Hello everyone! Today is the first day of our safari adventure and we are up bright and early. After a quick breakfast at the Seasons hotel in Narok we set off in our two vehicles to Masai Mara Game Park. The ride (again on the bumpy roads) was a good few hours but we enjoyed the scenery. Immediately upon entering the gate of Masai Mara the scenery was amazing and we begun stumbling upon animals. This was the perfect time of year to go on the safari because it is migrating season and the animals are on the move all around. After a few hours of searching for animals and enjoying God's wonder we headed to Fig Tree which is where we would be staying. All I can say is this place was beautiful! Immediately upon entering there are gorgeous flowers and beautiful set ups all around. We stayed in tents, but you never would have known they were tents. Each tent had 2 or 3 of us in it and it had its own porch overlooking a ravine with water in it, and its own bathroom. After settling in our rooms, we had some time to relax. Mel, Brett, James, and I spent some time lounging around or in the pool reading and soaking up the sun. It was quite warm over the weekend where we were which was a nice change. The others took naps in their rooms, or enjoyed books and discussions out on their porches. After we returned from the pool we stumbled upon some new friends, the monkeys. We had been warned about them but we didn't realize how friendly, or how big of thieves they really were! I was in my tent when I heard Daphni say "Ashley you have a visitor outside" I looked on the porch and there was this cute little monkey trying to run away with Melanie's water bottle! We all stepped out onto the porch and before we knew it we had ten or so monkeys all around us. They would come right up to you, it was quite entertaining. A few even had little babies hanging on their stomachs as they hopped around our feet. They provided a good hour or so of amusement, especially after a few people fed them. That's when they got greedy and a little too friendly. But all in all they were very enjoyable and this was an experience like no other. Sometime in the midst of all our fun we had lunch and then set out for another safari until dark came. Again this was another successful trip in which we saw many animals! They were all so active and out and about. Watching the sunset was gorgeous and all we kept saying was how can anyone believe there is not a God! After this safari we returned to Fig Tree for dinner. In the middle of dinner the power went out for a little while but it was quite enjoyable to eat with everyone around the candles. Then we followed dinner with a wonderful evening devotion and we all went back to our tents for a good night’s sleep, because we had another early morning ahead. This was a day I know none of us will forget. The astounding things that we saw were a once in a lifetime experience. We were all in wonder at the creation God had made, and so thankful he allowed us the opportunity to have a little taste of it. We all know that there is absolutely no one or no thing that could create what our God has created, and no one that could do the things in our lives and hearts that he is doing here on this trip and we are so thankful!
(We also figured God must have a great since of humor because who would ever think of the black and white stripes on zebras, or come up with the design of a bird we stumbled across that looked like a mix between a turkey, a chicken, and a peacock! Only our God :) )
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