Nick here… We commenced our morning at Kisiwa House with a regime of strenuous exercise which entailed running up three flight of stairs to the rooftop restaurant, ok I have taken some licence here, otherwise more commonly stated as 'a little bull', however with sweat on brow and a little breathlessness I made it to the rooftop. We then all enjoyed a stellar cuisine breakfast of fresh fruit and a fantastic fry up!!! Following breakfast we embarked on a walkin...

Bwana Judy here… The gang of six were all together for breakfast, and this hotel offered champagne for breakfast, however due to our various malaise, the boys were the only ones "up for it"... Elaine was feeling so much better after some much needed treatment from the Dr, who having administered to her from 5.30pm > 11.30pm the day before and back again at 7am this morning, said the fee was $30!!! and Kevin said what about all the medication and the Dr repl...

Bwana John here... Our last day on safari and so far I have been lucky to avoid catching the dreaded "African Belly - AB" that has plagued everyone else so far, but everyone now seems to be on the mend. We were fortunate to have Laurel, AKA Nurse Ratched, who came on the trip well prepared with medication, which was administered to all in need in liberal quantities - a big thank you, Nurse Ratched! After a leisurely start to the day we left the Ngorongoro Farm ...

Bwana Kevin here… As we descended into the crater the clouds hung gracefully over the edge of the Ngorongoro crater hiding the wonders of the 26km diameter caldera. The truck that is now resembling a travelling mobile hospital precariously fought the corrugated and pitted road trying its best to drain the last of the energy and well being from its intrepid travellers. Refusing to give in we were soon energised by the sight of a lioness with a cub which was abo...

Bwana Elaina here… Back to our roots! After staying at the wonderful Mapito Tented Camp, only marred by Kevin and Nick feeling poorly, we departed for the Ngorongoro Crater where we would witness the unparalleled beauty of one of the world's most unchanged wildlife sanctuaries. Once again we crossed the bridge, where below, many hippos wallowed in the stagnant foul smelling water. Later there were troupes of baboons, playing with their young and caring for ea...