This was to be the day when we left Mpala and headed to Masai Mara for the safari camp that would be the last stop in our travels. J. C. was up on the roof of Dan's Land Rover making sure that all of our suitcases survived the ride to Nanyucki to catch our flight south.
The flight down was complicated because we were the fourth stop which meant that we had a lot of takeoffs and landings but for most of the way, the skies were quite cloudy so our pictures don't show much.
until we got off the plane at Siana Springs
and headed to our safari camp stopping to see giraffes along the way
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before we were shown our remarkable accommodations
with bathroom
and shower
and this nice big bed
given a big lunch which led to a siesta before we gathered for tea and then an afternoon game drive which began with an ostrich
and giraffes
followed by gazelles
and a view of elephant dung (but we never found the elephant)
and then a topi
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and another
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as we made our way through a roadless area
past the whistling acacia
and the fruit that the elephants like (even though it is very bitter)
and stopping so that Jane could pick up
and try on this gazelle's horn
as we passed a monkey
and captured the scenery
with this bird
and the mighty vulture atop the tree
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who ultimately led us to the 2 lionesses with their 2 cubs
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which gave us another of the big 5. On the way back to camp, we stopped to take many pictures of the 5 ostriches on the hill whose movements amazed and amused us.
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and then saw these 2 topis
and a jackal and his mate
before heading back to dinner which began with a flashless picture
led to a good first course for Ben
and me
served on this lovely placemat
and then Ben had duck as his main course
and I had vegetables and rice and a couscous like dish
before the dessert place was decorated with a message welcoming us
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