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May 29, 2013 The Farmhouse to Ngorongoro Crater

After a delicious breakfast at The Farmhouse (very early) we headed out to drive the short distance to the crater. And, as always - the crater did not disappoint! We saw lots of animals on both the morning and the afternoon game drives, and had a really good lunch at the hippo pool. Seated in the van of course - we didn't want to share our lunch with the wildlife or birdlife!
In the late afternoon we ascended on the Sopa road and had a wonderful evening and night at the Sopa Lodge.
The Farmhouse Lodge and pool area
The Farmhouse Lodge and pool area		 The picnic lunches here are great! Choose your own ingredients.
The picnic lunches here are great! Choose your own ingredients.		 Lots of variety to choose from!
Lots of variety to choose from!		 Deb and Mike and a bunch of bananas
Deb and Mike and a bunch of bananas
Road blockage just before the gate at the crater
Road blockage just before the gate at the crater		 Ngorongoro Gate
Ngorongoro Gate		 View of the crater from the rim
View of the crater from the rim		 Clamian and Maji from Warrior Trails
Clamian and Maji from Warrior Trails
Zebra
Zebra		 Cape buffalo
Cape buffalo		 zebra up close
zebra up close		 wildebeest
wildebeest
Grant's gazelle
Grant's gazelle		 spotted hyena cub
spotted hyena cub		 and there's mom!
and there's mom!		 Hyena
Hyena
Hyena cub
Hyena cub		 hippopotamous out of water
hippopotamous out of water		 Auger buzzard
Auger buzzard		 Black back jackal
Black back jackal
a lion in the heather
a lion in the heather		 there were 5 lions hiding in the heather altogether!
there were 5 lions hiding in the heather altogether!		 lioness
lioness		 Coke's hartebeest
Coke's hartebeest
greater & lesser flamingo
greater & lesser flamingo		 flamingo
flamingo		 Thompson's gazelle
Thompson's gazelle		 a lion reviews the take out possibilities for later on
a lion reviews the take out possibilities for later on
The hippo pool/picnic site
The hippo pool/picnic site		 a gaggle of picnickers
a gaggle of picnickers		 Sacred ibis
Sacred ibis		 Egyptian goose
Egyptian goose
pelican
pelican		 crowned crane
crowned crane		 lioness
lioness		 stand tall & proud!
stand tall & proud!
lion on the move
lion on the move		 lioness
lioness		 an animal cocktail! Ostrich, wilies, Thompsons gazelle, crowned crane, Grant's gazelle
an animal cocktail! Ostrich, wilies, Thompsons gazelle, crowned crane, Grant's gazelle		 Kori bustard
Kori bustard
elephant
elephant		 Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge		 These are very large rooms
These are very large rooms		 The rooms at the lodge are very large
The rooms at the lodge are very large
Spunky remembers that view!
Spunky remembers that view!		 Having traditianal sundowners as the sun set over the pool
Having traditianal sundowners as the sun set over the pool

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