Sunrise at Dik Dik Camp, Serengeti.

The Dik Dik Campsite (http://www.travbuddy.com/Dik-Dik-Campsite-v752315) is a true wilderness campsite with no electricity, no resident Rangers, and no fence between the visitors and the critters of the Serengeti. We had gone to bed with the sounds of the nearby Zebra herd in our heads. During the night some of us were awakened by the cackling of Hyaena and the nervous snorting of the Zebra. At dawn, we awoke to have our guide very nonchalantly tell us that a Lion had walked between our tents and through our campsite in the wee hours of the morning. Since we slept right though that one, we won’t be able to check that one off the bucket list 😦 We had both gotten up to go pee in the middle of the night – that would’ve been an “interesting” meeting… we wouldn’t have had to pee again for about a year and we would’ve been pulling potatoes out of our shorts for days.

We have been very lucky to date, and have seen many animals doing amazing and intimate things. This morning the group consensus was that we wouldn’t stop for every animal we saw. We could only get excited if they were wearing toe-shoes and tutus.

Lo and behold! What is the first thing we saw? It wasn’t toe-shoes and tutus, but it was three lionesses, nine cubs, and a fresh zebra kill. What a jaded bunch we were – we sat just mesmerized for over an hour. Eventually a male lion rejoined the pride. He spent some time taking care of his ladies.

As our time in the Serengeti came to an end, we passed under the gateway and back onto the Maasai lands. The plains soon became hills and eventually, we started to ascend the outer rim of Ngorongoro Crater. After lunch on the crater rim, we headed off to rejoin Malaika and the guys.

Back onto Maasai lands.

Maasai with his donkeys.

Young Maasai, initiated but not yet considered to be men.

Climbing out of the plains.

We were dropped off at Meserani Snake Park Camp, where we spent our last official night together as an overland group.

Snake Park Camp – overlander central.

Dusk with crescent moon at Snake Park Camp.

Last chance for cigars with overland group.