SUNRISE AT BABY CENTRE
THATCHED ROOF HUTS ALONG ROAD
SPEED BUMPS IN HIGHWAY TO DETER SPEEDING
HERDED SHEEP ADJACENT TO HIGHWAY
HERDED CATTLE ADJACENT TO HIGHWAY
GIRAFFES GRAZING NEAR ROAD ON SAFARI
GIRAFFES GRAZING NEAR THE ROAD ON SAFARI
EATING WITH TEAM MEMBERS-JEREMY, LAURA, VICTORIA, ALEXANDRA
SEEING ZEBRA WHILE ON SAFARI
THOMPSON GAZELLE
ZEBRA AND WARTHOG
IMPALLA
IMPALLA
FIRST VIEW OF ELEPHANT AT DISTANCE FROM MUTATO
WATER BUFFALO
WATER BUFFALO
ELEPHANT ON MOVE
TEAM MEMBERS-LEONNA, KASEY, SHEILA- IN MUTATO
WARY LEOPARD IN THE BUSH
ANOTHER ELEPHANT
LION KEEPING WATCH ON WATER BUFFALO KILL
WATER BUFFALO KILLED BY LION
MOTHER CHEETAH LEADING FAMILY OF SIX
SIX YOUNG CHEETAHS
HERD OF ELAND (LARGEST ANTELOPE)
WARTHOGS AMONG ZEBRA
DIK DIK (SMALLEST ANTELOPE)
MUTATO DRIVERS--JOSEPH AND STANLEY
HERD OF ELEPHANTS PASSING OUR MUTATO TOWARD WATER
GUINEA BIRDS
Oh, my, what a day of travel we had. Following prayer for our journey with Pastor Wycliffe Keter, Staci, and Eliana, Staci gave us tearful thanks for coming and said her good-byes. At 7:00 am we departed the Baby Centre on our way to Sentrim Mara in the middle of Masai Mara. We had two brief rest stops arriving at 1:30 pm. Half of the way the road was paved. The remainder of the trip was on rocky, rutted dirt roads. Because of the British influence the driver is on the right and is driving on the left. However, sometimes the smoothest place to drive is on the right. When there is an oncoming vehicle in its correct lane, travel can be a bit scary. A portion of the paved road had many holes. So, much of the distance was traveled with two tires on pavement and two off to the side. In a few places we left the paved road entirely. We arrived safely to be greeted by drums and staff singing greetings to us at the entrance. We also received moist cool cloths for wiping the face, hands, and arms followed by a refreshing drink of apple juice. We were taken to our rooms by an employee who also took our luggage. I was told this was a tented resort. Wow! This is not my idea of sleeping in a tent. I have a cabin to myself, but it could sleep four. Part of the cabin is constructed of split logs with a thatch roof. The other part is a fancy tent with zippered walls to the balcony and zippered window covers. Near dusk, a housekeeping employee closes everything with the zippers to keep out insects, turns on a light and drops the mosquito netting around the bed. What service this is! We have had two buffet styled meals already today. This is far more food than I need. But, we continue to need to consume a lot of water. On the way and during our first safari near sundown we saw the following animals (spelling may or may not be correct): Masai giraffe, common zebra (Graves’s zebra not in this area), wildebeest, warthog, eland (largest antelope), dikdik (smallest antelope), topi, hartebeest, elephant, Thompson gazelle, Grant gazelle, impala, lion, water buffalo, leopard, cheetah (mother plus six kits). This is truly an unforgettable experience! This resort is very eco-friendly being run on solar power and wind mill. Each cabin/tent has solar panels on the roof for heating water. The wind mills above the reception are for electricity with a generator for back up. A couple days ago, I listed the other names I have been called while in Kenya. I now remember a third. In addition to Babu and Big Daddy, I am also called Papa John. With the arrival of the last two children, the Baby Centre population is at fifty.
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