day 7

At Jongomero camp we are sharing the safari vehicle with an interesting elderly American couple who originated from the UK and  have travelled the world more extensively than any one else I have ever met. They have been in East Africa for the last 3 weeks and only the leopard has eluded them on this trip. We therefore went in search for one. Unfortunately that is tuff when you are in some dense wilderness and are the only people out there looking. We didn’t succeed but saw lots of other things including dik dik, that was a first for us and a lone bull elephant. Back for lunch we sat on our tents veranda and watched impala traverse the dry river bed in front of us.

The afternoon drive took us past the camps airstrip where giraffe were sat at the end of the runway, awaiting departures. the rest of the drive took a dramatic turn as a storm was seen getting closer. Prosper, our guide,  gave us waterproofs and put down the vehicle canvas sides as the rain started but it became torrential and as we returned to camp we drove into the centre of the storm wth our heads down but we got soaked. I will never complain of British rain again.

When dark the camp rules are that staff must escort you at all times to and from your tent and times are arranged when you would like to go for dinner. For the first time our escort was 10 minutes late. With great apologies he explained he had to wait for a hippo to walk across the path in front of our tent and watch him disappear safely into the bush.

extras; dik dik, elephant, kudu