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| Kili and us back in the Serengeti after 2 years |
It had been almost 2 years since we’d last been
to the Serengeti. Problems with our car
had forced us to change our plans in December 2015, ending up in Tarangire
instead. This time we were determined to
get to the Serengeti, although we were pretty worried about Kili (the car) as
we’d suffered a broken timing belt and never-ending problems with the fuel pump
over the last year and a half.
But now
all was fixed, and we were just hoping that Kili would survive the road from
hell (a 100km stretch from the NCA gate to Serengeti gate) in one piece.
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| Vijiji Centre - pretty nice place to stopover on the way to Serengeti |
Leaving at 6.30am from Dar es Salaam on Saturday morning, we had a
few stops on the way to Usa River before getting there at around 5pm (yes, it
takes us the whole day to do the 600km journey). We had a bit of confusion trying to find our
place to stay in the evening – Vijiji’s Centre – before pulling in there just
before 6pm. But soon we were relaxing
with a beer and catching a couple of birds, like the Variable Sunbird and a
couple of white-eyes.
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| Chill out in the garden to toast getting to Usa River |
Dinner was a good local buffet before we caught
up on some sleep after stressing to the receptionist that we wanted to make an
early start. They made good on their
promise to have breakfast ready by 6.30 am and by 7 am we were heading into
Arusha and onwards towards to the NCA gate.
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| Last night in a room with hot water before 5 nights of camping! |
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