Right after lunch, the first thing we saw was a lone cheetah on the move. It stopped on a rock right in front of us, crossed in front of our jeep, then moved off towards the herds of wildebeest. It stayed perched on top of a rock, just surveying the vast herds in the background, and posing for our cameras.

As we moved on, just a few minutes later we came across a couple of cheetah brothers laying in the grass, again with massive herds behind them. This was just too cool!

We then circled back to the previous rock cropping with the lions, and the lioness was still there. There were cubs inside a lower cave with another lioness, but I couldn't quite spot them :-(

This time we arrived into the new campsite in late afternoon before it got dark, and we were able to erect our tent with only a small amount of help. The campground is right on the edge of the crater, close enough that you could look in and see different parts, but the trees and brush didn't allow for a completely unobstructed view. But, we had close views of the Marabou Stork, which are scavengers around the campgrounds.

After dinner and more downloading of photos to the laptop, it was another early night to bed.

03/01/07 by bryan+elizabeth
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