Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Serengeti:


When we set off for the serengeti with a mission. We wanted to see lion! The road was terrible! The 4x4 traffic that tourism has brought to the area meant that we had to cover 150km of corrugated gravel. Dad did not enjoy it. He was worried about his car.
We got there eventually and all decided the bumpy road was worth it. It was fantastic! The next day we woke to beautiful orange sunrise and we hopped in the car for a game drive. We wanted to find some lion! After watching a herd of elephant climb a kopje and passing hyena in a den, we found what we were looking for. Not only did we find lion but the were with cubs and were feasting on a recent kill! Then we were told by a a fellow game driver where we could find cheetah. After seeing them the serengetti turned into a zoo! More lion. More elephant. Giraffe. buck. Buffalo. Then mom spotted a small leopard at the top of a fever tree. Within twenty minutes thee were more than ten other vechiles surrounding us all with radios blaring about moms find. Obviously she had spotted an animal that is not so easy to find! Then more lion, buffalo, a lion hunt, hippo, more elephant etc. by 1pm we had seen everything accept Rhino! ridiculous really. So we went back to camp for lunch and a chill. The experience was quite overwhelming!

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