East African Vacation - Day #5 (12/17)

Today we got up very early to start our safari. Apparently the animals are out and about in the morning. I am not sure what time we left, but I know it was around 6. We headed out and immediately saw lions, hippos, and many vultures. The vultures follow the wildebeest herd as the migrate south. Then, we came across a family of leopards with a momma and two cubs. We actually saw the momma kill a gazelle and feed it to her young, which was so cool. After the family of leopards, we came across hyenas and vultures eating a wildebeest. We watched them for a while and then headed for the toilets. As we started our trek to the toilets on a very muddy road, and we actually got stuck at one point and realized we were being surrounded by hyenas. Eventually another safari vehicle pushed us through the mud and we headed to the rest area. After taking a cup of coffee, we headed around the Serengeti to look for more animals. We saw more lions, cheetahs, monkeys, zebras, topi, dik dik, saber cat, golden jackel, ostrich, giraffe, and donkeys. We headed back to the camp for lunch where Silvano made salad, crepes, eggs, toast, rice with meat, etc. Then we packed up and started out journey back across to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. We arrived and immediately noticed the view and cold temperatures. We set up the tents and Silvano headed to the kitchen to make dinner. We had zucchini soup and spaghetti with meat sauce. It was delicious and warm. We had two tents last night, but tonight we decided to share a tent, since it is so cold. Tomorrow is our last day on safari and we are hoping to see rhinos before we head to the hotel.