I am sitting on my rooms veranda watching antelope and zebra at the waterhole n from of the hotel.. Today I got up at 5:45 for some coffee and cake before heading out for an early game drive and a champaign breakfast. We headed out at 6:15 for the bush in Van three. Our van contains Bob and Kate and Andy and Amerita(?) and me. Our hope was to see some lions but we were a little too late. We saw tracks but no cats. Many other animals were in view including various antelope, birds, hyenas, ostrich, zebras, giraffes, wart hogs, and a charging rhinoceros. It is amazing how fast such a large animal can move. Fortunately he or she stopped within ten feet of our safari bus. It has a top that pops up so we can stand inside and look out but the vans is not very substantial and would crumple with the impact of a rhino. We continued on until we reached a large rock. On top of the rock were tables and a full kitchen in the open air. We proceeded to a delightful Champaign breakfast with eggs bacon potatoes etc. as well as individually made omelets. The views were spectacular.
We returned to the lodge for a rest before a 2:30 trip to a Massai village and additional game excursion. I am not sure that it was a functioning village but was interesting with women and children jumping up and down while singing. The men were out herding cattle. I purchased a bracelet.
We had another game drive seeing a number of the animals typical of the area.
We returned to the lodge for a rest before a 2:30 trip to a Massai village and additional game excursion. I am not sure that it was a functioning village but was interesting with women and children jumping up and down while singing. The men were out herding cattle. I purchased a bracelet.
We had another game drive seeing a number of the animals typical of the area.
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