Our safari includes an early morning balloon ride, just like when I was in Kenya 20 years ago. I opted out as I've already done one, but I have not "storm chased" balloons before. Therefore I became our rubbish event photographer for the morning. And morning it was, needing to wake up even earlier to … Continue reading Masai in the Sky

We got the large plane again and jumped down to the Masai Mara. No issues what so ever, so we had a game drive on the way to the hotel. This reserve does not require you to drive on the "roads", which is what I remembered from 20 years ago. And we found some crocs... … Continue reading Masai Mara

Our hotel near Mount Kenya is just barely north of the equator, and by that I mean by only a few meters. However, the grounds are fabulous. Here is a photo bomb of the different flowers I saw. I didn't even take time to identify them. Flower Flower Flower(s) Flower(s) Flower Flower(s) I took all … Continue reading Mount Kenya

We flew in the morning, this time on a single 30+ passenger plane. We landed on a airstrip in Ol Pejeta, a private animal conservancy near Mount Kenya. We left the airplane, boarded our Land Cruisers and off we went. We quickly found something new: reticulated giraffes. Reticulated Giraffe Seems the different "types" of giraffes … Continue reading Ol Pejeta

We set out a couple of hours before sunset to get one more game drive before leaving Amboseli. We drove in a different direction and ended up at an abandoned resort - seems they did not pay their taxes. Our local guide said it's been empty for 20 years and now only houses baboons. Speaking … Continue reading Amboseli – Afternoon