Final Week of a Great Trip- Africa

Whoops! It's only the 30th of Sept and we're at Kuba Kuba.  This is a fancy permanent tent camp.  And I mean fancy, all inclusive and an infinity pool to boot. 
Sunrise overlooking pool at Kuba kuba

From the pool, you could spot all kinds of animals

Are you could just enjoy the Pool like Lynn and Linda


But we did go out on drives in the mornings, then back for lunch and rest and a later drive in the evening.
How about a Baboon Back ride. Little ones can't keep up

Of course the baby baboon just hang on to Mama

Just a young elephant

We met one like this between the lodge dining room and our room. The Maasai warrior walking us to our room had to throw a rock at it to scare it away

Cheetah posing on tree trunk

Gator laying in wait

Hippo pool was crowded

Some unlucky Wildebeest became a meal. These lions had their share. Vultures waiting for theirs

The lionesses just resting

Bunch of Baboons in the trees

Rohor Reedbuck

Topi

Waterbuck watching for danger

And the ever present Zebras
Now it's a new month and another day at Kuba Kuba  and some new variety of animals

Banded mongoose

Blackfaced Vervet Monkey

d'arauds barbet

Impalas practicing

Slender Mongoose
On Oct 2nd, we move from the Central Serengeti to Bob and my reason for the trip.  The mobile tents in the Northern Serengeti.  We will spend the  4 nights of the trip here.  So of course, we have a game drive on the way.

Bare-faced Go Away

Rock hyrax

Black Faced Vervet monkey and baby

Another Lioness

Hippos out of water

More black-faced Vervet Monkies and baby
The next day we head to the Mara River, hoping for the Highlight of the Trip.  The migration of the Wildebeest.  This is a game of wait and see.  Today, even though there were gatherings that look like a possible crossing, no luck.  So we headed to the border between Tanzania and Kenya.
Baby Elephant

Baby Zebra

Elans

Found his mama

Giraffe

Hyena cooling down in mud hole

Bob, Jombi and I at the Border

Yellow billed starks

Johnny and Bob wildebeest in background

  The next day, back to the river to see if we are lucky enough to see a crossing.






 And then it happens, we get to the crossing in a hair-raising 4 wheel drive to get a good viewing spot.
 
 There were several staging spots that looked like we were going to have a great crossing.  You can see all the wildebeest in the back, that decided not to cross.  One poor wildebeest didn't make it, the crocs got it. 


After the crossing and the croc feasting we had breakfast and more waiting.  Jombi wasn't satisfied, it wasn't a very big crossing.
Did get to see another Leopard

He was just resting and watching

Setting up for Breakfast.



The next day which was the last day for a game drive, Oct 5th, we started early as usual and headed to the river to see if there was anything happening.  
Beautiful start to the day, There's actually a Giraffe in front of the trees. 
The lions had been busy the night before, because the buzzards were feasting.


We make it to the river, but not much going on so we head down to some of the other crossings.  Guess What!

 

 Next we're heading out to find the Black Rhino, No luck, but plenty of other animals around.

Bateleur Eagle

Elan

Just a snack!

Well maybe a little more

Baby looking for meal

No he wasn't in the cruiser with us

Hammerkop



Love ya Mom

Just another Leopard

These pesky birds

Another Elephant

Klipspringers

and then there was one

Longcrested eagle

rock agama

Southern ground hornbill

Wart hog family
Hippo family
A normal sighting


Last day at the Mobile tents and I realize I haven't added any pictures of the camp.  We're heading for the plane this morning to take us to Arusha and then home. 

Our bedroom

The tents from the outside with a small porch

Dining Hall and drinks

Our dinners were superb
Crew taking care of the eight of us in the mobile tents.


Plane back to Arusha

It wasn't a large plane
Me, and Bob, Kim and John, Linda and Lynn, Gerald, Jerri, Johnny and of course in front Jombi


Thanks for the memories.

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