Jambo to my friends....Since the Samburu Village school was closed, we had to make alternate plans with the school supplies. We decided to give them to our driver/guide, Stanley and his church school tomorrow as we drive back to Nairobi. Our original flight from here to the Masai Mara was cancelled due to no other bookings, so we have to drive back to Nairobi to get the flight into the Masai Mara...
Today we did take a long game drive from 8 am to 4 pm. We took a picnic lunch and did see a lot of critters! In the Samburu region there are some animals here that do not live anywhere else. The Oryx, the Grayson's Zebra, the Gernock Antelope, and the Reticulated Giraffes. We saw all of those and more. We also saw families of elephants looking for water. These savannahs are very dry and dusty. The animals are looking for water everywhere. The river is down to a mere dribble here and there. I feel sorry for the elephants who need more water than anyone. The big females actually dig holes and use their trunks to pull out mud and squirt it off and dig some more until the hole fills with some water...not clear, but water. The bird life is centered around the little water in the river also. We saw many beaters, shrikes, and the lilac breasted rollers that we love so much. We also saw many weavers and their nests are different from the ones we saw in Uganda.
As we drove through the Samburu village, children were along the roads and Richard threw lollipops out the window for them They were screaming and saying "Caribou!" (That's thank you in Swahili) The lodge here turns off the power everyday from 3-6 pm and it is very hot and dry. You drink a lot of water and now there is no fan to cool the rooms. The windows have screens, but they say the baboons and Verdant Monkeys (black faced) are very bad and "misbehave" whenever they can and can turn a room upside down! These are some sneaky monkeys! We have a travel day tomorrow, so will be back in touch when we are settled in the Serena Mara Lodge. Ellen
Today we did take a long game drive from 8 am to 4 pm. We took a picnic lunch and did see a lot of critters! In the Samburu region there are some animals here that do not live anywhere else. The Oryx, the Grayson's Zebra, the Gernock Antelope, and the Reticulated Giraffes. We saw all of those and more. We also saw families of elephants looking for water. These savannahs are very dry and dusty. The animals are looking for water everywhere. The river is down to a mere dribble here and there. I feel sorry for the elephants who need more water than anyone. The big females actually dig holes and use their trunks to pull out mud and squirt it off and dig some more until the hole fills with some water...not clear, but water. The bird life is centered around the little water in the river also. We saw many beaters, shrikes, and the lilac breasted rollers that we love so much. We also saw many weavers and their nests are different from the ones we saw in Uganda.
As we drove through the Samburu village, children were along the roads and Richard threw lollipops out the window for them They were screaming and saying "Caribou!" (That's thank you in Swahili) The lodge here turns off the power everyday from 3-6 pm and it is very hot and dry. You drink a lot of water and now there is no fan to cool the rooms. The windows have screens, but they say the baboons and Verdant Monkeys (black faced) are very bad and "misbehave" whenever they can and can turn a room upside down! These are some sneaky monkeys! We have a travel day tomorrow, so will be back in touch when we are settled in the Serena Mara Lodge. Ellen
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