Today was a rest day…hmmm, seem to be saying that a lot lately!!
We spent 8 hours in the crater this morning looking at the wildlife which is just unimaginable relative to any other game experience in the world. Our ranger Moody had such incredible and diverse knowledge of the crater and its animals that it made the experience all the more memorable. Historically, the Masai tribesmen, as part of the initiation into manhood, had to kill a lion. This has happened here for hundreds of years and has resulted in an instinctive fear by the Lions for the Masai, to the extent that the Masai graze their herds of cattle in the crater and when the lions see them coming, they run away…hard to believe but true!!
Our stay at the Ngorongoro crater lodge has been everything that I remember it to be and more. There is not a single element about this place that I can complain about..&Beyond, you guys have done a terrific job all around and I will definitely be back again..well done.
Tomorrow we have an early departure at 6.30am to collect our bikes from Karatu and to make our way to Nairobi, Kenya, the 6th country on our route. Tanzania and its people have made such a lasting impression on us that whilst we are sad to be leaving such a magnificent country, we are both anxious to get back on the bikes and to continue our journey. The road has some fantastic stories still to be told!!!
Lion, Buffalo face off…Buffalo 1, Lion 0…although the lion was well fed.
The real McCoy!!
Badly wounded Hippo….Moody says the result of a failed Lion or Hyena attack.
The Masai still graze their cattle through the crater.
…and a good time was had by all!!!
