Despite having a relativity early night the morning sun came fast. I did notice a few similarities from the previous morning as Susie tried to convince me to watch the sun rise - which was in the end worth it.
After an early breakfast we left Oliver's Camp at about 8am to travel to Lake Manyara. Lake Manyara National Park is well known for its elephants, hippo and tree climbing lions. Whilst the tree climbing lions managed to successfully elude us we did see lots of monkeys, baboons, elephants, etc. We also managed to see several Hippo wallowing in a small pool barely big enough for them - but as this is the height of the dry season I guess this was their best option. Even the Lake itself, which is Alkaline, is a fraction of the size it should be. As well as the lake the area is covered by forest, unlike any of the other parks we had or would visit. This made it quite a bit cooler under the shade of the large trees and I reckoned it would have been my pick if I had to choose where to live as an animal.
After a full day, abandoned slightly early due to a massive dust storm, we headed out of the park and up the escarpment towards the Ngorongoro area. Overnight was in Gibbs Farm, a colonial style lodge complete with massive open fireplaces and a bath big enough to swim in. After several days on the roads and some epic dust storms it was exactly what we needed.
After an early breakfast we left Oliver's Camp at about 8am to travel to Lake Manyara. Lake Manyara National Park is well known for its elephants, hippo and tree climbing lions. Whilst the tree climbing lions managed to successfully elude us we did see lots of monkeys, baboons, elephants, etc. We also managed to see several Hippo wallowing in a small pool barely big enough for them - but as this is the height of the dry season I guess this was their best option. Even the Lake itself, which is Alkaline, is a fraction of the size it should be. As well as the lake the area is covered by forest, unlike any of the other parks we had or would visit. This made it quite a bit cooler under the shade of the large trees and I reckoned it would have been my pick if I had to choose where to live as an animal.
After a full day, abandoned slightly early due to a massive dust storm, we headed out of the park and up the escarpment towards the Ngorongoro area. Overnight was in Gibbs Farm, a colonial style lodge complete with massive open fireplaces and a bath big enough to swim in. After several days on the roads and some epic dust storms it was exactly what we needed.
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