Today we left behind us the breathtaking Masai Mara. The past 3 days and 4 safaris with Sammy our guide have been surreal! Where else can you see purple and green lizards, a herd of zebras, hyenas lying with their cubs, wart hogs bouncing through the tall grass (tails up), gazelle and all manner of antelope scattered on every side? We followed a single male lion in our jeep until he passed beside us and roared loudly in annoyance of our presence! Earlier we had seen 4 female lions and their playful cubs resting beside a tree and later 4 male lions spread out to mark their territory, challenging the three cheetahs on the edges of where their pride had settled. We took a path less traveled and came across a herd of elephants grazing with their calves, watched the tall giraffes eat from trees at the edge of the forest while baboons ran between them and scurried up a tree. There were more small animals than I can name running freely across the Mara unhindered by our presence and birds of every size and color filled the sky. On our final game drive we found more lions, a pair of mating Rhinos, a leopard in a tree with it's prey, and ended our safari with breakfast on the Masai Mara River, seated at tables drinking mimosas and watching the Hypos and crocodiles! Oh, how we wish we could have shared this experience with you!
Well if this hasn't been amazing enough...........we arrived back by plane today from the Masai Mara in time to have lunch at The Karen Blizen Tea House (Out of Africa movie!). We then arrived at a small orphanage outside of Nairobi to be blessed by one of the most delightful room of girls from about 8-14 years of age. They sang, smiled and shared their hearts with us. We were led through the orphanage while they proudly showed us their rooms and other parts of their home. It was another display of joy and generosity as they showed us a rose bush with one rose in their garden which they wanted to cut and give to us! It was great fun to also sing for them and Carrie did an amazing job of leading all of us. I'm so tired now that I really hope I am able to adequately express the day we had. Guess I will go for now, hope to blog again tomorrow before we leave and may be out of touch for 2-3 days again due to lack of computer access.
Love and miss you all! Cheryl and team
P.S. Please pray for British Airlines strike!
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Thanks so much for sharing with us!!
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