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I was glad to get back to camp. If we ended up in teh same room we were ok. If we'd been moved closer in more ok. We were actually both moved to tents! It might seem odd to want to move from a solid structure to a tent, but here is what we moved to who made these in the 70s? bStut's tent...

We then went across to the Mara River to see the banks that the gnus and zebras of the great migration go down and then come up. You know, that place where the crocs line up? On the way our first giraffe of the Mara then the banks themselves. Instinct is a crazy thing. Those banks are steep...

Day 9 Full day Maasai (Masai) Mara NP Up bright and early for 6am breakfast for our 6.30 all day game drive. We didn't need an alarm clock. The rooms on both sides had wake up calls via loud knocking on their doors at 4.30. They must have been doing balloon rides. Half an hour later they were...

We We're not fancy people. We like nice food and wine but at the same time have no expectations of gourmet dining at the African camps that our budget goes to. The red meat is often tough and Jackson warned us about this right at the start. It's much better in the stews and Indian based curries...

Ngorongoro Crater yesterday. View back towards the crater from last night’s digs taken after we arrived And this morning The weather gods were looking after us

our first lions on the Mara. Some mums, older siblings and cubs another hyena sundowners just as we were getting back to the park side parking area this was walking along the road! what a crazy afternoon. No dinner photos. All food is being served in a large dining room. It's noisy...

We found out on arrival that a large part of the common area of Fig Tree Lodge is still under construction after it, and most of the tents, were severely damaged earlier in the year by floods. They are racing to get everything ready for July when high season begins. The usual open air restaurant...

Day 8 Lake Naivasha to Fig Tree Camp, Maasai Mara The very odd wall safe each of us had in our bedrooms The lodge’s resident donkeys Delicious sounding breakfast we chose the scrambled eggs. Not sure what happened to the bed of toast, chives or butter One the road definitely not...

Dinner was excellent. brassiere beside the table to keep us warm Choosing wine was a hilarious experience. I chose a wine off the menu. Waiter goes to Peter the barman. Much pointing. A few minutes later Peter arrives with an icebucket. That confused us greatly as we’d chosen a South...

So to Naivasha Kongoni Lodge. Not lakefront but definitely lake view. A collection of rooms and cottages of all sorts of shapes and sizes. Loved the resident donkeys. Our room was a surprise. It was actually a two bed cabin/house. Ginormous! Lunch was three courses, as usual so far, and it...

Zebra, including a very happy to see us zebra Gazelle an aardvark burrow. They only come out at night And even giraffes! It was literally just a few feet away It was a fantastic and weird experience. Yet again, a bit like a petting zoo with no petting. You can camp onsite, and yes, I’ll...

Day 7 Lake Nakura Lodge to Naivasha Kongoni Lodge The bed was actually slightly better than a sheet of pine board, but not much better. Some views around the lodge including maybe the house that Kenyatta stayed at Excellent breakfast. Looked after again by the lovely Leah My childish mind...

Then it was out for our Lake Nakuru NP game drive. It was a very different drive. Access to the park is via a causeway that really isn’t that far from going under. Yellow billed stork No flamingos of course but plenty of pelicans. With them lots of buffalo The park is very, moist. It...

Lunch was calling so off we went to Lake Nakura Lodge A fantastic homage to the 60s, 70s and 80s. It felt like a cross between a tiki bar and a log cabin lodge in Yellowstone. Gigantic rooms looking out across the lake towards Nakuru with a gigantic bed as soft as a sheet of chipboard. Told...

I'm getting behind. We've just spent the whole day at Serentgeti NP. Better get cracking Day 6 Rhino Watch Safari Lodge to Lake Nakuru Lodge A very good night’s sleep on our comfy big singles. Of course a great breakfast to go with the previous night’s dinner. We thought that it was just the...

Then we had a drive around to look for some rhinos. Look at the crazy horn on this one. Then we went to see Baraka the blind black rhino. Again, a slightly uncomfortable experience. Baraka hurt his right eye out in the main park and then lost the sight in his left due to a cataract. They...

more street scenes We were dropped at a mall in Nanyuki while Jackson had one of the shocks tightened. This is the second on the go fix. At Ikweta a spring on one of the breaks came loose and caused a grinding sound. This was fixed late the first second afternoon. I got some more cash out of...

Then we went to look for the lions. One female meant there would be more. I could see them amongst some low scrubby bushes and eventually Jackson did too. Here's what we found out on the plain - a black maned male, four females and six cubs. Just incredible. The whole being surrounded by...

Day 5 Samburu Sopa Lodge to Rhino Watch Lodge Another beautiful sunrise greeted us as we walked up to breakfast. This lodge would be an easy 5/5 if not for the hard beds. As they are, it is a very easy 4.5/5. pool and just one of the lovely staff We're taking turns sitting up front with...

Wow!! Sounds amazing We stayed at The Delight. Very quirky. Loved our loft room. At Sossusvlei make sure you get to the top of Big Daddy, so you can tell me what it was like ;)