May 24th

Today we woke up early for a game drive down in Ngorongoro Crater. Today was our last day for game driving. It was a really good day for game viewing. Not 10 minutes into the crater we saw a mother lion with 3 cubs walking right beside the road. Our driver said the cubs were probably 2 weeks old. They were so cute. We watched them for a while and then a group of 4 lions started walking towards us from the other direction. The mama hid her babies as the big lions walked by. We drove around some more and got really lucky to see a rhino with a baby very close to the road. Rhinos are rare animals to see, let alone right up close and with a baby. We also ran into a giant bull elephant in the forest and he was very close to our vehicle. It was very intimidating to look an animal that large in the eye. The view inside the crater was stunning. Mountains surrounded us on all sides and the sun broke through the clouds every once and a while.

This afternoon we visited a Masai school. We gave them a few soccer balls and $200 for textbooks. The children sang us a few songs and we attempted to sing the national anthem for them. We learned a little about their school and the great needs they have.

Tomorrow is our last day with our drivers and we are very sad to leave them. Our drivers have made this experience so much better and more memorable. We ate dinner with them tonight and the food was very good. The time is running out for my internet, but I will try to describe the food more tomorrow.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers!
asante!