We are now back in Nairobi having driven down from the Mara this morning. Before leaving we had our last game drive and another 6am start. Out in the park we again spotted the pride of lions relaxing and playing near where the wildebeest were still crossing the river. Occasionally the Oder female would sit […]

Day 3 – The Wildebeest Strikes Back

I’m sharing a room with steve and last night we stayed up chatting for a while. sometime around 2am, we turned off the lights and tried to get some sleep. After a few minutes we heard a very loud noise, a combination of roar and flatulence. We’d been hearing animal noises all night, but this […]

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Day two – first game drive.

After a decent and much needed nights sleep, we met for a hearty breakfast before heading to the Mara. The trip was surprisingly smooth, given all the warnings Carl had given us about how bumpy it would be. I think that our giant Toyota Land Cruiser helped smooth out the worst of it.The first wild […]

Planes, planes, planes.

Oh my what a nightmare of a day. It started off with most of us being unable to get much sleep, if any at all. However, due to us being awake for dawn, we were treated to an incredible series of colours as the sun broke through the cloud near Mount Kilimanjaro. Unfortunately, the sun […]