8 August -- Masai Mara (by Caroline for Linda)

A full safari day in the Maasai Mara. Vast plains of tall, golden grass. Big sky. A single acacia tree on the plain. We feel like we are standing on top of the world at this huge game park. It is beautiful. Off road game viewing in a Land Rover with our driver, Rollex. Three lion sightings and a cheetah, too. Hippos and crocodiles in the Mara River and of course, the wildebeest migration from the Serengenti in Tanzania. Thousands of wildebeest and zebras seen migrating in single file, sometimes led by the brighter zebras, looking for grass in the greener Mara. Vultures and Maribou storks feeding on a zebra kill. Elephants, giraffes, Thompson gazelles, antelopes, bucks and tree hyrax. Boxed lunch by the river. Roger’s Lady Carol Boo Boo bird. Our last full day with the boys. South African pinot meritage, Tusker beer and gin and tonics to celebrate. What an immensely wonderful and easy trip this has been with them. Memories to last us a lifetime. Thanks, guys. Thanks for all the shopping, David.