Don and I have been working hard, so we took some time over the weekends to visit new sights in Kenya.
On February 22nd, we lunched at the Giraffe Manor--a boutique hotel in Nairobi. Besides being a lovely property with great food, nine giraffes and many warthogs run free on the property. If you stay overnight, the giraffes wake you up in the morning by bopping their heads through your window looking for breakfast. We only visited for lunch, but still were able to feed the giraffes and give them a good hug. (We've decided that giraffes are our favorite animals.)
We celebrated Don's birthday last weekend by going on a Safari to Amboseli. We took a short flight on a four-person plane, landing in the bush. It was brutally hot during the day (sorry Eastern US friends--we know you're suffering in the snow), but cool in the evenings. We drove around the Conservancy the first day, mostly seeing families of giraffes. We spent the second day in the Reserve, where we saw hundreds of elephants and a beautiful view of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Below are some pictures from our recent weekend adventures.
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| A new friend |
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| Hugging our new friend |
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| It's lunch time |
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| For us too! |
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| Giraffes at Amboseli |
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| Maasi Village at Amboseli |
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| Zebras at play |
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| A family out for a walk |
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| Mt. Kilimanjaro |
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| Night time safari |
