THe truck is pretty full by the time that everyone has loaded there stuff on, but this is only temporary - after only a day's travel we disembark and transfer back t smaller 4x4 vehicles for our trip to the Serengeti and Ngorogoro Crater.
The night before however is celebration time - two people's birthdays - though questions remain whether a famous shot called ma's revenge was really the best way to celebrate.
Our trip starts eventfully - having warned everyone about the particularly skilled and determined food snatchers stalking the picnic area - aka malibu stork and black kite - more funis added to the mix by a baby bush pig. Luckily it wasn't an adult as they can be massive, this one decided to creep up on the group from behind and breathe lovingly down Simon's ear while it tried to steal a boiled egg. Cue speedy exit from under the trees by the group.
Unfortunately the Serengeti plains ('endless plains') where quite empty - the herds had arrived late a month earlier and decided to move on quickly as the expected rain had not fallen. However during the evening we could hear lions calling all night and were visited by a few buffalo/ wildebeest during the night.
The Ngorogoro Crater on the other had was teeming with life - its breeding season so the wildebeest and zebra were all putting on macho displays to impress their females, and fighting with each other when attempts were made to lure their girls away. We also saw black rhino, many elephants, a huge hyena population to name but a few.
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