It's going to be a fine day today...this is the view from our tent....we're up early - raring to go on our first early morning game drive. Fortified with a hot coffee and breakfast 'to go', we depart camp to see what we can find this morning. Last night we were lulled to sleep by the sound of lion and hyena....
This area of the southern Serengeti is known as Moru kopjes - little mounds of rock & vegetation that break up the montony of the endless plains...and also a great place for lions & leopards to hang out with lunch on the hoof nearby...
And sure enough, there they are....
He's quite a handsome fellow....& he knows it...
Down on the plain nearby is the other male in the pride, trying his luck with one of the ladies...
It's these two we've been hearing at night.....swopping progress reports on their respective dates...
After the morning's excitment, it is back to camp for a bit of R&R....lots of books to read...tea & the marvellous Tanzanian coffee on tap...
And a spot of lunch never goes amiss...
After tea we head back out - as this is a national park we have to be back in camp by 18h30 at the latest so no sundowners out on the plains this time...
I'm quite pleased with this flamingo photo at sunset....I have seen the odd couple of birds but never been anywhere like Lake Nakuru or Bogoria where there are a multitude of flamingo's to be able to photograph them in all their pink glory so this will have to do for the time being....
Wow, I'm really enjoying your posts on this trip. Fun sense of humour, and some of the photos are amazing! I love the one of the three lionesses lazing in the road, as if they've stopped for an in-depth confab about those respective dates ...
Posted by: Danya | 22/06/2010 at 07:55