Place: Kasane
Tunes: No tunes
This is where we woke up from. Not bad eh?
Who is taking pictures of who?
Warthogs on their knees.
There are a lot of these guys around.
A parrot.
A monkey running away. There were a lot of monkeys too and I expected them to try to steal stuff from us but they just ran away.
More monkeys on the run.
A monkey in a tree.
A baboon. These were the most numerous monkeys we saw.
There's a jackal in there somewhere.
Two Hyenas in the mud.
Hippos in the mud.
The giraffe never stopped staring at us.
The first cheetah of the day.
The same cheetah up close.
The cheetahs managed to sneak up on a warthog.
But after it saw that it was not a lion the pig was not having any of it.
The world's smallest antelope.
There are two antelopes in this picture.
Antelopes in a tree.
Some big buffaloes.
This is how you usually see an elephant.
This is how they are supposed to be.
A upside down tree.
If you drink Bouncer vodka you will become a bodybuilder?
We survived a day of tourism and enjoyed it. We must be softening up. I bought a rungu too which will no doubt be confiscated from me in Belgium. It's dangerous that is.
Tourism! The word we curse every day. This is not what professional adventure overlanders do but Peter is threatening us at gunpoint, so we have no choice. We got a message from Nairobi and our bikes are good to go.
Today we are going to see Lake Manyara on some 4x4’s as you are not allowed in the park on a bike (and ours are in Nairobi anyway). To travel like this has left us vulnerable, so we quickly procured a Masai Rungu’s (a big fuck-off club) and a double edge machetes. The Masai are busy selling whatever they can get money off, their weapons being one such thing. The boys apparently make these in school during the workshop classes so it's not like we are buying off some cultural treasures from the locals.
The main event we are here for is in Ngorogoro tomorrow and this is a nice little warm up before that.
In the park we met many many baboons and other monkeys. Some of them even had a 4x4. Elephants, buffalo’s, antelopes and different birds were also seen here. Even a monitor lizard made an appearance and it was huge! A bit different than in your local pet shop. Shooting (pictures of) animals is what Safaris are for. Four people in a Jeep with the roof open. Stand up and take pictures. Simple and fun. We also saw the world’s smallest antelopes. In a tree!
To get to the Ngorogoro Crater early tomorrow, we are already camping on the edge of the crater. Everything is set up and there are a lot of tourists waiting for tomorrow. After dark, a really big male elephant just showed up at the campsite, walking around the tents. This was a bit unexpected as there were so many people around. Apparently it knows its way around the place and had a drink from the campsite reservoir. Not a single tent peg knocked over by this creature that is the size of a house. Clever them elephants.
The campsite was absolutely freezing at night, but after Norway this was merely amusing for us and some even left the ”door” of the tent open to show those tourists.
Tunes: No tunes
This is where we woke up from. Not bad eh?
Who is taking pictures of who?
Warthogs on their knees.
There are a lot of these guys around.
A parrot.
A monkey running away. There were a lot of monkeys too and I expected them to try to steal stuff from us but they just ran away.
More monkeys on the run.
A monkey in a tree.
A baboon. These were the most numerous monkeys we saw. 
There's a jackal in there somewhere.
Two Hyenas in the mud. 
Hippos in the mud.
The giraffe never stopped staring at us. 
The first cheetah of the day.
The same cheetah up close.
The cheetahs managed to sneak up on a warthog. 
But after it saw that it was not a lion the pig was not having any of it. 
The world's smallest antelope.
There are two antelopes in this picture.
Antelopes in a tree.
Some big buffaloes.
This is how you usually see an elephant. 
This is how they are supposed to be.
A upside down tree.
If you drink Bouncer vodka you will become a bodybuilder?
We survived a day of tourism and enjoyed it. We must be softening up. I bought a rungu too which will no doubt be confiscated from me in Belgium. It's dangerous that is.Tourism! The word we curse every day. This is not what professional adventure overlanders do but Peter is threatening us at gunpoint, so we have no choice. We got a message from Nairobi and our bikes are good to go.
Today we are going to see Lake Manyara on some 4x4’s as you are not allowed in the park on a bike (and ours are in Nairobi anyway). To travel like this has left us vulnerable, so we quickly procured a Masai Rungu’s (a big fuck-off club) and a double edge machetes. The Masai are busy selling whatever they can get money off, their weapons being one such thing. The boys apparently make these in school during the workshop classes so it's not like we are buying off some cultural treasures from the locals.
The main event we are here for is in Ngorogoro tomorrow and this is a nice little warm up before that.
In the park we met many many baboons and other monkeys. Some of them even had a 4x4. Elephants, buffalo’s, antelopes and different birds were also seen here. Even a monitor lizard made an appearance and it was huge! A bit different than in your local pet shop. Shooting (pictures of) animals is what Safaris are for. Four people in a Jeep with the roof open. Stand up and take pictures. Simple and fun. We also saw the world’s smallest antelopes. In a tree!
To get to the Ngorogoro Crater early tomorrow, we are already camping on the edge of the crater. Everything is set up and there are a lot of tourists waiting for tomorrow. After dark, a really big male elephant just showed up at the campsite, walking around the tents. This was a bit unexpected as there were so many people around. Apparently it knows its way around the place and had a drink from the campsite reservoir. Not a single tent peg knocked over by this creature that is the size of a house. Clever them elephants.
The campsite was absolutely freezing at night, but after Norway this was merely amusing for us and some even left the ”door” of the tent open to show those tourists.
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