Up early for mad dash to Naabi Gate – deadline of 8.30 to be
stamped out of the Ngorongoro Conservation or risk having to pay for another
full day so left camp at 7 am. We’d been
warned that the road was terrible and it was but we did pass a grader so it was
perhaps not as bad as it could have been.
Managed to arrive at the gate by 8.20 but were still late going through
the actual gate by the time all the paperwork was done – luckily they let us off
the 10 minutes.
The Serengeti lived up to its reputation for lions – less
than two hours in to the park and we had seen 19. Two male lions asleep behind of kopje and
then 30 yards further on another 2 young males and a young lioness – not sure
they were aware of the two large male lions around the corner. 30 minutes later we spotted a large pride of
14 lions on a hillock and watched as one by one they came down and crossed the
road 2 yards in front of us.
First of seven nights camping in the bush tonight – our
campsite is in the Moru Kopje area of the park (special campsite no. 3). Just
before setting camp we went for a short drive up the track and spotted a cheetah hunting gazelle for dinner
but they got away this time.
We are literally camped next to a large kopje with views of
the Serengeti plains in front. Finally managed to light a decent fire and have
some edible food – difficult to do anything wrong with pasta and tomato sauce
with tinned peaches for pudding. Typing the blog in the roof tent listening to
the sounds of the Serengeti below.
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