on safari

From Ethiopia we flew to Nariobi, Kenya. After one night's rest, we headed out early the next morning for the destination of our Kenyan safari. We went to a little airport and got on a little plane.

We sat behind this guy (aka our pilot) who kept turning around to tell us about 

various landmarks we were flying over. Every time he turned around there

was more turbulence, but surprisingly the landings in these little planes

were remarkably smooth. 

These were some of the "bird's-eye-view" sights of land & migrations.

We landed at what seemed like a random dirt strip in the middle of nowhere.

Then we split up into three vehicles, each with a driver

This is how we got around for the next 48 hours - to our lodge and out on safari

Here I am about to happily throw my iphone to the lions, just kidding :)

Here is where we stayed. The place was Japanese owned and incredibly nice

When you walk through the main entrance above and turn right, you walked down 

some stairs to this main eating area

Where we all ate - three impressive (multi-course) meals a day

The food was really good

This was our room from the outside

and inside

We headed out on three different safaris - one morning, one afternoon, and one evening

We were a bit sleep deprived, but amazed at what we saw.

The pictures speak for themselves, so here you go!

zebras

cheetahs

elephants

hyenas 

giraffs

hippos

lions

and other sights

the end :)