Amazing Safari!!!

Safari trip to Masaai Mara in Southern Kenya near the border of Tanzania. It is about a 5-6 hour drive from Nairobi. The drive is down the bumpest road ever!! Well there is not much of a road during a lot of the drive. It is a 2 lane dirt road that is really really bumpy. So bumpy in fact that my iPod would shuffle songs as we were driving. So noisy inside the van that you almost have to shout to the other people in the van to hold a conversation. The safari driver/guide Alex said that the shocks are changed every 6 months!!! Driving through the Rift Valley seeing all the people, the villages, farm lands, refugee tents, and even motor bikes carrying a goat in the basket!!! side note- we counted 33 carcasses while driving out of Masaai- its really hot and dry

During the safari trip we saw more animals than I could have ever imagined!! The first trip in the park we saw "The Big 5" which is pretty amazing to see so quickly!! The big five animals are the elephant, lion, leopard, rhino, and the buffalo!

Over the course of 2 days and 5 safari adventures here are the animals we saw -- Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Rhino, Cape Buffalo, Cheetah, Wildebeest, Heartabeest, Impala, Zebra, Giraffe, Hippo, Weaver Bird, Topi, Baboon, Warthog, Ostrich, Meerkat, Thompson Gazelle, Crowne Crested Crane, Hyena, Guinea fowl, Stork, Dik Dik, Waterbuck, Eland, Secretary Bird, Lilac Breasted Roller, Grant Gazelle, Vulture, Crowne Plover, Kori Bustard, Bush buck, Jackal, Metallic Blue Starling!!!!!!

We stayed at this resort in tented camps. Basically a large canvas tent with a wood floor foundation and a concrete structure for the shower, sink and toilet. We had a King sized bed with wonderfully soft sheets and even a hot water heater to make coffee and tea in the tent. Each night the staff would come around to zip up all the mesh openings and place a large hot water bottle in each bed. We even had lights and a dudu (bug) zapper in our tents too!! For the meals it was always buffet and tons of options. And yes, Uncle Konrad I took pictures of all my meals!!!! I had Nile perch, tilapia, passion fruit, pineapple, curried potatoes and even samoosa-- a fried bread filled with meat or potatoes, peas, carrots, and corn.

I'm LOVIN IT!!!!

Well we are getting ready for dinner . . . I am drinking a glass of Riesling wine from South Africa. On tonight's menu- enchiladas :)