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Published: January 8th 2024
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Just being here, surrounded by the acacia trees, the odd baboon on the side of the road and a few random cows does inspire one to want to crank out the occasional Elton John.
But I fear that that would scare off what we’re really here to see - the animals! The overnight flight from Cairo sucked as predicted but we were picked up from the airport and deposited to our accommodation before the sun came up so we were able to get some sleep and kid ourselves we’d stayed the night.
A slow start and some late breakfast but off to the giraffe sanctuary to feed them and hang out with them for a while. We were each given a cup of pellets to feed the giraffes and they seemed happy enough to go to the effort of reaching over for individual ones, so they must have been quite tasty. There were 5 or 6 on rotation including two younger ones so we had a good chance to interact with them despite all the other people.
A bit of a battle to convince an Uber to come but we were finally on our way to the much
anticipated dinner location - Carnivores. When I was here all those eons ago, my tour group had gone there on the last night but I’d had to miss it because I had an evening flight, so I had always wanted to go. And it did not disappoint!! I guess you could consider it as the ‘end stage’ of the circle of life for many…there was every kind of meat you could imagine and we ate our fill!
Happily rolling full of meat, we headed back for a proper night’s sleep.
An early start and we were collected for our drive through Nairobi National Park. We weren’t expecting much given its proximity to the city but we were pleasantly surprised with our finds - a male lion, relaxing in the grass, some rhinos, lots of impala, more deer things with sticks on head (eland and hartebeest) and the best of all - a mating pair of lions.
When we arrived at the feline porn show, there was already quite an audience and we only caught a glimpse of the action. So we hung around for another round…turns out a glimpse is really all there is to see! He
climbs on tops, bites her head and less than three seconds later, the act is done. Lucky lady! Then they both stalk off and look pensively into the distance. Another part of that circle…poetic, huh?!
After that show was over, we headed to the Sheldrick orphanage to see the baby rhinos and elephants. Baby Rana came out first and was literally the cutest thing we have ever seen. She wandered around for a while looking a little bit lost and a lot adorable, trying to suckle on her keeper’s leg.
Then the bumbling rambunctious baby elephants arrived - two groups, 21 in total. They sucked down on their milk and then hung out and made spectacles of themselves - wallowing in the mud, farting and coming for scratches and pats. It was hilarious to watch.
Headed into the city for a quick lunch and some shopping at the Maasai markets before we headed back for a rest, some dinner and getting ourselves sorted for our safari!
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