"Earthly Paradise" Part Two

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Serengeti
Today you go to the Serengeti conservation area at 1400 meters, we make a first stop to admire from the Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro NP cross the full of vegetation, sometimes lush, almost an elephant comes to us in the jeep. The Masai do not like being photographed on the other hand, although our guide Hibrahim, tells us that they are hospitable and provide hospitality to his wife that if it were to get pregnant, the child is recognized by the host. There's even an old man with 30 wives Masai. As we can see is a very nice race: women have a little ass backwards and pronounced the men are very long-limbed. We stop for lunch at the entrance of the park, where we can climb the rocks, and delighted to see the huge "endless plains" from above. Along the trail through the park are still many animals, let dall'Hippo-pool, where we see hippos in addition to the stillness that distinguishes them, two crocodiles and even catch a glimpse, among the thick foliage of a tree, a leopard. It does however take in the foreground, a young cheetah, beautiful! The real safari begins. For two nights we will stay all'Ikoma camp.
There is a fabulous sunset, there are giraffes, close all'Ikoma which eat the leaves of the trees. Mirko, who tries to approach them to photograph them, says they fear. This camp is run by Pepe, as he tells us, in a gramelot between Spanish, Swahili, English, arrived here from Barcelona, ??about four and a half years ago. He realized that in an area so there must have green water, a precious, and with the help of diviners found her, and has also installed solar panels and photovoltaic systems. In fact we can take a hot shower and plenty. We also tells of how the supplies are difficult, takes him 5 hours to reach the town where fuel and is unclear as the cost for a trip to Tanzania is higher than in Kenya. In the morning we say that during the night have passed wildebeest and buffalo to reach the area where it rained and where the grass will grow in an instant, to which were joined by the fact that we no longer see giraffes in the area. This camp is on the route of travel and animal guardians with the night lights and poles are awake.
Serengeti
The breakfast in the gazebo, almost like being in the park, where prevails the menu Intercontinental particularly savory omelets, sausage, bacon, we squabble and jam (do not know the delights of the Italians), but luckily there is their tropical fruit we are ready to face the day entirely dedicated to the Serengeti. We see expanses of impala and Thomson's gazelle, which are resident in Tanzania, while the zebras that look a little 'ugly, but also emit a bray unglamorous, thousands of us across the street and go along with wildebeest towards Kenya. During this day we can truly say that the Serengeti is a paradise on earth which will hopefully never be altered, only plants and animals, lions, cheetahs, leopards, serval, impala, baboons, several species of antelope, wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, warthogs , Grant's gazelle, Thomson's gazelles, mongoose, hippos, crocodiles, elephants, giraffes, hyenas, jackals, many species of birds, I have listed the names of known animals, because they 'are so many that I had never seen before, stands by in silence, thinking "will be 'real or am I dreaming?" On the way back all'Ikoma see young people with a white mask on his face,' that you spread hyena dung for two weeks when they are circumcised. The return is very sad because, as we will repeat every night, there are families and children who come to the jeep with his eyes hoping to get something and when we offer him the foodstuffs not consumed, they smile at us and greet us with gratitude .
Ngorongoro
Reluctantly, after breakfast we leave the Serengeti. At the entrance to the Ngorongoro Park, from the huge crater with a soda lake in the background. There are thousands of grazing animals, warthogs, wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, elephants, which in the elderly in a very humid, where they wait to "die", because the grass will not there 'and never have to struggle to find her. Meet Masai with their sticks, red and purple costumes and there are also many children who bring their animals to pasture. Every now and then from a distance and a long neck 'an ostrich, but also large groups of "crowned crane"! Finally, the famous "Black Rhino". We stop to eat on the banks of a pond, but inside the jeep, because there are eagles flying above us and could not eat our lunches. Can we find a lion and a lioness in a game of love is always the female who controls the game. Wind Beneath there is a herd of wildebeest that just smells of lion turns around. We go out from the crater through a steep slope, it is exciting, having the sides up a lush, tropical forest! Then descend to Karatu, we are 14 km away, we see one of the few road signs and we are well on the asphalt, it seems another world! One stop shop for fabrics that are not, however, those who wear women's place: what a pity! We arrive at a nice hotel the Eileen's Tree Inn in Karatu. The light only goes to 19.15 and there is no hot water, although there are already 'excavation for a future pool! Also this evening there is a chicken, but "chicken pie" good with mashed potatoes and vegetables as well as a dessert with bananas. The lodge had gardens with beautiful flowers, and beautiful avenues of bougainvillea that illuminate with our torches to bring us in our comfortable rooms.
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