This afternoon began
with the clouds still dancing around Kilamanjaro but by the time we were
heading back in, the clouds had twirled away, leaving us an imposing view of
the mountain. While it wasn't exactly the best lit photo opportunity, it was
still that kodak moment to get a shot of the mountain, knowing full well that
the pesky clouds could dance back over at a moment's notice.
We found a very reluctant giraffe...she was
quite worried about crossing the road to the water hole, either because of all
of the cars, or because of all of the elephants. She didn't tell us which, she
just kept trucking along. We followed her for a while, hoping to get a close up
of her. We did manage to get on the other side and get a decent shot of her
with the mountain in the background. Not quite a classic shot but then again
there was Mount Kilamanjaro and the giraffe. We did get a great shot with the
elephants and the mountain. Can hardly wait to upload the pictures – hopefully
some of them came out well.
Our first sighting of hippos in the wild. I have
never seen so many at one time! We had headed out for the Enkongo Narok swamp,
a very large lake...looked like a lake to me anyway. There we found all of the
other animals we had seen around as well as the hippos. One of them kept
opening its huge jaws with the giant molars and the ears wiggling but we were
never able to have the camera on the right one at the right moment. Still, it
was great to get to see them.
On our way back to the lodge, we were heading
across a narrow stretch of road that bridged the edge of the swamp. In front of
us there were two vans...and a herd of elephants. To add to the mix, three
zebras suddenly came snorting and running through the melee. The elephants were
very unhappy about it, snorting and trumpeting and milling around. The big male
looked quite grumpy...and looked at our van. David immediately went into
reverse and we just moved back, giving him room. After a stare-down with the
van he must have figured we had cowered enough because he finally moved into
the swamp. Whew. We crept by and headed back for our camp!
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