Interactive map of Kenya...showing areas such as Tsavo East and Tsavo West, and Amboseli National Game Parks where we endured hours of being chucked around on those rocky tracks, in a Nissan Urvan of all things. Should have been a Monster Truck. We thought we were going to be taken somewhere to freshen up before the trip to the first lodge, but no, in the van for five and a half hours. Ouch!!
All pictures you will see on this site were taken with my Fuji Finepix S304 Zoom. A cracking digital zoom camera that's also capable of shooting small mpegs (video footage). We managed to get some good shots of the 'Big 5', and these are:- Elephant, Buffalo, Rhino, Leopard, and of course, the Lion.
Elephants were in abundance throughout the safari in all three parks that we visited. Many appeared to be red, but this was just from the earth which was dry and dusty and created some protection from the sun during the daytime.One of the 'highlights' of the trip was seen on the first game drive on the sunday evening. The Lions seemed to be hungry and buffalo was on the menu.
The Leopard was a very elusive animal and we only managed to see it at night. Some lamb was used as bait to lure the leopard out to feed and it appeared at about 12.35am. All we could see was people running around in various states of undress with their cameras wanting to get shots of this magnificent animal.
Just as unpredictable as the leopard, the Rhinoceros kept us waiting until the last game drive of our safari before putting in an appearance. It may be just a herbivorous animal and has very poor eyesight, but it must be given the utmost respect, because, as you can see, if it wants to it could 'steamroller' ya!
The last of the 'Big 5' didn't excite as much as the others, but I'm sure that if the Buffalo had started to ram the van we were in, I could have taken some 'interesting' shots.
Among all of the sights we saw, The Masai people were one of the highlights. It certainly was a chance in a lifetime to go and spend some time in a Masai village and to see how they live, and all the traditions that have been passed down through the generations. The interior 'floor' of the village was covered in a layer of dry donkey dung which made you feel as if you were stuck in a stable. This same dung was very useful for making fire as you will see from a couple of the pictures.
Also managed to spot a Great Crested Elvis complete with guitar on heart!
Check back for further updates when I can find the time to add more pics.
