Hi all. Finally found an email again.
Well first the good news, after 4 days in the same clothes, I get my suitcase tomorrow night (one more day to go!). Luckily everyone has been extremely generous, providing a hat, t-shirt, suntan lotion, bug spray, and camera. The first night had a fan, so I got to wash my clothes, but that's it.
Day 1 we drove to Lake Boringo. It is in the Rift Valley. Nairobi is up on the escarpment, and the valley below. We stopped just were the escarpment ends to shoot pictures. OK, for the Busics, I just have to say, every time I hear of an escarpment it reminds me of dad's drive around Lockport all excited about the fact that we were on an escarpment, then off. At the time, I had never heard of an escarpment and thought he made it up. Now, this is the second trip that has brought that up.
I am in the safari truck with the two families (3 kids total). I fit right in, getting the kids in trouble, keeping them occupied. One of the fathers threatened me with a timeout. It's just like home.
We stopped a place where the equator passes. I got my picture taken with me standing on the equator line, half in the northern hemisphere and half in the southern hemisphere. Supposedly the toilet water flushes the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere, but I cannot tell.
Today, went to Lake Bogoria and Lake Nakuru. When we approached Lake Bogoria one of the girls mentioned the pretty pink current. As we got close, we realized that it was tons of flamingos. We saw baboons, zebras, gazelles, and warthogs. Then we drove to a hot spring area that feeds the lake. There were small geysers going constantly. Of course we had to put our hands in the water (although a several feet from where it comes up) - it was still very hot.
After settling into our rooms at Lake Nakuru we went for a safari ride. We saw more flamingos, baboons, and zebras, as well as a family of lions sitting on a tree, a family of giraffes, Impalas, dik-diks (2nd smallest deer), water bucks, water buffaloes, and a rare black rhino. Tonight we got to see some native dances.
Anyway, once we got the the lake we went for a boat ride. Saw crocodiles. Also, the best was that we saw an eagle swoop down from the sky and eat a fish. The others got great pictures that they promised to share. Also saw a man on a handmade balsa wood canoe. His paddles were like the side of a milk jug, but boy was he fast. He had caught several fish with just a line, no pole. Then we went back to the "hotel". It was a little rugged, but beautiful. Right on the lake. Supposedly Hippos come up to the hotel and you have to watch out, but the night guards kept them away. This morning I had a visitor in the shower - a huge cockroach (20 feet long!!!) I decided to stand outside the shower and let him take it alone.
Tomorrow we head to Maasai Maura for more animals and then the balloon ride the next morning. I will write again when I can.
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