Touring the Ngorongoro Crater

Our early morning consisted of a lot of zebras, wildebeasts and water buffalo...but our adventure had only just begun. The land was beautiful. We were surrounded by mountain walls with only us and the wildlife within. It was incredible to feel so intimate with them. It's difficult for me to even use words to describe the experience. Going to zoos is nothing, although, I'm certain that that has numbed me to being so close to the animals. The picture above can indicate that. We were literally that close to a lion...and he just stared at us. This was just after he finished mating with a lioness. The lioness was under the culvert in the road. He was lying in the ditch and staring at us.

Lions, elephants, wart hogs, zebras, rhinos, hippos, everything on day one...and even more adventure to look forward to the following day!!