May 18th
That morning we again packed a picnic lunch and went off – wanting to see big cats. We took a route to cheetah country. Short grass and antelopes are a cheetah’s forte. We spent the entire morning hunting for the cheetah. Our jeep got stuck and we had to use the four wheel drive to pull it out. Landed in the path of the great big miration! Millions of beests and zebras are spread out everywhere. The calves are all the same size – so you know they migrated to the north for breeding. Now they are on their way to Kenya. I got off the jeep – wanted to migrate with them!
Stopped by a kopje for our picnic lunch. On our way in search of the big cats again. We are just cruising along and the driver pulls over – a big lioness sitting by the road. She was lazing after a meal. The radio crackles and we are asked to go to a certain place – a cheetah is seen!
We were rushing in a hurry. Cheetahs are known to hunt everyday and they move quick. So off we went to join a whole lot of other vehicles at a hill. A cheetah with her four cubs are seen far away from the road. They are at least 300 mts away. We can see her well only with our binocs. She was stalking some antelopes further away. We wait for over an hour to see her moves. She just moves into a bush and hides. We came away – our last day at Serengeti and we had seen them all! 300 mts is far – but a cheetah and cubs in the wild! We’ll remember that forever!
On or way back we see two lions sleeping on a tree! Strange sight! The lions go up there to escape the flies.
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