On our way to the Wild-Eye Mara camp, we had to drive by one of the wildebeest crossing points. They were starting to build up on the other side of the river. Every year about 1.5 million wildebeest will travel from Tanzania to Kenya and cross the Mara river for food. It is a treacherous …
Traffic Jam
On the road to the Amboseli airport we encountered a bit of a traffic jam. Now this is the kind of traffic jam I can put up with. Maralee
Giraffes and the Watering Hole
Amboseli is very flat and dry and all of the animals will head to the various water holes for food and water. We found several giraffes heading for a water hold and stopped to watch them for a while. They have such long legs that in order to drink water, they have to splay their …
Locking horns
I don't know if these wildebeest were fighting or if they were just playing, but they were tussling for a while in the dirt.
In the Dust
As our first day in Amboseli was coming to a close, the animals were heading back to safety. It was dry and dusty and as the sun was starting to go down, the backlighting on their dusty trek was beautiful.
