Often referred to as "the most characteristic" of Africa's water animals, the lumbering hippopotamus is truly a wonder to see. Because they tend to stay mostly submerged most of the time (thanks to …
Africa: The Migration (3) – Our Safari and Our First Elephants
The Best Four (Charles, Nerisa, Geoffrey, and Guy) took off for Masai Mara to see the migration, and we were hardly out of the campsite and into the game reserve before we were amazed at the numbers …
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Africa: The Migration (2) – The Four Best Head Out
We've taken to calling ourselves "the four best," since we like to think our our little group as The Four Best African Friends. Not sure it works, 'cause I have so many best friends in Africa that it …
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Africa: The Migration
Sometimes referred to as "The Great Migration" or the "Wildebeest Migration," most people in Africa simply speak of this incredible natural phenomenon as "The Migration." The sheer scope of this …
Masai Mara (14): Sunday Elephant
Charles and I planned our final game drive for Sunday morning, since the Sekenani Gate, where we had entered the Masai Mara Game Research and from which we would leave, was quite some distance from …
Masai Mara (13): An Historic Sighting
While I had made it clear to Charles and to Tomas that I would dearly love to see more elephants, as many as we could fine, I was pretty comfortable with the idea that one doesn't necessarily see what …
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