Our Masai Mara safaris

It took about five and a half hours for the drive from Karen to the Fig Tree lodge within the Masai Mara National Game Park.  On the way in, we were blessed to see about 100 Crested Cranes together in a field.  I've never seen more than 2 or 3 at a time in about 40 safaris all over Kenya. I knew it would be a great weekend with a start like that. I'm writing this on my phone as we wait in London for our direct flight back to Austin. One more leg to go!

We checked into our "tents" and had a good lunch. They are tents in name only, with nice beds covered by mosquito nets and tiled bathrooms with rain showers. This lodge ran on a generator,  so power and internet were not 24/7, but it was good enough. After lunch we did an afternoon safari and saw 4 of the Big 5. We saw Elephants, Lions on a kill of an Eland, a Leopard in a tree and a large herd of Water Buffalo.  We were only missing a white or black Rhino. Incredible! We started each safari with a prayer that God would reveal Himself through His creation and He did! Thank you, Jesus!

We had a morning safari Sunday and moved to a much nicer lodge run by the Sopa chain. Because we were there at the start of the high tourist season, our reservation for 2 nights at Fig Tree got messed up somehow, even though Catherine had pre-paid. I'm glad this happened.  The food and the rooms were much better. Lots of highlights on Sunday's game drives too, including getting up close and personal with a large herd of Masai Giraffes.

My Coke in the Nairobi airport. Cool!

Much more to follow as I begin editing photos and remember more stories, so keep coming back to the blog or my Facebook page. Blessings everyone!