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July 11: Nairobi, Kenya – Our last day in Africa

Posted on July 20, 2012 by East to Hedon

We started this morning at a much more civilized hour; we didn’t have to leave for our first stop until 10 AM… YEEAAAH! The first place we visited was the, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trusts’ Orphans’ Project (http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/). This project is … Continue reading →

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June 30: Tsavo East to Diani Beach, Kenya

Posted on July 14, 2012 by East to Hedon

Similar to most facilities in the national parks, our lodge was surrounded by an electrified game fence. And by electrified, we don’t mean tickle-your-cow-electrified; theses fences have current strong enough to discourage adult Elephants! In the included image, you will see … Continue reading →

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June 29: Pachyderm Encounters of the Closest Kind – Tsavo East Nat’l Park

Posted on July 14, 2012 by East to Hedon

We drove from Tsavo West National Park to Tsavo East National Park(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsavo_East_National_Park) this morning. The four hour drive took us from the dramatic cinder cone vistas of extinct volcanos, including Kilimanjaro, to the more familiar savanna and woodlands of East Africa. The … Continue reading →

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June 28: Amboseli to Tsavo West National Park, Kenya

Posted on July 13, 2012 by East to Hedon

We noticed a subtle difference in our passenger load this morning as a smartly dressed young man climbed into the front passenger seat carrying his briefcase, walkie-talkie,… and an AK-47 Assault Rifle. Patrick introduced us to Samwell, our askari (an armed … Continue reading →

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June 27: Amboseli Day 2

Posted on July 8, 2012 by East to Hedon

We started the morning with a game drive. As we were leaving the lodge compound, we were treated to a spectacular view of Kilimanjaro in the early morning light. Of course we stopped to take photos. (We’ll send you some, … Continue reading →

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June 26: Nairobi to Amboseli National Park

Posted on July 8, 2012 by East to Hedon

We were torn from the warm embrace of our comfy bed at 5:00 AM – AGAIN! Patrick, our guide and driver from JT Safaris (http://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowUserReviews-g317068-d318009-r22534296-Julius_Safaris_Day_Trips-Ukunda_Coast_Province.html), picked us up at the hotel well before dawn. When everything else is on African-time here, … Continue reading →

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June 22: Serengeti National Park

Posted on July 7, 2012 by East to Hedon

Siringet… Maasai for “endless plains”. The great Serengeti… what more do we need to say (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serengeti)…

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June 8: Game Drives in South Luangwa Nat’l Park

Posted on June 25, 2012 by East to Hedon

Up and ready to go before the sun is up, AGAIN; this is no way to treat a non-morning-person! We all pile into our Land Rover for our first game drive of the day. This took us throughout the section … Continue reading →

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June 5: Victoria Falls and even more…

Posted on June 25, 2012 by East to Hedon

This morning we finally visited the constant background roar we have listened to since our arrival at the campsite: Victoria Falls – Mosi-oa-Tunya, “The Smoke That Thunders”  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Falls). When you first see the falls, it’s definitely one of those, “mere … Continue reading →

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