On 12/10/2024 we started our game drive early, for reasons which soon became clear. As any photographer knows (I am not a real photographer, but I’ve talked with a few), early light is the best…
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Africa trip – Day 8: Ol Pejeta Conservancy
12/9/2024 was the day that I was most looking forward to because we got to meet Baraka the black rhino. I’ve always had a special interest in rhinos and there is exactly one rhino in…
Africa trip – Day 7: Samburu tribe, Ol Pejeta Conservancy
On 12/8/2024, we checked out of the Samburu Sopa Lodge and drove to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. On the way, we stopped to visit the Samburu tribe and to learn more about their culture. They…
Africa trip – Day 6: Samburu National Reserve
While 12/7/2024 was technically our second day of safari, it felt like my first as I was incapacitated on my first day. But that was behind me, and having slept for 14 hours, I started…
Africa trip – Safari Overview
Let me take a moment to describe how our safari worked. There were 14 people in our safari group, which required two land cruisers (so we had 2 drivers). Karen Cleveland lives in Seattle, but…
Africa trip – Day 5: Drive to Samburu National Reserve
I awoke on the first day of the safari (12/6/2024) feeling sick as a dog and I had no idea how I’d manage to drive in a vehicle all day – I actually contemplated skipping…
Africa trip – Day 4: Nairobi
We arrived in Nairobi around 6am on 12/5/2024 and we had the whole day to kill before our safari started the next day. We were tired (I am unable to sleep on airplanes, and I…