Jambo from Kenya! After a tour of the airport we met our hotel pick up. staying at the Terminal hotel we were quite central in Nairobi, though didn't really venture out of our hotel that night other than our regular celebratory toast in the bar next door. The next day we were met by the lady who took us to the hotel to a tour office and booked a 4 day aventure to Lake Nakuru national park and the Maasi Mara! Amelia not feeling too well and no surprise Lorraine feeling a bit worse for wear we had a day of recovery in anticipation for what was to come. Next day at 9am we were picked up by Evans our guide for the next 4 days, after a little wait at the office and to pick up the 3rd member of the group - Lori, we headed into the outback! Our first day we drove the bumpy roads through the beautiful Kenyan countryside, viewing vast plains and lakes and saw our first african animals roadside en route, the zebra and the baboon! We arrived at Keerok hotel in Nukuru and after lunch ventured out to see the sea of pink flamigo's which laced the waters of lake Nukuru that we could only see from a distance on the drive in. Literally thousands of flamingo's migrate here each year, though we are really not bird people to see this sight was astounding even to us, was tempting to create a loud BANG to see them all in flight but we restrained oursleves and snapped away. The birds actuall start off white and the algae in the lake turns them pink - lovely! We witnessed the flamingo famous dance which is a mating ritual where the boys follow the 1 girl in a group - every move immitated - how annoying! We also saw the Rothschild giraffe, a leopard resting in a tree, zebra, buffalo, gazelle and nasty looking vultures! A good day! Followed by a nice dinner and a comfy bed - a bonus as we expected all 4 days to be camping! Day 2 was off to the Maasai Mara, up a 6am followed by an unfortunate 2 hour wait at a roadside restaurant waiting for another group which never materialised, darn it. On route we picked up our cook named Tito and saw our first glimpse of the Maasai people and on arrival at camp we met Simon, the camp manager, a Maasai Warrior (his given name I can't recall!). Our first safari into the Mara we saw an amazing amount of wildlife!