Our hosts have a cleaning lady who comes on Tuesday mornings, so we decided to get out of the house and let her do her job uninterrupted...

The weather forecast for the next week calls for lots of rain starting on Wednesday, so we decided to do as much as possible during the...

Yesterday’s walk to Rottingdean was so nice that we decided to walk the seafront in the opposite direction towards Hove. It was a lovely...

The weather was supposed to be nice, so we decided to walk the undercliff road toward Rottingdean (who thinks of these names?) We took...

10-12 I woke up very early and tried desperately to go back to sleep but it was not to be. Eventually we got up and joined Graham...

I awakened about 1.5 hours before we landed. This was probably the first time I had ever really slept on a plane. Of course, I had been...

We got to the airport entrance and had to exit the car and walk about 100 yards to the security building, leaving all our belongings in...

At about 4:45, Bruce whispered, “Get up. There are zebras outside.” I fought my way out of the mosquito-netted bed and could barely...

Up for an early breakfast, we walked outside of the dining room and there in the distance was Mt. Kilimanjaro. The clouds usually cover...

It was finally time to go back to Kenya. (Cue sound of cheering.) Our itinerary promised a drive to the border with our guide, passport...

Had another somewhat strange breakfast, loaded the van and drove to Tarangire national park. The drive lasted about 4 hours. I’m...

We met Cosmos in the restaurant for breakfast, went back to the room for our things and then headed out to the Ngorongoro Crater. All my...

10-5 We decided to go for the balloon ride so set the alarm for 3:30 in order to make the 4:00 van. The wind picked up and was playing...

What a great soundtrack to our first night at the Simba lodge. We could hear the wildebeest grunting and somewhere in the middle of the...

I had a pretty rough night and early morning in terms of my cough. With no energy left, I was moving pretty slowly. Our lovely room...

It was a brisk morning, around 60 degrees, and we went to the dining room to meet Lemaron. I almost didn't recognize him because he was...

Lemaron let us sleep late today, so we arose at 6:00 instead of 5:30. Packed again, off to Breakfast, then a short game drive. We stopped...

Up at the crack of dawn to repack, have breakfast and start the long drive to Lake Nakuru. We retraced part of the route toward Nairobi...

I think it's in retrospect that one realizes just how special an experience was. That's my feeling about my experiences in Samburu. ...

Back in Britain with reliable wifi, so I'm adding more photos from early in the safari. One of the things I found interesting and amusing...