The Obama family may have stayed at Basecamp Mara, but we were unimpressed so were more than ready to move on to Entim about which we had heard great things. This camp is inside the reserve and has an extremely good reputation. First, though, we still had crayons and pencils to give away- we shouldContinue reading “Deeper into the Masai Mara”
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A full day game drive in the Masai Mara
Basecamp Mara is a short distance from the entrance to the Mara but Chris decided we must be up and away by 6.30 taking a packed breakfast and a packed lunch. Last night’s heavy rain had made quite a difference to the road which was pretty churned up with some heavy vehicles and then weContinue reading “A full day game drive in the Masai Mara”
Amazing animals!
Another good night’s sleep, enhanced by the kindly provided hot water bottle ( after all it’s only about 12 degrees at night!!!) and we were up bright and early to set off for the first of two game drives. On the way to breakfast we noticed that we could see the peak of Mount KenyaContinue reading “Amazing animals!”
Moving on to Ngorongoro
Although the journey wasn’t a particularly long one, we decided to set off early so that we would have plenty of time to enjoy the Crater. Our driver had suggested that it might be better to get there early, have most of the day in the Crater and then set off early the next dayContinue reading “Moving on to Ngorongoro”
Enjoying the Serengeti
Once again, the late afternoon brought heavy rain and we were back at the camp early but there was little we could do except charge the camera batteries from a ‘charging station’ in the loung tent area: a multi-plug tower taking about eight devices. We could have used it all on our own, but didn’t!Continue reading “Enjoying the Serengeti”
Living the Journey 