Great Migration

Soon after leaving camp, we broke the shock absorber again, but he was able to remove it so we could carry on. We drove through huge herds of wildebeests before getting to the river where many safari trucks were already lined up parked side by side in two rows like at a Walmart shopping centre. We drove a bit up stream to find a secluded spot in the trees with an excellent angled view of Crossing Spot #4.

And Waited.

There was a small herd on the opposite (Kenyan) side who had crossed earlier and some seemed to be interested in coming back to rejoin the main herd. The vultures and bodies of wildebeest on the opposite shore were testament to the dangers they faced on their first crossing, They kept approaching, then retreating over and over, and a few small groups and one lone wolf did come over. We were still waiting for the main herd on our side to go over. We could hear them mooing in the thousands, so we waited and watched the far side herd go back and forth not able to make up their minds.

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