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. ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040085 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040086 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. ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040087 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040088 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040089 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040090 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040091 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040092 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040093 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040094 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../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040111 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040112 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040113 until we got off the plane at Siana Springs ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040114 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040115 and headed to our safari camp stopping to see giraffes along the way ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040116 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040117 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040118 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040119 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040120 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040121 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040122 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040123 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040124 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040125 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040126 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040127 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040128 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040129 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040130 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040131 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040132 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040133 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040134 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040135 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040136 before we were shown our remarkable accommodations ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040137 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040138 with bathroom ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040139 and shower ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040140 and this nice big bed ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040141 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 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040142 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040143 and giraffes ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040144 followed by gazelles ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040145 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040146 and a view of elephant dung (but we never found the elephant) ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040147 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040148 and then a topi ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040149 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040150 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040151 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040152 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040153 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040154 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040155 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040156 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040157 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040158 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040159 and another ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040160 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040161 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040162 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040163 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040164 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040165 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040166 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040167 as we made our way through a roadless area ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040168 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040169 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040170 past the whistling acacia ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040171 and the fruit that the elephants like (even though it is very bitter) ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040172 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040173 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040174 and stopping so that Jane could pick up ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040175 and try on this gazelle's horn ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040176 as we passed a monkey ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040177 and captured the scenery ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040178 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040179 with this bird ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040180 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040181 and the mighty vulture atop the tree ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040182 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040183 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040184 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040185 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040186 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040187 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040188 who ultimately led us to the 2 lionesses with their 2 cubs ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040189 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040190 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040191 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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. ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040215 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040216 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040217 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040218 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040219 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040220 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040221 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040222 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040223 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040224 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040225 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040226 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040227 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040228 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040229 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040230 and then saw these 2 topis ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040231 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040232 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040233 and a jackal and his mate ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040234 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040235 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040236 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040237 before heading back to dinner which began with a flashless picture ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040238 led to a good first course for Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040239 and me ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040240 served on this lovely placemat ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040241 and then Ben had duck as his main course ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040242 and I had vegetables and rice and a couscous like dish ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040243 before the dessert place was decorated with a message welcoming us ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.09.06MpalatoTheMara//P1040244