Today was the first big "game drive". Over six hours we drove 350 kilometres, criss-crossing the crater floor. We will keep the text to a minimum and let the pictures speak for themselves.
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| Sunrise from our balcony |
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| Wildebeest |
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| Heading downward |
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This tree is full of Weaver bird nests. They hang them at the end of the
branches and put the entrance on the bottom to keep the
predators (like snakes) from getting in. |
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| Wildebeests doing what they do best - run! |
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| Zebra at the watering hole |
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| Moms and babies |
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| Sacred Ibis with two Plovers in the foreground |
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| Wildebeest in front of the lake |
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| Zebras in front of some of the one million flamingoes |
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| How close can you get - without getting out of the truck? |
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| Gazelles |
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| At the hippo pool - why you DON'T want a Hippopotamus for Christmas! |
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| One of the big old males in the crater. Check out those tusks! |
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| A Spotted Hyena |
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| Male Ostrich - this guy actually stood higher than the top of the truck |
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| That big spot in the middle is a Black Rhinoceros |
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Thompson's Gazelle Mom with her newborn. Our guide figured the little one
was no more than a day old. |
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A Cape Buffalo. When Maureen was a child she wanted hair that looked
just like those horns!!!!!! |
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This elephant just wanted to cross the road - we had to get out
of his way! |
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| Our "picnic" lunch, courtesy of Tauck |
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Of course, the Vervet Monkey beat us to
the bread basket!! |
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| The King of Beasts |
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We missed it, but just after this was taken, the local female came over
for "a quickie"! |
Tomorrow we're off to the Serengeti Plain, visiting the Olduvai Gorge first. That's where the first fossils of ancient man were found. Hope you liked today's picture show. We'll see what we can add tomorrow. (By the way - we managed to get Four of the Big Five safari sightings - all before lunch!!)
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