Just got back from our 3 day trip into the wild bush of Africa. What an adventure! It was nice to finally get out of the city and away from all the noise. I didn't really realize how loud it was until I got out into the quiet.
The camp we stayed in was beautiful, it was called Kibo. The last night the Maasia dancers performed, Kelsey convinced me to get up and dance with them. Honestly though it was one of the most fun things I have done thus far.
We saw all the animals we wanted (except for a rhino, which we will see next week in Nakuru). The highlight had to be seeing a lioness hunting early this morning. The last 2 days we spent looking for some big cats which are very rare to spot. Finally our last morning we set out for a place called the palms where they are known to hang out. Sure enough after being on the road for about an hour, a beautiful lion came across our path.
We parked and watched as she sauntered by looking very determined. She was no more than 30 feet away from our car! Since the car was off and all the windows were down, if she decided she wanted us for breakfast it would have not been hard. She moved so effortlessly and with such grace. She crossed the road in front of us looking determined. We watched her as she crept up to a herd of wildebeest. As she crouched behind some bushes I thought we are not about to see her kill something right now???
It was a very National Geographic moment. The lioness leaped from the shrubs onto the back of the wildebeest and took him down in a frenzy of dust. For the next 10 minutes we watched in awe as she bit his neck and killed him. She then dragged her prey into the shrubs so the hordes of people couldn't watch her eat breakfast.
It was so amazing to see the power of such an animal. Obviously my words couldn't capture such a moment but it is an image that I will never forget.
Here are the pictures, they take FOREVER to upload with this internet so check them out on my page.
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crazy! that is so cool my friend. i went camping this last week in the jungle and i saw [and heard!] lots of spider monkeys and howler monkeys. and while we were sleeping, we heard a jaguar growling!! there's nothing like nature ... and its so different in every part of the world. we are living pretty cool lives, you must admit. :) i love you!
ReplyDeleteI'm envious! Although we got to see huge chunks of ice in Alaska, and I drank a shot with a severed human toe in it.
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