Day 12
July 21, 2011
After I wrote yesterday afternoon, we went on a short safari ride and came back for dinner. They had pizza and all four of us ordered it as we missed pizza!
I did not sleep great, and we had our 4:30am "wake-up call" (which was a guy yelling into our tent to get up!). We had coffee and cookies and hit the road at 5:30am. It was a 40 minute drive to the air balloons. The only problem was that when we arrived, it was too windy. We waited a while but it did not die down, so we went for a drive instead. We were disappointed but decided to make the most of it. It turned out great- we came across a family of lions who had all just eaten. Dad was on the side and down about were two moms and about eight cubs. We pulled right up next to them; it was great to watch.
We then went to the breakfast site. The hotel had it all set up with hot foods, drinks, and even an omelet station- very nice!
We then did a long drive into a park. We saw endless wildebeest, some lions, zebras, gazelle, and more. The highlight was a stop at the river where there were all of these dead wildebeest that had been killed migrating across in a stampede. While a very ugly sight, it was amazing to see the vultures and crocs feast on them.
We came back to the hotel for lunch and our break. We are leaving in a little while for a "fun" drive- this should be interesting! Hard to believe it is all coming to an end tomorrow. The trip has been the best ever...
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