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African Safari – October 27th – “Elsamere” in the morning

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – October 27th – “Elsamere” in the morning We had a long day of driving ahead of us as we had our breakfast, packed our bags and left “Elsamere” and headed off along the long and bumpy road … Continue reading →

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African Safari – October 26th – Lake Naivasha and “Elsamere”

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Graeme

African Safari – October 26th – Lake Naivasha and “Elsamere” After our morning drive around Lake Nakuru, we traveled back toward Nairobi and stopped at Lake Naivasha where we would be spending the afternoon and then staying overnight at “Elsamere”, … Continue reading →

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African Safari – October 26th – Lake Naivasha boat trip

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – October 26th – Lake Naivasha boat trip Graeme did have the opportunity to go on a boat ride to see the hippos in their natural habitat. The ride started out fine under blue skies and billowing white … Continue reading →

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African Safari – October 26th – Morning Game Drive – Lake Nakuru National Park

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Ron

Superb Starling (Spreo superbus) African Safari – October 26th – Morning Game Drive – Lake Nakuru National Park The plan for the day was for us to follow the same route as we had followed the previous evening over to … Continue reading →

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African Safari – October 26th – Rise and Shine time in Lake Nakuru National Park

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – October 26th – Rise and Shine time in Lake Nakuru National Park I woke up before dawn with the moon still high in the sky; flicked on the lights to find my gear; decided to take a … Continue reading →

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African Safari – October 26th – Lake Naivasha, Kenya – Background Information

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – October 26th – Lake Naivasha, Kenya – Background Information This description comes from the background itinerary info provided by GAP Adventures.

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African Safari – October 25th – Nairobi to the Great Rift Valley

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – October 25th – Nairobi to the Great Rift Valley Having survived our long flight without incident we awoke early for our first day of our safari. 6 AM – heading for breakfast. 6:05 AM – Didn’t have … Continue reading →

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Nairobi, Kenya

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Ron

Well, according to my watch which I haven’t switched to local time yet, it is approaching 3PM EST and we have just got to our hotel here in Nairobi and met with our safari guide. We left home at noon … Continue reading →

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African Safari – Ottawa to Nairobi

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – Day 1 – October 24th in Nairobi This is Day one of our tour and is billed as an arrival day. For us it is an arrival day after traveling from Ottawa, Ontario through the night and … Continue reading →

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African Safari – October 23rd- Ottawa to Montreal

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Ron

African Safari – Ottawa to Montreal – October 23rd, 2010 We had planned on having a family member drive us to Montreal to catch our flight but when we learned that Swiss Air, KLM, and Air France run shuttle buses … Continue reading →

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