Aimed to get up at 6.15, ready
for 6.30 breakfast and set off for game drive by 7am, however, vehicle checks
and pack lunch making delayed us by 30 mins – must get in to safari mode and
get up earlier. The morning drive took
us around Tarangire Hill and down to the river and we were able to meander
along each of the circuits along the riverside northwards. Ian spotted a spotted hyena asleep on the far
bank of the river but wildlife was quite sparse during the morning in general
with a few elephant, zebras and Thomson gazelle. We stopped at the Matete picnic spot with
magnificent views over the river and then swapped drivers and I had my first
taste of driving Thomson the Tank Engine – he is well named! Ian’s navigation skills were somewhat dubious
either that or he was purposefully finding roads to test my 4x4 driving
skills. Wildlife was much more abundant
with large herds of zebra and wilderbeest everywhere. With them of course came the safari vehicles
which whizzed past us in convoy on their way to some sighting further south –
we ignored them and meandered along. We
did eventually reach what we assumed they had been racing off for – a cheetah
and her 2 cubs.
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