Today is the trip from the Serengeti to Lake Victoria. 
The trip itself was not as strenuous as was imagined by the group. At one of the rest stops (read: bathroom break) Everest had to change one of the tires which had developed a slow leak.
Crocodile
One of the fun animal-related events was the sighting of our first crocodile, and in fact we ended up seeing two of them,
including one very large one out of the water sunning himself.
Lions are getting to be second nature, so we weren’t too excited by seeing a pride of perhaps 10 lions sleeping under two trees close to the road. Of interest was one of the pride was under one tree while all the others were under the other tree. I wonder what made that lioness so unpopular?
We saw other animals, as well as people along the way to Lake Victoria.
Stork, Marabou
Stork, Saddle-billed
Heron, Grey
Later on in the day at the Lake Victoria beach-side hotel we went on a bird-watching tour.
Kingfisher, Gray-headed
Scimitarbill, Common (Greater)
Bulbul, Common
Gonolek, Black-headed
Kingfisher, Pygmy
Thick-knee, spotted
Eagle, Fish
Thick-knee, spotted
Stilt, Black-winged
Stilt, Black-winged; Ruff
Plover, Spur Winged
Dove, African Mourning
Plover, Three-Banded
Thick-knee, Water
Plover, Spur-Winged (Lapwing)
Weaver, Yellow-backed female or juvenile
Gwen is very happy about this place, as it is literally right on the shore of Lake Victoria. The wind is blowing the water right onto the rocks outside our cabin door, and the sights and sound remind her of the Caribbean. I have to admit, after the last week on the savannah, it is quite a nice change of atmosphere.
The bird watching was a good job done by a local connected with the hotel named George. The highlight for me were the Fish Eagles, who have a next in a tree about 30 yards off of the shore. I got a lot of pictures of lots of birds, and Gwen took notes, so we’ll put them together when we get home.
Tomorrow it is on to Maasai Mara by small airplane.
Bearded Wonders 