Third Day on Safari

Today was our last full day on the Masai Mara, we were woken up the same lovely way as we had been the previous morning with hot chocolates and cookies at 6am before heading off for an extra long game drive - this time in the middle of our Safari we had breakfast by a river where hippos were fighting over the possible position to sun bathe. We thoroughly enjoyed our breakfast boxes, I personally think that it was better hearing the Hippos make noises because it reminded you that you were away from civilisation. Here are the photos we took of the morning Safari.

Here are photos of the Hippos in the river.

Here they are lying on the bank(Personal space? Who needs it?)

Mother and baby Hippo.  we had to quickly jump back in the truck when we saw them heading our way

Also having a sunbathe on the riverbank was the crocodile.

We saw a wildebeest rivercrossing - exactly what the crocodile was waiting for.

This wildebeest was confused and kept going back and forth across the river.

Vultures were above waiting for....

these - the wildebeest that didn't make it across the river.

After breakfast we came across a family of elephants strolling through the park.

And some giraffe brothers.

Plus, surprisingly a Tortoise.

Also a Warthog with her babies who were only a month or two old.

In the afternoon, we had hot crepes with chocolate sauce or honey made for us and the drivers for afternoon tea before we we drove to the Mara river to see if we could catch another river crossing.  We saw them all gathered at the river edge and waited.  So did all the vultures that were lined up on the other side of the river bank.  If you click on the photo you can see them better.  But no one wildebeest wanted to go first.

The hyena was also waiting for them to cross

So was this pride of lions

While they waited for their dinner to cross the river over to them, the lions played in the grass.

This photo looks just like my cat Paddy

we don't know if the wildebeest ever crossed.  There was no reason for them to cross - they had fields of tasty green grass right where they were but as the saying goes, the grass always seems greener over the other side - but there was plenty of danger for them also in that grass.

when we got back to camp there was another delicious dinner waiting for us plus a talk by the Chief on Masaai life.  They live off cow's meat, blood and milk - plus the occasional cabbage for special occasions.  when we got back to our tent (just before it rained and rained and rained) we found hot water bottles in our beds). 

That was my day it was another great spotting day at the intrepid's Safari Company.

Joseph Hewson