Even without 20/20 vision, it’s easy to see that we’ll be in Kenya in 2020! We’re excited for the trip in July/August. See the itinerary here, and check out the rest of the site to see how we can help you make Africa an adventure all your own!
It’s hard to believe that our time at Big Cat Research ends this morning. We have definitely had adventures and learned a lot. Since the last email, we located a severely injured lioness whose cubs had already been adopted by another female. Thanks to the Mara...
Since the last email, lots has happened. That afternoon we met with one of the heads of the Mara Lion Project. This professional group not only monitors, it also has vets that care for ill or injured big cats. We had a very interesting discussion on many topics...
I left off when we were spending the night at the wonderful safari camp. What luxury to have a shower and absolutely delicious food! Sunday morning we came back to our basic camp and walked to another nearby safari camp for lunch. It was not nearly as nice as where we...
Wednesday evening we came upon a group of three lionesses and seven cubs, four of which were just a couple months old. The next morning we were out counting game again. The afternoon game drive ended up being a "surprise" road work day, moving logs and...
The cool mornings start with coffee and tea served about 6:30 and then we head out for the morning duties. There are two groups that work, individually monitoring game and both together doing community work. Tuesday and Thursday are game monitor days. Wednesday is...
As I said, we had a very early start to get to get to the airstrip in time for the first flight of the day going to the Mara. We had a couple of stops before our camp, and at one of them …. you guessed it…..I ran into one of the guides that I have known...
We had another giggle start. Up for a really early game drive only to find that the Land Rover had a bad battery. Hakuna Matara! We saw incredible game but interestingly, no cats….yet…and more interesting, the bird life that is usually so prolific is...
Yep, Murphy and his law have continued to strike. Several days of updates had been done and were just awaiting wifi to send. Unfortunately Murphy hid them, so I’ll redo and/or summarize. Our last couple of days in the Nairobi area were lots of fun. After picking...
