Saturday, September 16, 2017
Venus was clear and distinct in the early morning pre-dawn.
Venus was clear and distinct in the early morning pre-dawn.
Two Giraffes were along the creek bed. Again this morning, headed to the river crossing at the Ranger Station but it was too high to cross. We will try again in the afternoon.
A hippo came out of the water and walked onto a little island. There he saw a crocodile and moved over to it's tail and then nudged the crocodile!! The crocodile moved away from the hippo and the hippo lost interest.
We parked on top of a ridge overlooking the river's edge and saw a herd of about 800 Wildebeest
cross the Mara River in current that was higher than usual. Then a crocodile swam up and opened
his jaws wide to snap one of the Wildebeest taking the animal below the surface of the water and
they were both gone.
We saw a male Leopard Turtle with the most beautiful tortoise shell!
We saw a 2-week old Gazelle. The gestation period for Gazelles is 25 days.
We saw a 2-week old Gazelle. The gestation period for Gazelles is 25 days.
Curious Giraffe
The Zebra migrate with the Wildebeest as they all head across the Mara River from the Mara Plains
We saw a Mom and Dad Jackal next to a Gazelle.
At 2:00PM we showered, washed hair and read under the front canopy of our tent. It is really HOT but if you are outside, you can feel a slight breeze. At 4:00PM, we had coffee, tea and then we were off for the afternoon game drive.
At Alex Walker's Camp, they are serious about safari and it is all about what animals can be spotted.
It looked like rain off in the distance and we hope it will come and cool things down. The jeep does not have a cover so you are exposed to the sun for long periods.
The stream beds look like green pea soup.
At 2:00PM we showered, washed hair and read under the front canopy of our tent. It is really HOT but if you are outside, you can feel a slight breeze. At 4:00PM, we had coffee, tea and then we were off for the afternoon game drive.
At Alex Walker's Camp, they are serious about safari and it is all about what animals can be spotted.
It looked like rain off in the distance and we hope it will come and cool things down. The jeep does not have a cover so you are exposed to the sun for long periods.
The stream beds look like green pea soup.
It looked like rain off in the distance and we hope it will come and cool things down. The jeep does not have a cover so you are exposed to the sun for long periods.
The stream beds look like green pea soup.
A Topi walked by and two Giraffes.
We are driving about looking for Leopards especially one in a tree. We saw a little Bee Eater bird.
We saw a Black-Faced Velvet Monkey.
Nile spotted a Leopard darting across the creek bed bank but she was out of sight by the time we stopped to search for her.
We are driving about looking for Leopards especially one in a tree. We saw a little Bee Eater bird.
We saw a Black-Faced Velvet Monkey.
Nile spotted a Leopard darting across the creek bed bank but she was out of sight by the time we stopped to search for her.
As it was dusk, we headed back to Camp and arrived to see a bonfire burning to greet the guests coming back from safari. We had drinks around the fire and then tenderloin for dinner.