Our guide, Gus, said that it had been five years since he's seen one, and that he's never seen a baby. A good start to the day! As we kept driving we came upon two cheetahs hunting. This, also, was a rare sight because cheetahs are normally a solitary animal, and we were told that they were likely mother and cub or siblings. Since they were about the same size, our guide said that he guessed they were siblings. They were gorgeous: so sleek and graceful!
Another highlight of the morning, and another rare sight, was a leopard with its kill dragged into a tree! The dead, dangling thing is a Thompson's gazelle carcass.
We stopped at a little hill for a bathroom break, and took in the amazing views of the Serengeti.
Continuing on, we saw some more lions and a raft (group) of hippos.
We headed back to the lodge for a late lunch, had some downtime, and then headed back out for an afternoon game drive at 4. Mom decided not to go because she was feeling tired. We were on a mission to see rhinos, but were unsuccessful in finding them. We did see thousands of gazelles, though... We eventually made our way to a large kopje where we climbed for a view at the top. When we came back down, the drivers (our drivers name was Jeremiah - he's the one on the far right; Gus, our guide, is on the far left) had set up a little "bar" for us to have a couple of drinks as we watched the sunset on the Serengeti.
We headed back to the lodge, had a quick shower, had dinner, and then it was time for bed!
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