2. The campsite on the edge of Ngorongoro crater is home to a wild bull elephant. He just wanders around, grazing the long grass round the edges, drinking out of the rain tanks and occasionally startling campers trying to find the loo in the night. We had to halt supper cooking when he showed too much interest; everyone grabbed a bowl and ran for the truck while Francis clashed a saucepan to scare him off.
3. Lying in our tent listening to the rain. Later on, we heard other things too: we had been told earlier that evening that zebras make a mmmmn noise that ascends in tone; and that lions make a mmmmn noise that descends in tone. It’s funny how mixed up these things can get in your head at 3am. In the morning we found zebra footprints, which was a relief.
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
hahaha i know the feeling!! We'd stayed at a campsite where friends the year before had the err.. pleasure of being visited by six, and i mean SIX, lionesses (the huntress) walking in. They had to chase them out with the landrovers. So the tiniest sounds freaked us out. And since you've camped, you know there's ALWAYS sounds through the night!
ReplyDeleteHope you had fun!