Thursday, September 1, 2011

Masai Mara 2011

We cannot believe that we are once again off to the Masai Mara. This is one of our favourite tours of the year and each year we visit gives us a different experience.

This is our seventh year in the Mara. Even though we leave Johannesburg at the unmentionable time of 12:20 [after midnight] we have the anticipation of our friends in Kenya again. We love flying over the vast savannah plains into the Masai Mara and enjoy the element of surprise that every day brings.

We look forward to the rumble of thunder in the late afternoons as we drive back home. The skies black will rolling clouds hold such promise for both creatures, land and photographers.

Our group is small this year and we have the pleasure of meeting our guests [from Australia] in Nairobi. Longtime supporters of Creative Escapes, we will no doubt have a great reunion.

Once again, after our trip to the Mara, we venture further afield to the ancient land of Abyssinia, now Ethiopia. We explore the ancient cities of Lalibela and Axum and David will be in his element evaluating new and intriguing scenes.

I will certainly update the FaceBook pages as and when I can, otherwise images will be uploaded on our return.

Snarling Leopard