Tuesday 3rd July, Mt. Kenya to Mara….
The remainder of our sojourn passed uneventfully….in the early morning as the sun rose it revealed Mt Kenya in all of her glory and what a sight she was , from my window peacocks frolicked and Maribou Stork strutted and the beautiful gardens of the Club relatively unscathed with all the changes and “modernisation”..it was good to be back after two years to see changes and some iimprovements….prayerful that more are on the way!! After some sustenance it was time to head to the Nanyuki “Airport” and board our flight to the Maasai Mara and what a flight it was …our route took us over the majestic Aberdares and into the Great Rift Valley ..onward between Lake Elementaita and Lake Nakuru ..over the Mau Escarpment and then descending into the endless plains that is the Maasai Mara…finally we landed at Kichwa Tembo Airstrip after a couple of stops and found a much changed airstrip because of the Great Rains that fell this year. Nelson our driver guide was waiting and off we went towards Olonana which is to be our home for the next 4 days.
Our Afternoon Game drive was about Lions in the long grass, giraffe who were keeping a careful eye on them and then Black Rhino…5 OF THEM …astonishing to see that many together , by then the skies and darkened and as we headed back to the camp the heavens opened and blessed us with some rain!!! What an amazing day!!! Olonana our home away from home was completely transformed….tents removed and levelled and new cabins built in their stead …completely transformed…i have to think about this for a bit …but what a joy to be reunited with old friends at the Camp…..
