We have our itinerary in hand, and know that we will be travelling for at least the next thirty six hours to get back to Collingwood. The packing job takes no time at all as we are pro's by this stage of the game, then we climb up to the lodge one last time and … Continue reading The Long Road Home →

We have a full day scheduled, starting with a trip to a local Samburu village, an optional short hike, then our warrior dance prior to dinner. But first, let me tell you about last night! The rain started even before the end of dinner, and we shared umbrellas with our armed escort back to the … Continue reading A Day With the Samburu →

Ian is our pilot this morning, and we take off from the Solio private grassy airstrip, heading north over the mountains, crossing the equator, and will land at the Sasaab Camp airstrip, one of the sketchiest we have seen so far, but all goes well. As we are all wearing headsets, Ian is able to … Continue reading Sasaab…….The Land of the Samburu →

Jutta and I are overwhelmed by the lion sighting last night, but another day dawns, and we have time for a game drive before heading to the airstrip at 11:30........just the two of us in the plane, so we can be a little late if something good happens. Amos is pumped and ready to go........5:45am … Continue reading Sunrise at Solio →

We share a van with Kath and Jimmy down to Wilson Airport in Nairobi.....not the big international one.......this is the busiest small airport in the world.........little planes running around like it's the parking lot at Costco, dumping people on the tarmac, and more loading up and taking off all at the same time........organized chaos but … Continue reading Oh SOLIO……Oh SOLIO…..Mio →