Here is a small selection of the pictures that we took on our first safari last weekend!
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| Our Maasai guide, Sammy. He was so great with the girls, and he taught us so much! At the end, Claire said, "I'm so glad that Sammy was our warrior," and we couldn't agree more. |
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| The Safari trucks that we rode into the Conservancy in were tough! |
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| Crossing the river... |
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| ...into Naboisho Conservancy. 'Naboisho' is a Maasai word that means "coming together" to reflect the fact that the conservancy was created by a large group of Maasai land owners. |
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| Lunch on the savannah. |
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| Some of the first of hundreds of wildebeests (or as Ainsley called them, "Beasts") that we saw. |
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We arrived at the camp, and we're taken by how beautiful it was.
This is the Lounge tent where they serve breakfast each morning... |
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| ...and here are some pictures of the view. |
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| Each morning, we woke up at around 5am to the noises of lions and elephants, had a quick bite to eat, and headed out on a game drive at dawn. We came back at about 11 for brunch at our table (where Colin, the camp manager, often joined us for our meal) before having a siesta until about 3, when tea was served. After that we headed back out for another game drive (including sundowner drinks and snacks) and we're back for dinner under the stars at around 7. |
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| Our tent was amazing! One of our friends called it "glamping": glamor camping. |
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| Ostrich egg in the middle of a field. |
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| Marshall Eagle trying to defend its kill (a mongoose). |
Colin, who was an amazing host, told us a good way to think about the personalities of a couple of animals:
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| A lion looks at you like he's flipping you off... |
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| ...a giraffe looks down its nose at you... |
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| ...a cape buffalo looks at you like "I know where you live, and you owe me money"... |
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| ...and a wildebeest just says, "duuuuuhhhhhh." |
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| Baby elephants! |
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| Hippos actually REALLY stink. You smell them before you see them. |
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| We saw quite a few jackal puppies like this little guy (or girl). |
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| Ainsley and her fancy juice. |
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| We also had a hot chocolate/tea/coffee and pastry break on our morning drives. |
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| One of the families we were traveling with was celebrating a daughter's birthday. The camp provided a cake and an unexpected surprise: a 15 minute Maasai dance complete with singing and jumping! |
