Yesterday we spent most of the day in the car. We left ANU at 6:30am to head to Tenwick Hospital 3 hours away to pick up Ellen and Jen. As we set off we had lots of time to talk about the wonderful experiences we had and enjoy the BEAUTIFUL Rift Valley along the way! We made it to Tenwick and we reunited with the ladies! We took a quick tour of the hospital, it's the largest hospital in Kenya and we got back on the road for the second leg of our journey...3 more hours to Simba Lodge for the safari. After only one break-down...apparently that's good in Kenya...we made it to the turn off road. I casually asked our driver, Joseph, if we were close...he only laughed. We literally drove another hour in the middle of nowhere...I mean NOWHERE!! We were so far away from civilization it was crazy! We saw lots of zebras, gazelle and even a giraffe or two along the way! Africa is more beautiful than any photo can depict or any person can describe...it's like Eden. So incredible!! After only being at the lodge for a half hour I had already seen 6 hippos, a ten foot crocodile, a 4 foot Gila monster and too many birds to count! As we sat down for dinner, all 14 of us, we prayed together and talked and laughed the rest of the evening! What a GREAT day!
This morning we had to be in the vans by 6:30am in order to see the animals at sunrise. It was SOOOOOO worth it!! As the sun came up over the mountains we saw a pride of lions, some more gazelle, a HUGE herd of Buffalo and two black, endangered Rhinos! WOW!! We also saw some Elephants and Giraffes in the distance. Our guide Joseph promises me that before the trip is over I will be so close to an Elephant I could reach out and touch it! Hopefully not close enough to tip over our van!! :) After we returned from our 3 hour morning safari. We all went around and got photos and played cards (Scoop Scum is our favorite!! ) And after a VERY delicious lunch...we are heading out for our evening safari! Can't wait to see more of God's INDESCRIBABLE beauty in the heart of Kenya!!
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