Tag: safari

  • The vanishing rhino

    The vanishing rhino

    When we spotted a rhino during our safari last July, our guides made it clear that this was a special sighting.   Maureen, a five-time Maywood Rotary Kenya Project volunteer (amazing and wonderful, by the way), commented that this was the first time she had seen a rhino during the group’s annual trip to the…

  • The Kenya Schedule – Part Three

    Part 1 and Part 2, for your reading enjoyment. By now, you have a sense of how we spent our school days. Because they ended around noon (except on Friday), after an hour’s drive back to camp, we generally had free time for optional activities. Tuesday, July 15 The first optional activity was a night…

  • The Kenya Schedule – Part Two

    Part One here.     Monday, July 14 At 6 am, we got our wake-up call. At Siana Springs Tent Camp, that consists of a man standing outside your tent saying “Jambo!” (hello in Kiswahili) until you respond in kind. I found myself waking up strangely early – for me – so I was usually…

  • I’m looking forward to…

    I’m looking forward to…

    Meeting Maasai school children Visiting the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust – elephants! Several safaris including one at night   This is just for starters.

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