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This morning we woke up to bright sunshine. A cup of tea and some chocolate digestives and we are ready for the day. Today our new kayak gets its maiden voyage. More later...

Day 12

Today we left our lodge and drove through some of the Serengeti on the way to our first flight. It's amazing how bored you can get looking at Zebra's and Elephants

Flight 1 was from Seronera in the middle of the Serengeti to Arusha - 1 hour. From there we were picked up and taken to the Iboru Safari Lodge for lunch. We had Tomato soup, chicken tortilla's and rhubarb with ice cream. Very nice meal and goes in as my favourite in Africa.
They had a very nice pool so we had time for a bit of sunbathing and a dip

At 4:30 we got picked up and taken to Kilimanjaro airport

Flight 2 - Kilimanjaro to Nairobi - 1 hour

Flight 3 - Nairobi to London Heathrow - 8 hours

We have all had an amazing experience and time away - but we are really looking forward to being home

See you all soon - no more blogs from Africa

Jimmer x

Day 11

Another day on safari in the Serengeti.
This time we saw a Lion and her two cubs eating a Wildebeest, 11 Giraffe's all stood together, a big herd of Elephants and a Crocodile eat a Zebra. Charming!!!

Back at the Ikoma Safari Lodge we had a few beers around the open fire. We didn't need the fire to keep warm as it was 34 degrees but it was a lovely feature

For dinner they made us Nyama Choma and Ngali - which is a Tanzanian BBQ with cakes made of maize/corn. I think the chicken and beef may have been left out all day as the meal resulted in a round of bad poo's for most of us. Very charming!!!

Day 10 - extra

On the way through the Serengeti we stopped at a Masai village.

They did a traditional song and dance and then showed us around their village.

This involved a jumping competition, a tour of their houses and them trying to convince us to part with as much of our cash as possible.

As they all carry spears most of us bought something.

Their diet consists of only three things - meat, blood and goats milk. Bizarre!!!

Day 10

Last night we stayed at the Octagon Lodge which was in a very rough area but was a really nice place. They had an Irish bar and the food was the best we've had in Africa.

Bryan had bought a travel version of Bao so we asked the barman how to play. Him and me ended up playing a full game which I won. As its a traditional East Africa game I am now know as a Fundi Bingwa for winning.

Today we had another game drive - this time through the Ngorongoron crater and out into the Serengeti.

It was a long hot day but we did get to see Leopards and lots of Hippo's

We are now sat by a fire pit outside the restaurant at the Ikoma tented lodge. It's 33 degrees at 7:45 in the evening

And yes we are drinking beer!

Day 9 - From the bar

I am now a Swalhili Fundi Bingwa Bao master!!!

Lala salama x

Day 9

Last night was a bit of bad and a lot of good

Bad - mine and Wayne's shower in our room was rubbish. Which is not ideal after 8 days on a mountain getting covered in volcanic ash.

Good - we had beer, bottled water and the swimming pool. Enough said!!!

Today we got picked up at 8am and driven to the Ngorongoron Crater which is a Conservation area. We saw Wildebeests, Zebra's, Water Buffalo, Gizalle's, Elephants, Storks, Cori Bustards, Wart Hogs, Rhino's, Baboons, Hippo's and Ostriches.

Amongst other wild animals

We also saw a baby Wildebeest get attack, killed and eaten by a Hyena!!!
A bit of a rarity to actually see the whole thing.

On a lighter note we also saw two Lions making love - twice

The actual crater itself is quite unbelievable. It's 12km across and filled with wild animals. It's a bit like driving into Jurassic Park or another world altogether.

We are now at our hotel enjoying a beer or two before dinner