Woken at 6am but the sound of hammering – later found out
the workmen were burning wood to heat up the rocks at the end of the runway in
order to smash them up and extend the runway. Went for earlyish game drive with
plan to eat breakfast on route. Crossed
the Mara River on a narrow concrete bridge and were overwhelmed by the sheer
numbers of wildebeest on the plains on the other side of the river – thousands
upon thousand of them. Came back across
the river to see if we could see any potential wildebeest crossings. On route we saw a zebra carcass up a tree but
no leopard.
Headed for same spot as
yesterday but no sign of wildebeest but on way back suddenly saw a group
looking as though they would cross – we had prime position but within minutes a
dozen safari vehicles arrived all parked at the top of the slope. The crossing started and we had a fab view,
however, no-one had told us the next bit of etiquette – once the crossing
starts you are free to drive like a complete maniac to get to the point they are
coming ashore. We were left to watch the
dust cloud block out our beautiful view.
We moved on to find another vantage point, only here we were kindly
informed “your car is white” – very astute I thought and replied “I know, I
can’t exactly change the colour can I”.
Not sure English sarcasm goes down too well. Apparently we are supposed to hide the white
vehicle behind a bush to avoid scaring the wildebeest – not sure what driving
like a maniac down a slope towards them does but thought I had better not say
that!
Afternoon spent at the campsite, sort of relaxing (about 30
minutes relaxation time allowed!) but did manage to have a shower. Yet another
bland dinner although Ian’s didn’t look too appetising – wondering whether I
can market the Serengeti diet.
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