Catch-up photos from our East Africa Safari


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June 15th 2007
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Kenya Safari

I THINK this is where we went! Nairobi -> Samburu Game Reserve -> Mt Kenya (including Mau Mau cave) -> Lake Nakuru -> Maasai Mara Game Reserve -> Nairobi, then on to Arusha in Tanzania for the Tanzania Safari.

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It's terrible to think that, after a few days, we dismissed sightings of these incredibly elegant animals as commonplace.

Catch-up photos from our East Africa Safari

 North America » United States » New York By Willz
June 15th 2007
Kenya Safari
Hilary and Jane
This is a catch-up entry. We are at Jane's brother's house in Ossining, New York, having spent time in London, and in Kennebunkport, Maine, with Jane's father. We leave for Lima, Peru, next Wednesday.

This entry is simply to add a few more images from our safari in Kenya and Tanzania -- mainly because I'm missing the raw beauty of the Masai, the Masai Mara, and the Serengeti. How do I distill over 2,000 photos into just a few that might be representative of our adventure?


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Samburu dancerSamburu dancer
Samburu dancer

The Samburu are semi-nomadic pastoralists whose lives revolve around their cows, sheep, goats, and camels. Milk is their main stay; sometimes it is mixed with blood. Meat is only eaten on special occasions. Generally they make soups from roots and barks and eat vegetables if living in an area where they can be grown.
She's got attitude!She's got attitude!
She's got attitude!

Another fine Samburu girl. No messing about here!
But could be gentle.But could be gentle.
But could be gentle.

Jane being prepared for dancing.
Hanna and Liz enjoying the rigors of travel in the outbackHanna and Liz enjoying the rigors of travel in the outback
Hanna and Liz enjoying the rigors of travel in the outback

What's a trip to Masai Mara without an ipod! These guys were fabulous travel companions. Long live Canada!
Water going every which way on the equatorWater going every which way on the equator
Water going every which way on the equator

Yes, the water really does swirl clockwise a few meters north of the equator and counterclockwise a few meters south -- and straight down inbetween.
PinkPink
Pink

Lake Nakuru's (Kenya) flamingoes are not only a remarkable sight -- they are also a remarkable sound and smell! I took about a hundred photos but I can't tell the difference between them.
SpeedingSpeeding
Speeding

Before we wrecked the front axle!
Such grace!Such grace!
Such grace!

Even after seeing dozens of giraffes, it was still almost impossible to grasp just how big they were.
Pure joy!Pure joy!
Pure joy!

These lovely schoolgirls at Lake Nakuru were some of the most gentle, pure, and enthusiastic people I have ever met.
Masai schoolteachersMasai schoolteachers
Masai schoolteachers

I was trying to equate these fine Masai schoolteachers with Mr Docherty, my primary school teacher at Bousfield, South Kensington
Lunch was just too good!Lunch was just too good!
Lunch was just too good!

Remember those gazelles ...
Is too good!Is too good!
Is too good!

Remember those gazelles ...
And who cares if the only shade around is full of touristsAnd who cares if the only shade around is full of tourists
And who cares if the only shade around is full of tourists

Talk about nonchalant! I'm not even sure she saw us.
I fell in loveI fell in love
I fell in love

She wasn't too shy to ask for a $1 to take her picture, but then she WAS too shy to have it taken.
Zebras everywhereZebras everywhere
Zebras everywhere

We were lucky to experience the Wildebeest and Zebra migration. I can't describe the depth of feeling it evoked in us all. Something ancient.
Zebras everywhere stillZebras everywhere still
Zebras everywhere still

To quote: "The annual migration into Kenya (in a continuous search of water and pasture) of more than 1.5 million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of zebra and gazelle is triggered by the rains and usually starts in May, at the end of the wet season. Called the Great Migration, this constitutes the most breathtaking events in the animal kingdom ever known to humans."
Life can be tiringLife can be tiring
Life can be tiring

Hyraxes are well-furred rotund creatures with a mere stump for a tail. They are about the size of a Corgi; most measure between about 30 and 70 cm long and weigh between 2 and 5 kg. From a distance and with a little imagination, a hyrax could be mistaken for a very well-fed rabbit or guinea pig.
Dizzy fishDizzy fish
Dizzy fish

This seemed to be a theme for paintings in Tanzania.


16th June 2007

the gifts of life
I can't tellyou how thrilled I am to see probably my favorite person in the world doing what she was born to do...travel the globe completely swathed in the tragedy and the glory that is our species and this fragile blue and green globe thay we call earth/home. How divine are the gifts of our world, the good and bad, how lucky I feel to see you again dear Jane and to witness again ( though from afar ) the gentle exuberance with which you have attacked your life! loving you always, R

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