Home again....
The second week went so quickly and I was ready to come home....nine of 14 went on to Kenya for another two weeks.  I do not think I could keep up with the pace.
I'm posting some nice pix here since it will be awhile before I get the days sorted out....
some of my favorites here.

Giraffe and acacia trees in the Ngorongoro-Serengeti Preserve
Here we were able to drive off road wherever we wanted to go to see the wildlife.

Blue Monkey
Lake Manyara NP

Male Cheetahs waiting for female in hiding. 

Family group of elephants

Lobo Lodge built into and around rock formations

Mara River - the Serengeti main migration route for Wildebeest and Zebra

The Great Migreation of Wildebeest
Serengetti National Park
Mara River

Wildebeest rutting

Mara River crossing

 

Mara River crocodiles wait for crossing wildebeest

Ngorongoro Crater at dawn with finger fog floating in over the rim

Ngorongoro crater floor with forest habitat, grassland, alkaline lake and fresh water streams

Olduvai Gorge at site where Mary Leakey discovered australopithecus fossil

             A new fossil dig was going on and we found lots of animal bones in volcanic ash

Peaceful families coexist in the rivers and plains.

Colorful lesser flamingos add color to the water landscape.

The males are the darker pink in the center, performing a display to attract females.