Sentrim Amboseli Lodge Amboseli National Park

... before lunch, then walked back to Horombo. Had my knee bandaged to make it easier to walk on, and got there in 3hrs. Staying in H-9 tonight with Gary and Jake again. Last chilly night on the mountain and slept for virtually 12hrs straight.


Day 5 - Gary was still not feeling well when he woke up, so he and Jake left at 6am. We on the other-hand left at 8am. Took me 3hrs to reach Mandara Huts for lunch. On the flat sections I could walk over no ...

... where we all had to disembark and have our photos taken by the Kenyan authorities.

The Kenya vehicles are a major downgrade from the ones in Tanzania. These are Nissan vans, with tighter quarters, smaller windows and no suspension. When the roof top is popped, they are too short for Patrick (6’6”). And when he sits down, the windows are too short for him to see out. He was miserable until he resorted to riding in ...

... for a very interesting trip to the john at anytime. Even our guide admits that this camp is below the standards of most of the other camps we have used on this trip and he knows he has a public relations problem to deal with. It is not resolved this night and this is the last memory of our safari trip. We are not impressed or happy. Sometimes it is the last things that you see or do that you remember the most and we are heartbroken that our safari has to end this way.

... taken some very good technical cold weather clothing with me including some IceBreaker merino wool thermals that I wore for the whole trip. There were a number of people in our party who were not well enough to attempt the summit and one member of our group had to be medivaced off the mountain using the trusty Tanzanian rescue stretcher. Those who were still healthy set out up the mountain just after 11pm, once we had finished packing our bags and drinking our tea.

With our ...

... or rocks I could find, repeat. We hiked for a good 3 hours and then stopped for my boxed lunch. After that we continued on our way through the moorland for another 1 1/2 hours until we made it to Horombo Hut (3720m). I had made it in 5 hours on the nose including our stop for lunch! Yay me! The estimated time it should take is 6 hours so I was doing great! I had also passed a few people on the trek up during the morning and August kept commenting on how well I was doing ...

... incredible view of Mt. Kili in the mornings (before the clouds settle in). There were also lots of birds (hornbills, waxbills, rollers, and weavers). We ended up going a number of game drives into the park which is not that large but has a huge density of wildlife. With hundreds of animals everywhere we got a great chance to snap lots of pictures. The numbers of ...

... up to get the gifts. We played with the soccer balls for a bit but unfortunately we had to leave after a half hour to keep up with the days busy schedule. Throughout the day we headed through the city of Arusha, back into Kenya and into Amboseli park. This park is in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro and is haven for hundreds of elephants. We arrived in the park and went on another game drive. To be honest, by this point the game drives are getting a bit ...

... Camp, we planned to hike down to a lower camp at 10,000 feet, sleep, and have a short hike out on day seven. On the way to the lower camp, Angela had to stop and use the Freshette. Due to operator error, she flooded the funnel and managed to stream urine all over every piece of clothing below her waste. I was talking to Winford (who had his back to Angela). After the accident, she looked at my like ...

... one. The freshette is an amazing device that allows women to avoid frostbite and freezing, and it certainly came in handy for Angela when it got colder. She was hesitant to use it the first day, but she figured it out on day two. And when she did, she delivered one of the greatest lines of all womankind. We were both standing next to each other peeing, and she said, "So, do you feel a sense of camaradarie yet?" It was funny at the time.

... Elephants ( Amboselli is known to be the best national park in the world to spot elephants in the wild) Amaara( under 02 years ) and Ayush would get excited about spotting animals . The landscape is totally different to what one expects out of a wild life park... this is temperate forests with ankle length grass and few bushes around... It is truly one of the most beautifully parks I have ever been to ..and it is at the foothills of the Mount Kilimanjaro. - Opened ...