Hello from Mombasa!
I'm in an internet cafe in Mombasa, just checking in to let everyone know that I haven't been eaten by a lion...yet. :-)
It's been an amazing week so far, even though the schedule (as previously posted) has been grueling. But the rewards have been well worth it. We've seen our rare, maneless Tsavo lions almost every day for hours at a time. I've seen elephants, zebra, oryx, giraffe, caracal (go look it up!), hyrax (yeah, go look that up, too!), agamas, go-away birds, and this very morning, a cheetah teasing a group of Burchell's zebra. Gotta say: this ain't nuthin' like visiting a zoo. Last night at about 11:30, I was awakened by an elephant trumpeting, maybe 30 feet from my tent. This morning, I came down from breakfast to find four cape buffalo munching grass about ten feet from my tent--inside the camp perimeter. You can't get any closer than this, and it's been wonderful.
The people are, for the most part, pretty great. As I expected, there's been a certain amount of cliquishness forming, something I'm never comfortable with. Still, I'm finding my people and my comfort zone, and the most imporant thing is that we're getting good work done.
Must run; the costs for an internet connection here are outrageous. But I wanted to say hi and connect, even if briefly. I miss everyone, really, and can't wait to share stories and pictures in detail.
webcowgirl, shadowdaddy, and kit_hartford: See you in a week!
It's been an amazing week so far, even though the schedule (as previously posted) has been grueling. But the rewards have been well worth it. We've seen our rare, maneless Tsavo lions almost every day for hours at a time. I've seen elephants, zebra, oryx, giraffe, caracal (go look it up!), hyrax (yeah, go look that up, too!), agamas, go-away birds, and this very morning, a cheetah teasing a group of Burchell's zebra. Gotta say: this ain't nuthin' like visiting a zoo. Last night at about 11:30, I was awakened by an elephant trumpeting, maybe 30 feet from my tent. This morning, I came down from breakfast to find four cape buffalo munching grass about ten feet from my tent--inside the camp perimeter. You can't get any closer than this, and it's been wonderful.
The people are, for the most part, pretty great. As I expected, there's been a certain amount of cliquishness forming, something I'm never comfortable with. Still, I'm finding my people and my comfort zone, and the most imporant thing is that we're getting good work done.
Must run; the costs for an internet connection here are outrageous. But I wanted to say hi and connect, even if briefly. I miss everyone, really, and can't wait to share stories and pictures in detail.
webcowgirl, shadowdaddy, and kit_hartford: See you in a week!