Last night Jamie gave the incoming seniors, and anyone older, the chance to go to Summit... which is a Kenyan Club. Last week the college kids and adults went on a Friday. They said it was packed. However, when we arrived on a Wednesday night no one was there. So, we just partied it up. It was really fun. Technically I can still say that I went clubbing in a foreign country!
Today we embarked on a wonderful adventure. That's right it was SAFARI DAY! We had to load the vans at 6:15am. I'm not really tired at all, so that's good! It's really a cool adventure because your vans roof pops up allowing you to stand up the whole way! I'm pretty sure I'll wake up in the morning with bruises all over my body from bashing into the sides of the van. When we arrived at the gates we spotted monkey
s and zebras! The sun was just beginning to rise, so we got some really pretty pictures. Actually, my favorite picture was taken right then. We spotted some water bucks next. The zebras and the water bucks were the most common animals of the entire journey. Next we saw a few different kinds of gazelles. I know for a fact some of them were Thompson's gazelles, but I'm not sure of the other kinds. Oh my... BABOONS! They were all over... and pretty cute. I personally think their butts look like they're made out of plastic. Haha. We saw a few warthogs. Our driver called them Pumba (you know... from Lion King)! We continued our journey around Nakuru Lake. There were thousands... maybe even millions, of flamingos! They don't really turn out to great in pictures. There were also quite a lot of pelicans. They have HUGE wingspans. It was incredible. One sad thing that we saw was a crushed tortoise :( It made me think of you, Kyle, because I know how much you love turtles. One surprising thing that we saw was
an eagle. I wasn't expecting to see one because well, does an eagle come to your mind when you think AFRICA?! I didn't think so... One thing that made me really excited was the Rhinos! They are massive animals that people would probably typically think of as ugly. In an odd way, I thought they were beautiful. They were kind of fun to watch even though they didn't move much. One of the cutest things about them was the hair on their ears. Haha. We stopped for a lunch break at Baboon Cliff. There was only one baboon there, but you got to see the most amazing view. You could see the whole park. Apparently it was a very small safari park. Our guide told us that there were no elephants, cheetahs, or wildebeest because of its size. All in all it took up eight hour
s to go through, so I still think it was fairly large. Another thing that reminded me of Kyle was this blue lizard with a bright orange head. Sadly, part of its tail was missing. I think it will grow back though. It took a while, but we finally spotted a giraffe. It was giving birth! When we left apparently it collapsed and died, and its baby died too... yet another sad occurrence. In a way it's kind of nice. The park wants to preserve the habitat and keep things all natural. It's good that they let nature take its course. We saw a few water buck bones. One thing that I REALLY wanted to see was a lion. It must not have been in Gods plan for us, because none of us got to. We did get to see a Hyena though. That was pretty sweet. That about wrapped up our safari. It was really cool, and I hope that maybe one day I will get the opportunity to go on another.
s and zebras! The sun was just beginning to rise, so we got some really pretty pictures. Actually, my favorite picture was taken right then. We spotted some water bucks next. The zebras and the water bucks were the most common animals of the entire journey. Next we saw a few different kinds of gazelles. I know for a fact some of them were Thompson's gazelles, but I'm not sure of the other kinds. Oh my... BABOONS! They were all over... and pretty cute. I personally think their butts look like they're made out of plastic. Haha. We saw a few warthogs. Our driver called them Pumba (you know... from Lion King)! We continued our journey around Nakuru Lake. There were thousands... maybe even millions, of flamingos! They don't really turn out to great in pictures. There were also quite a lot of pelicans. They have HUGE wingspans. It was incredible. One sad thing that we saw was a crushed tortoise :( It made me think of you, Kyle, because I know how much you love turtles. One surprising thing that we saw was
an eagle. I wasn't expecting to see one because well, does an eagle come to your mind when you think AFRICA?! I didn't think so... One thing that made me really excited was the Rhinos! They are massive animals that people would probably typically think of as ugly. In an odd way, I thought they were beautiful. They were kind of fun to watch even though they didn't move much. One of the cutest things about them was the hair on their ears. Haha. We stopped for a lunch break at Baboon Cliff. There was only one baboon there, but you got to see the most amazing view. You could see the whole park. Apparently it was a very small safari park. Our guide told us that there were no elephants, cheetahs, or wildebeest because of its size. All in all it took up eight hour
s to go through, so I still think it was fairly large. Another thing that reminded me of Kyle was this blue lizard with a bright orange head. Sadly, part of its tail was missing. I think it will grow back though. It took a while, but we finally spotted a giraffe. It was giving birth! When we left apparently it collapsed and died, and its baby died too... yet another sad occurrence. In a way it's kind of nice. The park wants to preserve the habitat and keep things all natural. It's good that they let nature take its course. We saw a few water buck bones. One thing that I REALLY wanted to see was a lion. It must not have been in Gods plan for us, because none of us got to. We did get to see a Hyena though. That was pretty sweet. That about wrapped up our safari. It was really cool, and I hope that maybe one day I will get the opportunity to go on another.The day ended with a party. Everyone that got a Katanga wore it. We ate food and sort of danced. Some played a few games. We were all pretty tired though. So, we actually got to bed at a reasonable time! Our last night in the Hotel Kunste. Our last night in Kenya. Our last night in Africa. I nearly cried. So many memories were created. I definitely will leave a large chunk of my heart here in Africa. Hopefully I'll return.
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