We spent two nights at the Ngorongoro Farm House. The morning after Lake Manyara and the Maasai boma we headed up the ridge into the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest unbroken caldera in the world. It is a natural sanctuary for many large animals. The mountainous roads up and down were unpaved and bumpy; this was to be our normal for the next ten days.
We were unable to see large numbers of flamingoes. Formerly, they were at Lake Manyara, but heavy rains made the lake inhospitable for the algae they eat. There were quite a few in a lake in the crater, but more widely spread out.
Our first zebras! It turned out that we saw thousands of them here and later in the Maasai Mara.
Whenever our vehicle approached, the zebras who were standing close the road suddenly decided to cross. We saw this over and over throughout our trip.
The scenery inside the crater was stunning.
This female ostrich was alone, as were the males we saw in another area.
A large group of baboons was on the road -- the only section that was paved.
This pair of gray-crowned cranes posed nicely for us in the middle of the road.
A group of female elephants with their calves crossed in front of us. There were probably 6-8 in all.
Wildebeests and zebras were together. The zebras eat the taller, tougher grass, and the wildebeests prefer the shorter grasses. They also migrate together for safety.
All the food at the Ngorongoro Farm House came from their own gardens. These flowers were between the main buildings and our cabins. We were impressed with the wonderful people working there. As soon as we arrived, they knew our names and used them. We especially enjoyed our waiter, Priska, and the hostess, Rose.
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