Next stop - Lake Manyara

On the way between Tarangire and Ngorongoro Crater, we stopped in Lake Manyara for 1/2 day and had a picnic. Lake Manyara had many animals that were not in Tarangire. It was very hot and dry in Lake Manyara, but we did not have the Teetsie flies like we did in Tarangire, so that was a relief. I've never had a fly bite that hurt so much. We had welts all over.

In the crater, we saw our first wildebeast, lions, black rhino, and hyenas.

Hippos lounging in the water

Baboons along the side of the road
Giraffe near the lake

More Tarangire National Park!

Ok. I have too many pictures. Below are more pictures within our first stop, Tarangire National Park. The other 3 park pictures will just have to wait. One of the most amazing moments was the leopard sleeping in the tree. It could care less if we were there. Leopards are difficult to find because they hunt at night. Some people go to Africa many times without seeing one. We were lucky to see 2 on our trip. The baobab trees are so amazing and big. We had to get out of the vehicle to get a picture of this one. There are two pictures so you can understand the size! Still...many more photos to come.

Also, most everyone knows by now...the Muller Abu Dhabi Adventure is coming to an end soon. July 14th is our last work day. We are very excited about our next adventure. We'll let you know as soon as we have more details!

Baobab tree from a distance

Baobab tree close up...can you even see us?

Wow!! One lazy leopard. Must have been out all night!

He was gracious enough to give us a photo opp!