Into the Bush and Beyond

Into the Bush and Beyond Join me on a 12 day safari as I travel through the Kenyan bush, going beyond your wildest dreams!

Every time we go I think it’s fun to focus on one particular aspect of the animals….this time it was rear shots! Butch ...
27/06/2024

Every time we go I think it’s fun to focus on one particular aspect of the animals….this time it was rear shots! Butch even captured a human rear capturing an ele rear!!

Unexpected events sometimes make for the best experiences! While driving back to the lodge from our afternoon game drive...
07/06/2024

Unexpected events sometimes make for the best experiences! While driving back to the lodge from our afternoon game drive, our guide stopped to scan the horizon. When he tried to start it up again, the battery was dead. We tried pushing the vehicle (Malkia stayed in the car!) to no avail so What does any good guide do? Set up the sundowner table while awaiting assistance! Arrived safely back in camp to a blazing fire and a yummy dinner of lamb chops, pork chops, ribs and chicken cooked on a grill with typical Kenyan sides of sukumawiki, chapati, and ugali. A great ending to our two-week adventure!

Today is our last full day in the bush as we head back to Nairobi to fly home tomorrow. As I mentioned we are in a very...
06/06/2024

Today is our last full day in the bush as we head back to Nairobi to fly home tomorrow. As I mentioned we are in a very small conservancy where wildlife is not prolific but because we are in Kenya, there are always amazing sights. Just being out in the bush, listening to the melodious songs of the birds and watching the animals peacefully grazing puts your heart and mind at ease. The tree that looks white is full of cattle egrets!

We have moved to a very beautiful place in one of the most northern conservancies in the Mara area. The accommodations ...
06/06/2024

We have moved to a very beautiful place in one of the most northern conservancies in the Mara area. The accommodations are some of the most charming we have ever encountered, decorated by professionals, and the food is outstanding. Lunch was homemade bread, salad from the garden, beet root risotto, squash quiche, and a refreshing pineapple sorbet. Homemade hummus and guacamole for before dinner bitings with sundowners, carrot soup, French green beans in a creamy, thin sauce, and a piece of expertly fried fish! Posting pictures of food and misc rooms!

But, what is wrong with this picture? There are very few animals around us…hippos in the river, a few impala but that is about it. Leaving for a game drive shortly so maybe we will see more but for now, I would be hard-pressed to recommend this as a safari destination….more on that later with a bit of a rant!

Moving on today. We have been in The Maasai Mara Reserve and are heading north to one of the many conservancies surroun...
05/06/2024

Moving on today. We have been in The Maasai Mara Reserve and are heading north to one of the many conservancies surrounding the Reserve (more on conservancies when I have time). Yesterday we were out all day but gameviewing is very difficult because of the tall grasses. I had hoped to talk about the animals more while here but it is just not happening! More information when we return!

On safari time now…off at :630, packed breakfast, picnic lunch, back to camp late afternoon. My kind of day. From last...
04/06/2024

On safari time now…off at :630, packed breakfast, picnic lunch, back to camp late afternoon. My kind of day. From last night the highlight was 2 lions mating which Butch captured in a video to follow, baboons squawking in a tree, hippos in the Mara river. Of course, followed by sundowners and a campfire!

The Mara never disappoints! Within 20 minutes of landing we found the females of the Marsh pride lazing under a tree, a...
03/06/2024

The Mara never disappoints! Within 20 minutes of landing we found the females of the Marsh pride lazing under a tree, a field of Cape Buffalo, giraffes enjoying a ground snack, hyena. Water bucks, lilac breasted roller bird and a hippo off in the distance in the infamous Mara River.

An amazing surprise for us yesterday! Butch and I were quite tired and I told our group leader we would pass on the afte...
03/06/2024

An amazing surprise for us yesterday! Butch and I were quite tired and I told our group leader we would pass on the afternoon cultural visit and sundowners. She got a very pained expression on her face, pulled me aside and said there was no cultural visit but a huge surprise we would not want to miss. 

The surprise was a helicopter ride to enjoy sundowners on the top of a huge boulder overlooking miles of gorgeous scenery! Absolutely an unforgettable experience! Videos later! Just a few scenes from the top. Excuse duplicates…it is early!

The day dawned bright and beautiful, as usual! We were off for a camel ride and drove about 30 minutes before being let...
02/06/2024

The day dawned bright and beautiful, as usual! We were off for a camel ride and drove about 30 minutes before being let out for a 20 minute walk through the long grass to meet up with the camels. The ride was magnificent, followed by Mimosas, fruit, homemade yogurt, cereal, and eggs cooked to order over an open fire! Currently exhausted but told we must persevere as yet another surprise is in store for us!

Leaving our new friends at Sarara was hard but we are now at the beautiful Ol Malo House, a bit higher altitude and cool...
01/06/2024

Leaving our new friends at Sarara was hard but we are now at the beautiful Ol Malo House, a bit higher altitude and cooler. A lovely poolside lunch with Gallop, the camp zebra, a refreshing glass of Sauvignon Blanc (home brewed beer for Butch) followed by a Power Nap and we are off for a late afternoon game drive!

Propped up in bed, cup of coffee in hand(delivered to our cottage, of course!), watching the sunrise and listening to th...
01/06/2024

Propped up in bed, cup of coffee in hand(delivered to our cottage, of course!), watching the sunrise and listening to the birds sing. Doesn’t get much better than this! We leave later for another destination so instead of a three-hour walk up a mountain, we chose to relax and enjoy our surroundings! 2 small birds, feeding each other, a hornbill carrying food in its mouth, a hyrax climbing the post, and a baby squirrel scampering across the patio!

The Dawa competition is heating up! Simon, the most gracious bartender here at Sarara, went above and beyond last night to take over first place! When I told him that his creation was superb and would be perfect except it lacked hot chilies, what did he do? He went to the garden, picked a chili or two and made the most delicious Dawa ever! The honey is smokey-flavored here as it comes from acacia trees so the smoke-chili flavor has landed him a solid first place-for now!

The wildlife is not as profuse here but still excellent game drives…lesser Kudu, gerenuks, reticulated giraffe, elephants, vulterine guinea fowl, mama warthog and four babies walking past our room, African crow drinking from our pool, baboons on a boulder……videos of baby eles to follow…wifi still very weak!

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