Hard Driving Ngorongoro to Serengeti

We drove hard all day on jaw jarring rock rubble roads from the Ngorongoro Crater to the Serengeti Plains. At times, the washboard went on kilometer after kilometer. The Toyota Land Cruisers were pushed  to their limit hour after hour. There were 15 vehicles in our convoy, and only one broke down along the way. When that vehicle broke a spring, the 15th vehicle, the Rescue vehicle was radioed into action. Passengers and gear where transferred and sent on their way while a repair service was radioed into action, and the spring changed within the hour. This occurrence wasn't unusual, as we travelled along, we saw a number of vehicles from other convoys broken down and being serviced along the road. The Toyota Land Cruiser is king here in the outback. I only saw one Chev truck all day, and it was broke down, and it would probably be days before it could get repaired.  In 8 hours of hard driving, we only covered 225 kms.

In the last hour before reaching  our accommodation, we slowed the pace, and stopped to view some lions and elephants up close. We got some amazing shots, and were promised that it was just the start to our game drive experience in the Serengeti.

It appeared the next couple of days were going to be worth the price of admission, 8 hours of hard driving in the wilds of Africa.

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