Day 8 in Ken

6:40am picked up for my next safari trip. The driver is called Moses.

Met some people from Melbourne ready for my arrival down under.

7:15am went through a muddy puddle and got stuck. Another van had to come and save us. And another 6 to watch.

Today we spotted the illusive leopard.

Another new spot was the baboon and his bare bum.

Still no sign of the Rhino.

We saw a whole chain of Wildebeest migrating. They migrate between Kenya and Tanzania depending on weather conditions. They come over to Kenya to mate and then back to Tanzania to bathe. They have to cross the Mara river on the way, where there are hippos and crocodiles. We saw one had been killed by a crocodile. The crocodile will then leave it to rot in the water for about a week before it can eat it as they have a bad digestive system. Stank.

4pm back to camp for my last lonely night in Maasai Mara.

Some Swahili I’ve learnt along the way:

Jambo- hello

Saur- ok

Simba- lion

Pumba- warthog

Hakauna Matata- no problem

Karibu- welcome

Ashante- thank you