty were seen on route. It was decided that birds didn’t count.
No winner yet.
This morning the alarm went off early and Armorel and Anna headed into work. They seemed to have a great day, and saw some interesting cases. I think Arms would like Anna to stay. It is nice having a nurse she can rely on and who understands her.
The rest of us had a very lazy day, drinking tea and reading our books.
We did venture out after lunch to post some postcards and to buy some bits and pieces for the journey.
Tomorrow we head off on safari to the Serengeti!
It’s an early start and I am afraid the end of the blog for a week. However, I intend to post daily accounts on our return, and pictures.
We did play a quick game to guess the first animal of the safari. The guesses went as follows;
Mum – Zebra
Dad – Antelope
Armorel – Warthog
Anna – Wanted to say Dog and felt it unfair we wouldn’t let her, so in annoyance picked a local fish, Talapia.
David – Topi
John – Mongoose
We shall see who wins!
See you in a week!
