At lasr I am in the Massai Mara and will try to update this bloggie, which is VERY difficult with slow internet and my very, very fundamental littlecomputer... Here I am at our camp with my Kony shirt and an armful of Massai bracelets...
We have beenonb game drivesw, seeing elephants, girafrfes, lions, zebras and the most amazing array of birds that anyone can 9imagine; I feel very blessed to be with friend Sherry who is a MASTER birder, as is our driver/guide. As we drove through the Mara this afternoon, we had grand spotting, and this little fellow under a lone Acacia tree looked like a good sampling...
Actually, the giraffes were lithely slinking across the ro0ad, and this one just couldn't get himself moving; as the animnals have the right of way in the reserves, we allo had to wait. And wait. I thought the size difference between the car and the giraffe was startling, and even though I began this trip with more enthusiasm about the Kilimanjaro climb than the actual safari, I have become mesmerized by the country of Kenya, its people and animals. The terrain is sublime, the temperature is perfect, and the air is so clear and clean that my lungs feel very happy (nothingLIKE a happy lung), Tomo0rrow I might meet a Massai girl named Grace who is a promising student and needs a sponsor; if I like her, and we click, I will take her on so that I can help her receive an education instead of having genital mutilation and marryingsomeone in her tribe.
I will try to p-ublish this post, and if it works, I shall write again tomorrowto give some ideas of where we have been, what we have seen and what we have done. All I can say is that coming to Kenya is life changing!!! Hugs to one and all.
Looking forward to a communique. Glad you are where you are. I've been playing catch-up with your adventures in CR. I have absolutely enjoyed your descriptive and humorous passages along with the pics and watercolors. I must say you are indeed a sporty gal with a sporty galloper!
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