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Published: October 15th 2006
Lake Nakuru Lioness
Leaving our lodge we saw a pride of lion walking down the road."I was mesmerized by the simple exquisiteness of the Masai grasslands. Countless shades of gold and green waving beneath skies of the purest blues I have ever seen. And like little gold nuggets hidden in this already beautiful canvas were the animals. I hope you enjoy the many pictures I have posted here. The skies were intriguing and ever changing. I wanted to burn these images into my mind only to recall them at some later time when I needed to have my soul stirred". Nelda
We were up, packed and eating breakfast by 6:45a.m. Can't get over how good the food is but if you asked the kids they might roll their eyes. As we pulled onto the road leaving the lodge we see a pride of lion just sauntering down the road right in front of our van. Our hearts were racing and the camera was shaking in my hand but we got lots of good pictures. Baboons were everywhere and a giraffe was out nibbling on treetops. They seem more cartoon like than real. A little further down the road we spot a male lion sitting in the brush with a blood stained nose, peacefully eating
Baboon Cliff at Lake Nakuru
Pat and Nelda with the pelican and flamingo speckled lake behind them. his recent kill. Then we spot a female lion dragging a kill onto the branch of a fallen tree. We took video and pictures for about ten minutes before other vans were arriving and wanting our spot to get the best pictures. This is a courtesy out on the drives and most drivers abide by the unspoken code. Every time we stopped to take a picture of a large creature I would snap my obvious pictures and then scan the area for birds. I was astonished by the number and variety of birds in the area. The birds were everywhere if you just looked. I have hundreds of pictures of birds. It became a goal of mine to try and get as many bird pictures as possible.
Peter had just advised us that seeing lion around the lake was rare so we felt really lucky to have seen the pride passing us on the road and the lion eating their fresh kill. Lucky us.
The lodge had arranged for us to take box lunches on the road as our drive to the Maasai Mara would take hours. We were not expected to arrive at our next lodge until
Lake Nakuru Lionness Up Close
Beautiful lionness on our way out of the Park. Known in Swahili as SIMBA late afternoon. About an hour into the drive the ipods came out and pillows repositioned and the kids tried to nap or get into their tunes. But Pat and I knew better. Our eyes were glued on the landscape and more. The rolling hills spotted with farms and Maasai villages. The children and their bright smiles who waved until they shook. The small schools and churches with their brightly painted surfaces. Sheepherders in sandals, tending their flock. Women with bowls of produce balanced on their heads. Ministers standing in their suits on the street corners. The official roadblocks that always waved the tourists on. The street markets and small business store fronts. We would not have missed a second of this. I thought of it as a book, page by page turning as we drove by. I would occasionally glance over my shoulder and notice one of our kids sleeping. I almost woke them, as I really believed they were missing a valuable and memorable part of our trip. But it was only day 3 and I figured they needed their sleep, so I kept on taking pictures and barely blinked. Before long we were there. It is not like
Lake Nakuru Lion Kill
This lion was eating a fresh morning kill. We spotted it on our way out of the park. you know your there. It is just that the green farmlands end and the waves of gold grass begin and you find yourself asking is this the Masai Mara. Oh yes Peter would reply. After all the years of watching this spectacular place on the NG channel, it's hard to image we are really here. I know I thanked God the rest is a bit of a blur.
I was mesmerized by the simple exquisiteness of the Masai grasslands. Countless shades of gold and green waving beneath skies of the purest blues I have ever seen. And like little gold nuggets hidden in this already beautiful canvas were the animals. I hope you enjoy the many pictures I have posted here. The skies were intriguing and ever changing. I wanted to burn these images into my mind only to recall them at some later time when I needed to have my soul stirred.
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Laurent
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Nice pics
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