Aug. 19th. Departure this morning crossing the Serengheti. We passed by Lake Manyara and into the park. No great concentrations of animals, just lots and lots of impalas. The Serengheti is mostly flat and very dry. The down side is the horrible condition of the road, if you can call it that.
Our first animals after the impalas were zebra. We managed to see some ostrich several times, their heads buried in the sand.
Finally, we came to a place where other vehicles were parked, a sure sign of an animal sighting. Sure enough, on the right, a herd of elephants, on the left, 3 lions sunning themselves and as a bonus, a pond with some hippos, what a sight to behold!
What more can I say, that was the only lion sighting but we saw another pond with lots of hippos, several more herds of elephants, more impalas, wildebeasts and zebras along with some giraffes. It almost sounds boring after a bit, but then we did spend about 4 hours in the park, and we did have to brake for animals. The only animals missing were the rhinos.
Strange how all the animals except zebra don't even seem to know you are there, except maybe for the lions when you approach them on foot and they see easy fast food!
We finally arrived at our destination 10 1/2 hours after leaving, a thoroughly exhausting day. Miller time, or as is they say here, Kili time (short for Kilimanjaro beer, which is quite good).
The hotel I am staying at is clean, basic and is on the shore of Lake Victoria.
More to come, but then how can I ever top off this day! ....and not to forget that they are paying me for this.....so, summing up the day in a few short words, periods of boredom interspersed generously with a bone jarring ride and some exceptional views of wild animals in their natural setting, an event not to be missed. (pixtures on flikr once I can upload them on a reasonable connection.
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