We slept until 7:30, packed, showered, and set out for one last drive with Ambrose and Mako to the airstrip. I laughed at one point on the drive because we were all so deep in herding talk that Ambrose didn't slow down at all as we passed elephants. It's amazing how quickly something like a … Continue reading Kenya Day 7: Nairobi Giraffe and Elephant Sanctuaries

It was another early morning because we had a mission: find the rhinos. Rhinos are apparently hard to spot because they are scarce with a population of only 800 in the Mara, and they are more shy than other large mammals. The best place to catch them is the Mara Triangle, a hard-to-reach area across … Continue reading Kenya Day 6: Mara Triangle

We agreed to get an early start on day five. Fred came in at 6 a.m. with our hot water and we met Ambrose and Mako at 6:30. We set out in the sunrise to start our day and saw elephant, giraffe, and our first cheetah before breakfast in a vast flat plain.    After … Continue reading Kenya Day 5: Maasai Mara

We had a second and final sunrise with coffee in Sabuk, showered, packed up and met Verity and Penny for breakfast. Before we ate, Luke took advantage of the spotty WiFi to check messages from his parents about the state of Grandma Jean Slindee, who had been ill, and found out she had passed away … Continue reading Kenya Day 4: Sabuk to Maasai Mara

We are not camping people. Luke got me a sound machine a few years ago that I bring everywhere (even Thailand!), but to keep our bags tiny, we left it out this time. We expected Kenya to be hot, buggy and loud at night, and predicted that sleeping would be a worthwhile challenge on this … Continue reading Kenya Day 3: Camels and Samburu Village

We got up at 7 a.m. and were relieved to have slept through the night. Because our trip was so short, we were concerned about being jet lagged for half of it, but getting a full night's sleep right away was a great start. We showered, had an excellent hotel breakfast, and met our driver, … Continue reading Kenya Day 2: Nairobi to Sabuk, Laikipia

In the spirit of packing light and unplugging, we did not bring a computer on this adventure, so our Kenya blog posts are written from the future. Fortunately, we took copious notes every day on the trip. Here goes!  The research process for this trip began in February of this year. When all you know … Continue reading Kenya Day 1: Minneapolis to Nairobi