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July 18, 2016

Monday 18th July on our last day in Amboseli

Patricia Awori
Today the morning dawned cool and clear and after breakfast Kilimanjaro had shed her heavy blanket and was beaming down at us as we made our way to Cynthia Moss’ camp …enroute the sun came out and so did the elephants  EB’s Echo’s family with plenty of babies . It was a morning that was spent in and amongst elephants ..so special . A day of celebration…..Ann & Cynthia’s advance birthday and Greg & Casey’s 18th wedding anniversary! A joyous day filled with elephants , laughter, song and reconnections! As the sun was going down we met KWS vets who were going to check on gazelles who are falling sick and dying. Such commitment that they were ready for the all night task to take blood samples and aerial flights during the day to save our precious wildlife!!
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July 17, 2016

Day 3 Sunday – Axelrod Expedition(17-07-2016)

Patricia Awori

What a magical day it was today perhaps first of all because the sun came out for a few hours.!! After breakfast we headed out on a game drive and we were blessed with quite a variety of animals and birds and of course splendid elephants!! After that we went to visit Cynthia and the ATE for tea and a chat, truly delightful to see this team of remarkable women. After make a plan for tomorrow we headed back to the lodge for lunch and a siesta and then we went out again and discovered that many elephants had finally left the trees and entered the swamp!! And then lo and behold 3 cheetah…a mother and her two sons. All in all a magical day filled with laughter and special scenes that made for an excellent Sunday!!

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July 16, 2016

Day 2 of Axelrod Expedition(16-07-2016)

Patricia Awori

After a freezing restless night we awoke early this morning packed and headed out of langata onto the bypass and onto the Namanga Road heading toward Amboseli!! Extraordinary how the Nairobi “sprawl” has passed Kitengela but soon after Kajiado the magnificent vistas opened up and the scenic drive continued to Namanga and onward into Amboseli. Antelope and Gazelle frolicked this afternoon and then we spent time with Matriarch Gail and her herd of elephants most of whom were fast asleep until a big bull came to look them over bringing them all to their feet.  After a joyous time with these wonderful elephants we headed onward to discover that a cheetah mum and her young one had brought down a gazelle for dinner and so we spent time watching them feasting hurriedly ensuring that if any other predator came along to steal their kill they would have had their fill.
Tonight Paula joined us for dinner and it was most enjoyable discussing things “elephants”

 

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July 15, 2016

Day 1 of Axelrod (15-07-2016)

Patricia Awori
After breakfast we went round the corner to the Giraffe Centre which was inundated by school children who had come to learn about wildlife…delightful to see them and their joy and excitement. Rothschild Giraffe were out and about despite the chilly weather and much was learned about them and the success at bringing them back from the brink of extinction. Off we went to visit the extraordinary women of Kazuri Beads who still make extraordinary things Onwards to lunch at KB Coffee Gardens and then we waddled off Sheldrick Orphanage with a pit stop at Galleria enroute. Hear trenching to see how many orphans there are but grateful that they have a second chance at life . Now onwards to the hotel for dinner and some sleep before departing to Amboseli
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March 2, 2016

Tsavo West – Tsavo East – Birthdays and Highways and Elephants and Nyumba Kumi (26-02-2016)

Patricia Awori

Champagne breakfast to celebrate Faye’s birthday heralded our day with singing staff to deliver the birthday cake and Kilimanjaro was looking magnificent this early morning and then off to Mzima Springs for morning filming and then it was time to say goodbye to TSAVO West and time to head to TSAVO East…a VERY hot day where everyone worked hard despite the heat and now we are back at our Lodge ..as I am typing this I am sitting on balcony enjoying elephants at the Waterhole and I am reminiscing on when I was stationed here for Survivor. Tommorow morning we will be up early for some interviews and then we will be off to Amboseli ..what a day!

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March 2, 2016

Saturday – Tsavo East – Taveta – Rombo – Oloitoktok – Amboseli (27-02-2016)

Patricia Awori

Today was another extraordinary day! Early rising off at 6:15 in the wanted to get some filming done before we had to head to Amboseli for an important meeting. Instead of using the truck filled Mombasa Road we went down to Taveta which was incredibly scenic and gave us the opportunity to see the Wundanyi Mountains, the new road being built, TSAVO West with a different face and Kilimanjaro towering over it..just before reaching Taveta we turned Westwards through Taita Ranches and on to Rombo ever climbing until we reached Oloitoktok which as always is lush and green, Here we said goodbye to Tim who was returning to Nairobi from here and headed on to Amboseli for important donor meeting. Lovely couple from Texas who have fallen in love with East Africa and keep coming and are eager to help! After lunch and great discussions we headed to SERENA our home away from home for the next two days

 

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March 2, 2016

Sunday-Amboseli (28-02-2016)

Patricia Awori

What an amazing Sunday it was ..special in many ways most of all because of the elephants and that’s what it is all abut and why we are doing what we do!!
To be in the company of two extraordinary women, Jacinta who is now acting MD of Kenya Tourism Board and Zainab who is the Senior Warden Amboseli NP. Jacinta has brought all the editors of all the media houses to Amboseli and she asked me this afternoon to give them a briefing about the “wild” and despite my knocking knees and chattering teeth and general fear and trembling I managed to get on with it and they seemed to be pleased and then I went out to spend time doing what I most enjoy ..time with elephants and they didn’t disappoint …even Tim came to say hello and that was very special

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