We left LaMala tented camp just after sunrise and did a game drive as we headed toward the airstrip. It is astounding to me how many animals there and how relatively simple it is to find them. Right outside the camp, there was a cheetah drinking as some Marabou storks (huge ugly vulture like birds) looked on. We saw herds of Thompson’s gazelle, zebras and wildebeest, giraffes, elephants, some lions, hyena and even a glimpse of a leopard. The plains stretch on to the horizon and the views are amazing. We arrived at the airstrip at around 11 am and took our little propeller plane to Arusha, where we were met by Alphonse. We went to a little shopping area briefly and then had a very large and very good lunch at the River Lodge. We are now in a day room at a hotel for a few hours to freshen up before we head to the Kilimanjaro airport (on the other side of Arusha from where we landed this morning) to head to Dar Es Salaam then to Amsterdam and then to home!
-Karen
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