Alleluia - Tales of Kenya (part II)

Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Masai Mara NP
January 30th 2012

Published: March 6th 2012

An air of excitement fills the small plane for our 1 hour flight from Nairobi to the Masai Mara airstrip. I am seated beside a Spanish naturalist who specializes in large cats and snakes. He will spend 20 days in Masai Mara studying. Wow, I’m excited for my upcoming 4 days in the Mara! Upon deboarding, we are greeted by Dixon, our driver/guide and Gladys, our game spotter. Both are Masai. Up we ... Read Full Entry

Photos are below

Photos: 56, Displayed: 21

Comment Follow (2) Message

Schroeder family

Shanghai Sheri

In 2006, our family began what we thought was a 3 year adventure of living and traveling in China. But like Gilligan, our 3 year tour turned into something much longer and deeper than we expected. This was just the beginning of our cultural travels and blogs. 3 years turned into 6 years and included a time of residence in South Korea as well. The kids have all transitioned into and out of college leaving us as empty nesters, but not empty of ambitions to continue to explore the world. Come along with us as we seek to expand our understanding of this marvelous world in which we live! ... full info

Blog Options

Top Photos Blog Map

Print Version

[blog=693641]

[blogger=27282]

Last views

On our last morning, we happened upon this mother and her two cubs.

Mother lion

She was really beautiful and so serene in the sunlight.

The cubs

As evidenced by their size differences, these babies were not born at the same time. Lions only require a 3 1/2 month gestation period.

Black cotton

Driving through the muddy areas was sometimes deceivingly tricky. Here, the rescuer became yet another victim of the thick mud which Dixon terms "black cotton".

Hippo stew

Hyenas

They really do laugh - and quite loudly - when they come upon a meal. Bones are part of their diet and they even poop white! Rarely are bones seen on the plains. Also interesting is that no other animal can eat the spicy hyena meat except for another hyena.

Zebra pals

"Kenya express"

Appropriately named by Dixon due to their common presence, running across the plains, tails twirling like a whirligig behind them. They made me laugh! And yes, their Swaheli name is "pumba".

Wildebeest with escarpment behind

Zawadi

A rare sighting of the park's famous leopard, Zawadi. She is 18 years old and currently has 1 cub. Many photographers track her in hopes of one of these rare glimpses.

Another beautiful sunset

Farewell

Our departing fellow passengers and guides.

I think we should go this way....

Performing my co-pilot duties.

Masai village aerial view

14th April 2012

Anu
Anu

Need info plz.
Hi ! could you answer a couple of questions for me? - which month did you travel? - which camp site did you stay? - who organised your tour/travel/stay?? your tips will help me finalise our tour plan... thanks in advance, regards, Anu

19th April 2012

Shanghai Sheri
Schroeder family

Alleluia Tales of Kenya
I traveled in January, 2012. Stayed at Alex Walker's Serian camp. Organized directly with them. www.serian.net. You will love it!

Tot: 0.049s; Tpl: 0.011s; cc: 11; qc: 20; dbt: 0.0234s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb

Do not copy images or text from this page without requesting and receiving permission. All rights are reserved by the author and photographer.

Contact Schroeder family (Shanghai Sheri) - a lack of a response does not mean that you have permission to use material from this page.

Alleluia - Tales of Kenya (part II)

Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved