Safari Weekend

Safari Day 1

Tony and I woke up early to see a bit of the sunrise but the high tress limited our sight. We had a gourmet breakfast in the main dining area and I made sure to try everything exotic including the quail eggs which were creamy and light.

After the meal we packed up and headed out for the Safari. Our luck was low again when we got 30 seconds into the trip and our roof collapsed down on the head of Tony and myself. Luckily we were not hurt,  but we had to take a 45 minute pit stop for him to get the roof fixed again. 

Our Safari was out of this world so the delay didn’t matter at all.

I expected the Safari to be a lot of driving and seeing a handful of animals from a distance or quickly hiding. That was not the case at all!

We saw thousands of animals from 5 to hundreds of feet away. We saw 4 of the big 5 (missing only the Rhinoceros).  We also had the privilege of witnessing a leopard hunt and kill a Gazelle.  Our guide said he has been doing this for many many years and has never seen this before. It lasted two seconds and between the 6 of us we got 2 videos and 2 photos!

We also got to see the Wildebeest migration which is considered one of the most majestic sights in he world.  We watched thousands of them cross a river to make its way into Kenya from adjacent countries.

After an 8 hour day of driving all along the Maasai Mara park we made it back to relax, eat, reflect, and get ready for a 6 am tour on Sunday.

Safari Day 2

We woke up to the sounds of the animals at 5 am. We headed out for the Safari before the sun rose at 6 am. The sunrise over the Savannah was breathtaking. We had two missions with the early tour and that was to see the cats in action and try to find a Rhinoceros. We drove and saw some of the more common animals until 1 hour into the trip our guide saw two lions in the distance. We ventured over to the area and came to not only 2, but 4 lions who had just finished their kill, getting within 10 feet of them!!!!!! We could see the color of their eyes. It was so exhilarating. We were all out of breathe when we drove away from shear adrenaline.

On the way back to camp we stumbled upon two hyenas and Lauren noticed something about 100 feet away. It was a lioness with her fresh kill! We got to see her dragging the meal along the terrain as the hyenas followed picking up scraps.  We had an action packed morning to say the least.

Sadly we missed seeing a Rhinoceros but we left the Safari so fulfilled.

We also had the privilege of visiting a Masai Village which happened to be the home of the Chief of all of the Masai people. We got even luckier to have his first born son (the next in line to rule) as our guide!  It was great to learn about the traditional culture, how the culture has changed with the times, and even purchased some items from the ladies. 

On our 5 hour trip back to Nairobi we stopped and got some nice photos of the Rift Valley. 

Back at the Grace House we reflected on our trip and recovered for our second week at the hospital. 

Sadly I only took a few photos on my phone, the rest were on the large camera. They will be posted once I return home.

What a great experience to mark our halfway point!