Serengeti

Overall score: tsetse flies: 8, people: 4. I didn't get bitten, hazaah.

Today has been lion-tastic, after we were feeling 101% catless the last few day. We have had the full house of lions: slobbing around under a tree with dead zebra carcass, lioness and week-old cub, 2 lionesses drinking water and wandering about within a few feet, and a big mixed pride. Julius did well. Now starting the 3.5 hour drive to the Ngorogoro crater. For the first time ever, I am surrounded by flat nothingness - huge flat veld with sodall growing, as far as the eye can see. It's freaky. Glad Tessa isn't here, as last time we were in big open countryside, she went off on a diatribe about just how easy it would be to murder someone in these surroundings!

Was up at 5am today. It's starting to feel normal.

I bought some south african biscuits (Chockits) at the shop at the gate to the Serengeti, and they were ant-infested, which I only discovered after eating half of one, and Suze pointed out that she had 3 ants on her hand. Annoyed. I finished my biscuit for good measure. She decided that she needed a bourbon biscuit to recover, and asked me if I'd find them an anticlimax. Nearly wet self. This landscape is going to my head.

Saw the Lion King rock. Was lame, and Mel (big fan of the movie) looked a little crest-fallen. We are on kitchen duty today, so chopping and washing up. Mel and Kat and I are a great team - lots of fun and giggling - very glad I'm not with anyone work-shy!

My eyes are full of dust, and USB charger is broken so will sign off before battery dies and I am incommunicado. Day of haring round the crater in 4x4s tomorrow, can't wait!

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