Place: Ngorogoro Crater
Tunes: None
Not a bad sunrise to start the day with.
This lion looks like it's awake but it's still sleeping.
Lions sleeping late.
More lions, but in the mid-day sun it's too hot to sleep.
You just lie still and do very little.
An encouraging sight. Let's press on.
There were far more hyenas there than any other big cats.
And a jackal trying to get a bite of the zebra (?) carcass.
A bird.
We are still trying to overtake these guys.
A brightly coloured bird.
It's a strange frog of some sort?
Bird fishing.
How will this end?
A lunch stealing kite.
An eagle renovating a nest.
More eagle action.
Antelopes fighting.
The compulsory photo of an elephant.
The morning was cold and miserable. Sleep was not good but at least there was breakfast, it was warm and there was enough of it. Off to the 4x4’s again and into the crater. It is called the Noah’s Ark because of the variety of animals you can see there and we were not disappointed. The early morning wake up is necessary as that's when the animals are active as well. As the sun goes up they just nap through the hot part of the day.
We saw elephants, cheetahs, hyenas, lions, hippos, buffaloes and antelopes of all sorts (except the small ones), some eagles and finally some rhinos from very very far away. The lions looked a bit tired panting in the mid-day sun and some sought refuge in the shadow of the Land Rovers. They have no natural enemies here and act like they own the place. You can drive past one from half a meter away and they will not react in any way.
The cheetahs (two of them) left a better impression. They almost started a fight with a warthog, but changed their minds after the pig decided to accept the challenge. Those pigs take shit from no-one.
Once again the day was something different and we were forced to enjoy ourselves. There has been no pressure or stress and we have only done easy things. This stinks of tourism and we really have to do something to rectify this lameness. We did not come here for a holiday. To remind myself of the truth, I am gong to take one of the bikes here, put it in gear and push it around the parking lot for a couple of hours. As it is dark it will feel just right.
Tomorrow morning the limping or "Hiace" group will go back to Nairobi and the others will do something else. If we get up early, we can get to JJ's in time to pick up the bikes before the notorious Nairobi traffic jams and go to the hotel. On the following morning we can start chasing the others, who have a 24h head start. Sounds like a race!
Tunes: None
Not a bad sunrise to start the day with. 
This lion looks like it's awake but it's still sleeping.
Lions sleeping late. 
More lions, but in the mid-day sun it's too hot to sleep.
You just lie still and do very little. 
An encouraging sight. Let's press on.
There were far more hyenas there than any other big cats. 
And a jackal trying to get a bite of the zebra (?) carcass.
A bird.
We are still trying to overtake these guys.
A brightly coloured bird.
It's a strange frog of some sort?
Bird fishing.
How will this end?
A lunch stealing kite.
An eagle renovating a nest. 
More eagle action.
Antelopes fighting.
The compulsory photo of an elephant.The morning was cold and miserable. Sleep was not good but at least there was breakfast, it was warm and there was enough of it. Off to the 4x4’s again and into the crater. It is called the Noah’s Ark because of the variety of animals you can see there and we were not disappointed. The early morning wake up is necessary as that's when the animals are active as well. As the sun goes up they just nap through the hot part of the day.
We saw elephants, cheetahs, hyenas, lions, hippos, buffaloes and antelopes of all sorts (except the small ones), some eagles and finally some rhinos from very very far away. The lions looked a bit tired panting in the mid-day sun and some sought refuge in the shadow of the Land Rovers. They have no natural enemies here and act like they own the place. You can drive past one from half a meter away and they will not react in any way.
The cheetahs (two of them) left a better impression. They almost started a fight with a warthog, but changed their minds after the pig decided to accept the challenge. Those pigs take shit from no-one.
Once again the day was something different and we were forced to enjoy ourselves. There has been no pressure or stress and we have only done easy things. This stinks of tourism and we really have to do something to rectify this lameness. We did not come here for a holiday. To remind myself of the truth, I am gong to take one of the bikes here, put it in gear and push it around the parking lot for a couple of hours. As it is dark it will feel just right.
Tomorrow morning the limping or "Hiace" group will go back to Nairobi and the others will do something else. If we get up early, we can get to JJ's in time to pick up the bikes before the notorious Nairobi traffic jams and go to the hotel. On the following morning we can start chasing the others, who have a 24h head start. Sounds like a race!
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