October 25, 2014

 The little huts that we stayed in... really cool on the inside

 Breakfast at the Crater Lodge was perfect

 Maasai looking after his herd. Taking them from the village we visited down inside the crater to where they can drink

 Our host inside this man's Maasai village where he lives with his brothers

Maasai women have the scratch marks on their faces which shows they have been circumcised. They are the ones that also build the huts and fetch the water and take care of the babies. The small children and men tend to the cattle and goats. Maasai also still practice plural marriage. 

 4 x 4 sandals

 Women trying to show us how to wear and rock and the necklace- it's all in the shoulders

 Yvette heading off the checkout another hut "Holler if you need me" we called to her as she was being escorted off by herself ...

 This Maasai woman had us into her hut. It is two rooms, one for the children and one for her. She cooks over this fire and their primary foods are milk, blood from the cattle and meat from the cattle

 A Masaai woman and her child outside her hut

 One of the little kids stood up and recited their numbers for us

 The kids wanted us to comesit with them at their desks

 Sunrise from our room at the Crater Lodge

 Sam chasing zebra

 Hippos, zebras, buffalos

 Wart Hogs having a standoff

 Ladies lounging

 Big hippos lounging

 Fun to see the hyenas looking after their babies, they kept carrying them back to their den and then they kept escaping

 Cool to come across this lion just exhausted and full from his buffalo breakfast

 The jackal made his move, but the lion was checking him out. Hyenas are waiting to come in.

 Looking into the Ngorongoro Crater

 Enjoying a tasty lunch back at the Crater Lodge

 Baboon baby

Baboons grooming and feeding

 Maasai market

 Note the Hilary Clinton stand :)

 Twinners

 Waterbuck

 Giraffes and Baboons

 Horax

 Herds of elephants at Lake Manyara

 This elephant was injured and walking all by himself :(

 Baboon troop

 Hammerhead

Sweet digs- inside our tree house room. Could hear monkeys all night long outside our room in the trees.

 Have to call an escort to take us to dinner. No walking alone in the bush after dark. I am ok with that! Liking that our Maasai escort has his spear too.

 Dinner inside the boma - great meal and great ambiance