Kenya

This is our first night out in the African wilderness. We’re in Amboseli, in Maasai land. Shad and the kids are asleep, and I’m lying here in bed replaying all that we’ve seen today in my mind. It just seems so surreal, but we really are in Africa. We went on our first game drive this evening and it was incredible. No more than several minutes after we drove through the gates of the Amboseli National Park, we came across a group of gazelles grazing among the grass. A few meters further we saw some impalas, then a few seconds later Benjamin, our guide, pointed out a lone bull elephant hidden amongst the trees. As we drove on through the park, we spotted zebras, wildebeests, warthogs, jackals, a hyena, but what took our breath away was the pride of lions, all 10 of them just lying down snoozing, well camouflaged among the grass and dusty sand. Many of the animals we saw today had babies with them as it is breeding season at the moment. It was so amazing watching these little ones trail alongside their mothers. Our human babies were just as amazed as we were. Their eyes were darting all over the place, mesmerised by what they were seeing. Mia’s camera was clicking away nonstop and Ryan kept pointing out the different animals he spotted. With those new glasses of his, he’s now got super sharp eyes 😄. This is only our first day but if this is what it is going to be like, I can’t wait for tomorrow!