Kenya 2018

Baboon, olive Buffalo, cape Cattle, Ankole Cattle, Brahman Cheetah Chimpanzee Crocodile Dik-dik Eland Elephant, African Gazelle, Grant's Gazelle, Thomson Gerenuk Giraffe, Maasai Giraffe, reticulated Giraffe, Rothschild's Hartebeest Hippopotamus Hyena Impala Jackal, black-backed Leopard Lion Mongoose Monkey, vervet Oryx Rhinoceros, black Rhinoceros, white Topi Warthog Waterbuck Wildebeest Zebra, common Zebra, Grevy's

Bee-eater, little Bee-eater, white-throated Bulbul, common Bustard, kori Bustard, white-bellied Cormorant, great Cormorant, reed Crane, grey-crowned Eagle, brown snake Eagle, fish Eagle, tawny Egret, little Egret, yellow-billed Flycatcher, southern black Goose, Egyptian Guineafowl, helmeted Guineafowl, vulturine Hammerkop Heron, black Heron, great white Heron, grey Hornbill, ground Hornbill, red-billed Ibis, hadada...

After the celebratory banquet at Carnivore, we said good-bye to Barry, Eva, Steve, and Jan, who had arranged to stay one more night in Nairobi before heading home to Utah. The rest of us soon found ourselves stuck in traffic once again as we made our way toward the airport,...

After so many days when we had to rise early for a game drive or to leave on a long trip to our next destination, our internal clocks woke us up before dawn this morning even though we could have slept in. We took some extra time to luxuriate in...

We slept quite well until about 4:00 a.m., when a ruckus began just outside our tent. Michael thought it was underneath, Nancy thought it was on top, but whatever, it was close, and it was some sort of fight among small animals. At least one was making a high-pitched squealing...

We had another visitor in our shower this morning: a frog. It was only about 1-inch high, so Michael scooped it up in a feminine-hygiene disposal bag and tossed it out the front door. Hopefully, it will enjoy the rain and find more flies to catch outside than in our...

We managed to get through the night without tripping over the mosquito netting. It wasn’t warm when we awoke, but not as chilly as it had been in Sweetwaters. The guest information packet on our desk had advised that because each tent was equipped with an on-demand water heater, it...

What a luxury to sleep in this morning past 7:00 am and not have to be ready for a game drive by 6:15! But not so luxurious was the furry, multi-legged creature Michael found in the shower stall. Caterpillars are bigger in Kenya than other places we have been. Michael...

We were grateful for the hot water flasks left in our bed last night. Even though the temperature never dropped below 55°F, with no other source of heat in the tent it’s likely that we would have spent the night shivering without them. To our surprise, the flasks were still...

Nancy describes her shampooing experience this morning as like washing a scrub brush because her hair was so stiff with yesterday’s dust. When it came time to choose a vehicle to ride in today, she looked for one that still had at least some of its window glass in place,...