Peacocks Rule the Club
One thing the Safari Club has in abundance is peacocks! I have a zillion photos of them and swore no more; but then I came across this proud guy preening in front of his harem.
Mt. Kenya National Park
This morning we motored off with an early start to the national park. This park is famous as the white rhino nursery and home to the only two remaining Northern white rhinos 🦏 in existence today (pics of the pair in separate post to come). The park is geared toward rhino viewing and it certainly didn’t disappoint! We saw at…
Mt. Kenya Safari Club
Yesterday, we left the wonderful Amboseli National Park behind time fly a bit further north into Kenya. As a parting gift, we were rewarded with a scene where two male lions were on the hunt, scattering antelope, gazelle, and a pack of a dozen spotted hyenas in front of them. Unfortunately, the guide had the vehicle top down, which afforded…
Maasai Village Visit
This morning after a crack of dawn game drive through Amboseli National Park, we visited a nearby Maasai village. The villagers came out to greet us with song and a prayer, then welcomed us into their homes. The village spokes person the gave a very interesting lecture that included information about local herbal medicine. Finally, we were given a small…
Sneaky cheeky buggers
This little guy dropped out of the tree and tried to get into Lisa’s backpack while we lounged at the pool.
Sporting a Fancy Scarf
This morning during a game drive in Amboseli National Park in Kenya we ran into this baboon baby who has a special sense of fashion. Paris runway here she comes!
A Kind Gesture
One of the things we see a lot of during our game drives in the Serengeti is Dik-dik; which, is the smallest species of antelope. They’re about the same size as a miniature poodle. This particular pair of dik-dik decided to setup camp about 3′ from the edge of our infinity pool. Mama rested on the rock, panting because of…
Serval Kitty
Took a short game drive around the Four Seasons property this afternoon and ran into this beautiful, rare site of a serval out hunting. What an outstanding experience!
Lions Seeking Shade
About an hour into our Ngorogoro Crater floor drive, we can across a group of male lions that ended up being quite persistent about using our vehicles for shade. Basically, every time one of our guides moved their vehicle the lions gave them a dirty look, got up and again moved back into the vehicles shade. Eventually a group of…
Immature Raptor
We’ve seen many Tanzania birds of prey on our drives, including eagles, falcons, vultures, and unclassified like the Secretary Bird. This isn’t a great shot, but it was one of the first we saw during our Ngorogoro Crater floor game drive. More to come…