Amazing African Adventures of Two Families
Though there were 1,000s of pictures from 10 digital cameras
clicking for 2 weeks, we hope we are displaying the best of the best
from Rick, Wendy, Adrian, Diana and Nathan. We traveled across Kenya
and Uganda with Mary Jo, Bill, Jenny, Michelle, and Chris
(who had a video camera) seeing the most complete range of animals on any of our
trips, bar none!
Experiencing these adventures with good friends and family who were on their 1st
trip to Africa made it even more special.
You can drive to Lewa, visit The Mara,
fly in a
charter plane, chuckle with
chimps, gawp at
gorillas
and pygmies,
then play with
giraffes and elephants.
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| "Smile, you're
in Kenya" greets everyone at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta Airport in ! |
The exclusive
hotel Chez Walleigh (aka our apt.) |
Diana,
Nathan, Rick & Wendy waiting at Chez Walleigh for our safari driver. |
Nathan captures our spirit on the 1st leg of the trip--to have lunch with our friends. |
10 of us break
bread at the Holiday Inn, Nairobi before we head north to see the animals. |
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Lewa Conservancy
is a private reserve that's a 5 hour drive north of Nairobi. |
The
Mara's
many animals calmly share their home with tourists. |
The
Masai
tribe owns almost 1/3 of Kenya's land and still live traditionally. |
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| We visited our
close cousins, the chimps, on Ngamba Island off Entebbe, Uganda. |
We walked for
miles in torrential rains to visit Bwindi village, next to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda. |
But we really
had flown to Bwindi to trek through the rain forest to see the Mountain Gorillas. |
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| Several legs
of the trip were flown in very small planes. Very exciting! |
Once back in
Nairobi, we visited Langata Giraffe Centre to feed our blue-tongued friends. |
Of course we
had to play with our adopted elephants at the Sheldrick Orphanage. |
| WE ONLY TOOK THE FEW PICTURES BELOW DURING OUR OVERNIGHT AT THE ARK HOTEL IN ABERDARE NATIONAL PARK. | ||
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| (Above) The
Aberdare Country Club was a brief stop where we're picked up by the bus to go to The Ark Hotel. |
(Above) On the
45 minute bus ride to The Ark Hotel, we were astounded to see a leopard walking. on the main road! |
(Above)
The leopard stopped along the road to do its "business" while ignoring our busload of tourists. |
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(L) Near The
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