Ngorogoro Crater

Lake Manyara Tree Lodge ended with a bang - on our way out this morning we saw a bunch of lionesses and cubs eating a buffalo. Very cool, especially when one started playing with the intestines. We are now at the Ngorogoro Crater Lodge which is insanely beautiful. No point even trying to describe - let's just say you shouldn't worry about us for a few days!

We had our first game drive in the crater today - spectacular. New kind of car - has to be closed in in the crater, but they pop the roof and you stick your head out real safari style! Saw some lions, flamingos, hyenas, jackals, cheetah, tons of stuff. They have pink flamingos here! Tomorrow we will be searching for the black rhinos...here are just a couple pictures to give you a flavor of this place!

We were surrounded by wildebeest for the first time here. They make a sound like a cow crossed with a pig, and look like someone made them from all then other animals combined, so they call them "spare parts" here. Also, they call the warthog the Ngorogoro Express because they are always running somewhere! We hope to see 1.5 million of these wildebeests in the Serengeti in a couple days!