This blog was started while in Kenya, but time ran out for me getting it all done, so I am just now back at completing my blogs. More to come after this!
Hello Again All,
This is a highlight of the trip. The Mara is filled with wildlife and Richards River Camp is filled with wonderful things — from the accommodations to the food to the fabulous camp directors and employees. We loved every minute of it.
We met our two of our four guides:
As soon as our plane arrived we were off on a game drive…..and what a drive it was! We spotted our first kill — a lion was guarding a hippopotamus that he had killed.
Then we arrived at the camp:
On to an afternoon game drive and a sundowner!
The next morning we were off on another game drive and we were rewarded with a pride of lions with cubs.
Sorry if it’s too many; I just loved watching them play.
Of course we saw lots of other animals as well:
And we all really enjoyed our sundowner with a roaring fire:
In the morning we were off on another game drive:
Whispering Acacia has serious thorns!
We had a nice break back at camp for lunch and a little rest time.
Then we were back on the hunt for more animals. We were rewarded with a newborn giraffe.
We saw lots more animals but I don’t want to repeat. We had dinner outside in the bush with a big campfire.
It felt really cold the next morning; we were wrapping up in whatever we had with us.
The kids and grandkids visited a Masai village and school and danced and sang with them.
John and I joined them at the end — just in time to go shopping at the gift shop!
After lunch Evie braided my hair…..and then she braided Spence’s too.
Lots of more wonderful sightings on the afternoon drive:
And, of course, a lot more wildlife, and with newborns:
We had another sundowner, but this day they fed the kids at the sundowner!
The benefit of feeding the young ones early — an adult and teenagers dinner….nice!
In the morning it was off to our next adventure…..but not before a few more photos! Sorry this was so long — there was a whole lot to get into the blog!
See you at our next stop,
Beth
