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Monday 28th of October 2019 and I woke up to a gorgeous view over the crater lake. And I could see all the flamingos in the lake. And I was in a good mood as it was time to leave, one day early. I had tried to book a room on Sabana Beach Resort yesterday, but very slow internet. So my Guide called when he came to my room in the morning. We managed to get two rooms and I was very happy to be able to leave 10000 Flamingo Lodge. I had enjoyed the views during the morning.  Day light and I can get up
 I can see the Flamingos in Chitu Crater Lake
I can see the Flamingos in Chitu Crater Lake
 I can see the Flamingos in Chitu Crater Lake
 I can see the Flamingos in Lake Shalla from my room
 Chitu Crater Lake
 Lake Shalla from my room
 Chitu Crater Lake
 My Guide booking rooms at Sabana Beach Resort
  Listen to the Fan-tailed Raven
Sound from www.xeno-canto.org
    Speckled Mousebird
My bags was at the car and I was very happy to leave this place behind. Imagine this place with furniture in the room. Working electricity and water in the shower, would have been 5 star with the view right out the window. The owner looked to be sullen as a lemon, she never experienced someone leaving before. KEEP YOU PLACE IN ORDER AND MAINTAIN THE EQUIPMENT FER FÅCKS SAKE!!! Shower with no water, I am out of here! In to the car and we fåcked off out of there driving along the dust road. I took a few pictures of the Chitu Crater Lake before we left 10000 Flamingo Lodge behind us in the dust.  Chitu Crater Lake
 Chitu Crater Lake
 Chitu Crater Lake
 Passing a village on the way to the paved road
 Passing a village on the way to the paved road
We drive through a quite big village on the way to the paved road. We turn left and drive towards East until we reached Shashamane, the “Rastaifarai” Town. We crossed th ebridge coming here and we could not stop to have a look at the vultures. I reminded my guide and we stopped before we reached the bridge. I got out of the car and I walked out on the bridge before I crossed the road. The bridge is crossing the South Rift Valley, named South Rift Valley but it is a very small and narrow part of the valley going through Shashamane. So it is a small bridge, perfect, I am in eye level with the vultures. There were many Hooded Vultures sitting in the trees next to the bridge. I was very happy when we left the bridge as I was happy with the pictures. After a minute or two we stopped again. The very beautiful Thick-billed Raven was sitting outside the gate to a church and we stopped to try to get pictures. The Thick-billed Raven almost looks like a hornbill.   Hooded Vulture
 Hooded Vulture
 Hooded Vulture
 Hooded Vulture
 Hooded Vulture
  Thick-billed Raven
 Thick-billed Raven
 Thick-billed Raven
 Thick-billed Raven
 Thick-billed Raven
 Thick-billed Raven
 Thick-billed Raven
 Thick-billed Raven
 Thick-billed Raven
We leave the Raven behind and we continue driving north towards the Sabana Beach Resort. We reach the resort and we check-in and I was very happy with my bungalow. I could see birds outside my window and I was looking forward to look at the birds in the small stream after lunch. I had a nice and hot shower before lunch. I knocked on my Guides and Drivers room on the way to the restaurant and we were soon sitting at the same table that we had used yesterday. I ordered a “double” lasagne and a pot of tea.   My room at Sabana Beach Resort
 My room at Sabana Beach Resort
 My room at Sabana Beach Resort
 My room at Sabana Beach Resort
 My room at Sabana Beach Resort
 My room at Sabana Beach Resort
 View from my room
 Company at lunch
 Company at lunch
 Company at lunch
 Company at lunch
I went to the “stream” as soon as I was finished with my lunch and I found the “stream” to be dry. Not what I had expected and I went to look for the hotel staff. I found a guy and I asked if he could turn on the water. The water flushed the “stream” and while we filled the water the bird started to come. They were sitting in the trees above the “stream” and the starlings were singing, maybe happy because they knew that they could soon have a bath. I had borrowed a chair from the restaurant and when I had told the staff to turn off the water I was sitting down enjoying the sights of the birds enjoying the water. Great fun!  The birds are coming
 The birds are coming
 The birds are coming
  Superb Starling
 Superb Starling
 Superb Starling
 Superb Starling
  Greater Blue-eared Starling or Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling
 Greater Blue-eared Starling or Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling
 Greater Blue-eared Starling or Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling
 Greater Blue-eared Starling or Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling
 Greater Blue-eared Starling or Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling
 Greater Blue-eared Starling or Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling
 Greater Blue-eared Starling or Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling
 Greater Blue-eared Starling or Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling
 Greater Blue-eared Starling or Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling
  White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
 White-bellied Canary
 White-bellied Canary
 White-bellied Canary
    Black-winged Lovebird
 Black-winged Lovebird
  Bronze Mannikin
OH! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON IT WAS! Sitting on my chair under the tree next to the “stream” Watching birds bathing, I heard someone in Norway made a film with a camera in front of a train engine. The train going through Norway, sounds boring, but many airlines bought the movie and it was popular on the flights. People just watching for hours. Now, imagine a 12 hours film from a bird bath, you never get tired of watching. I was soon having a Von der Deckens Hornbill in the trees and I spotted one Woodland Kingfisher. The Von der Deckens Hornbill came down on the ground and I watched him foraging on the ground. Looked nice when the bird was eating.  Von der Deckens Hornbill and Woodland Kingfisher
   Speckled Pigeon
 Male Cut-throat Finch
  Black-winged Lovebird
  White-bellied Go-away-Bird
 White-bellied Go-away-Bird
 Today´s track at Sabana Beach Resort
I returned the chair to the restaurant and I walked back to my room. I started to feel a little sick during the afternoon. I went to the restaurant at 7 o'clock to have dinner with my Driver and Guide. We had the dinner and there were quite a few guest at the restaurant. Empty at lunch time but in the evening it was almost full. Many people stop overnight here on the way back to Addis Ababa and then they continue to Addis Ababa early morning. We will leave tomorrow morning, around 9 o'clock or so. We will take the golf cart service down to the beach to look for birds tomorrow morning. I was back in my room and I checked my bird photos before going to bed.  We go to the restaurant
 We go to the restaurant
 Sabana Beach Resort
 We have dinner in the restaurant
 We have dinner in the restaurant
 We have dinner in the restaurant
 The reception
We have news about some political unrest in the Bole area so we will have to change hour schedule a bit. We were going to Bale Mountains National Park per the original itinerary. Now we have to change and we will go to Wondo Genet instead. And all we need to do is to click HERE to find out if we see any birds at Wondo Genet.
    
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