Kenya and Tanzania Blog September 19

September 19, 2015 at 9:20 PM

September 19th Niarobi to Lake Nakuru National Park

Well our first day in Kenya and it’s off to a great start, a beautiful can comfortable day around 26C and many interesting sitings on our first game drive at Lake Nakuru National Park. 

We left Niarobi just after 8:00 a.m. this morning and made our way north to Lake Nakuru  National Park. We encountered interesting scenery along the way. Urban, country life and wildlife. One of the first breath taking landscapes was to photograph along the continental ridge which drops deep into the valley floor that runs along this part of the country. Many hot springs and geothermal power plants take advantage of the unique geology of the region. 

Arriving at Lake Nakuru National Park around lunch hour, we had time to each, check in and relax before our afternoon game drive. The national park is about 810 square km is size and his home to many wildlife species. It was a great afternoon, including us coming up two sets of mating lions.

Enjoy the selection of images from today.

Downtown Niarobi as we headed out of the city this morning

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Kate and Frank pose behind a tapestry that was for sale in a market place

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On our first stop we encountered several Hyrax, interesting fact they are a cousin to the elephant and share a very similar DNA.

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Kate and Evelyn enjoying the market place

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Mok and Evelyn pose for a photo

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A panoramic of the view over the valley ridge

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Typical village scene

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Traffic stop for goat, sheep and cattle crossing

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Now what do you think this is?

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Answer ... how to deliver furniture Kenya style

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More local goat farmers

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Zebra near the side of the highway

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Yes, Zebra’s near the size of the highway

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You can see how dusty the roads here can be

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Many donkey carts are still used for tansportation

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A look at our lodge, each room faces the national park

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Here’s a panoramic from my balcony, next door neighbour taking a few shots

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Out on Safari this afternoon, Frank, Kate, Yang and Zheng Zhu encountering the lion

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A Rothschild giraffe, rare breed and distinctive white socks

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They also have white ears

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Another shot, the park now has over 900 Rothschild, when they were first brought here for protection there was only 35 in the population.

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A family of wart hogs

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A cape buffalo

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Lazy lion, thank you Brian Boyd for the shot

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The female rolls over for a belly rub

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Guess I don’t have to explain what’s going to happen

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Another shot of the lioness and lion

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Trekkers photographers busy at work. These jeeps are so great for photography

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Final shot tonight is the map showing our travel route tomorrow as we head to the Masa Mara. We will be her for three nights.

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Thanks for checking in tonight, more photos tomorrow evening. Good night from all the trekkers in Kenya.



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Posted by Jane on
Wow!! A whole different world! Loved seeing each and every shot. You are off to a Great start, I will be tuning in each and every evening to follow your Amazing experiences! Give a certain somebody a little hug for me!!
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