July 23- We awoke before dawn for a morning game drive. Luckily, the thirsty ground had slurped up most of the rainwater overnight, leaving navigable pools throughout our campsite. The sky was moody and the trees were shrouded in mist. For the first hour of our drive we were “maybe very unlucky” according to Mutiso,...
July 21- After uneventful flights we landed in Nairobi. We made our way to the hotel, ordered room service, and crashed. Needless to say, the back-to-back treks from Portland to Shanghai, and then Shanghai to Nairobi left us completely and totally worn out. We slept so peacefully we nearly missed our introduction meeting! Our Kenyan...
