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Today is 23rd July Wednesday . We are in the Sweet Waters Tented Camp. We over slept as there is no wake up call.
We hurriedly get ready and proceed to have Break Fast.
The other group people who had joined us in Nairobi are leaving for India today. The Tour Manager who came with them is also leaving. We say our good byes to our friends from the other group. Few people and the tour Manager come with us in our Vehicle. They drop us at a place called Aberdare.
Then they all proceed to Nairobi to take the flight back.
It is a kind of a club house and also a Lodge. The Lunch for us is arranged here. We are to stay in a place called Ark Lodge . Arrangements have been made for us to be transported to this place called Ark Lodge which is in the middle of a Mountainous Wild.
Our guide John will be coming back the next day morning to pick us up as he is going to Nairobi with the other guests to drop them in the Airport. We will be dropped back here from the Ark Lodge the next day early morning.
The Club House is a lovely place in a hill station. We are here now at 9.30 a.m. and have nothing to do till Lunch.
We both have coffee but have to pay for it as we are entitled only for Lunch here.
When we make enquiries about the activities there, we understand we can take a Nature walk with a guide/Ranger. Again we have to pay extra in $$. We both decide to take that Nature Walk.
The Weather is little cold but pleasant. We get into the Game Reserve by walk and see some Water Bucks and Warthog.
A little further we see group of Giraffes and that too reticulated ones. Oh My My! there are 14 of them including two babies, few adults and few youngsters. We walk very near them. They are all looking at us exactly as they looked at the Lion yesterday all turning towards us watching intently. I can not believe myself that I am looking at so many Wild Giraffes. They are very good looking.
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The Two Zebras look as if they share the head!!
We go further and we see some Zebras which run away on seeing us.
We return the same way looking at the Giraffe. I say bye bye to them and feel like shaking hands ?! with them.
We walk back . It is uphill climb now. I am huffing and puffing.
What an Experience! Walking in the Wild.
We reach the Lodge. Wifi is available. So we sit and browse.
We have lunch a very good one. Every where the food (vegetarian for us) is very good with nice soups, Rice, vegetables, salads, desserts, fruits.
Now we are ready to proceed to Ark.
We all take a Bus. It is 45 minutes drive. But it is very cloudy and we are told since it is raining we may not see many animals.
This huge Warthog we saw on our way to Ark lodge. It has such a big tusks.
Ark is a lodge where they have viewing decks. Animals come here to drink water in the artificial water hole. The Salt which we saw yesterday on the Road for sale has also been put abundantly near the water hole, so that the animals will come to eat ( literally lick it) . There are focus light to see the animals.
All these lights are (even in night Safari) is kind of infra red lights which does not hinder the animals but lets us view the animals nicely.
So here instead of we going in search of animals , we can view the animals which come to this place.
Very very nice place to stay in the middle of thick Jungle, a place which is really in the middle of nowhere. Many tourists are here around more than 100 people.
We have to climb down lots of wooden steps to reach the lodge and to reach rooms also we have to climb up and down to the dining hall, to the rooms, viewing decks which are all in different levels.
We have coffee (most welcome) and we hear the Bell ringing once. They have a system where the bell sound is the sign that an animal is sighted near the water hole and we can watch them coming out to the deck. One is for Elephant, and similarly 3 is for Leopard.
We all rush out to the Balcony /viewing deck to see Elephant drinking water.
At 5 p.m. itself it is very dark and we go out to the bridge to see birds coming to feed in the birds feed they have kept. We see yellow weaver bird. Two guides are standing there to tell us about the birds. We see a small deer called Dik-dik They say it is very difficult to see a Dik-dik as they are very shy and never come out.
The walking bridge through which we reached the Lodge.
Due to the bad weather only few birds came to feed. One of them.
The Yellow Weaver Bird.
Dik-dik
Weaver Bird
Suddenly we hear some noise of breaking of branches in the Dark. Guide tells us that it is an Elephant . We can see it coming stealthily ( we feel that way because it is partly hidden) . It is a Male Elephant with huge tusks.
Near the waters.
Communication
More Elephant family.
We go to the deck and the Elephant has reached there, we see baby elephants and also some Buffaloes.
Since it rained the not many animals come out as they had rightly predicted.
I am disappointed that we could not see the Leopard.
We eat dinner and go to bed without hearing any more bells.
Today is 23rd July Wednesday . We are in the Sweet Waters Tented Camp. We over slept as there is no wake up call.
We hurriedly get ready and proceed to have Break Fast.
The other group people who had joined us in Nairobi are leaving for India today. The Tour Manager who came with them is also leaving. We say our good byes to our friends from the other group. Few people and the tour Manager come with us in our Vehicle. They drop us at a place called Aberdare.
Then they all proceed to Nairobi to take the flight back.
The Aberdare Club Building.
It is a kind of a club house and also a Lodge. The Lunch for us is arranged here. We are to stay in a place called Ark Lodge . Arrangements have been made for us to be transported to this place called Ark Lodge which is in the middle of a Mountainous Wild.
Our guide John will be coming back the next day morning to pick us up as he is going to Nairobi with the other guests to drop them in the Airport. We will be dropped back here from the Ark Lodge the next day early morning.
The Club House is a lovely place in a hill station. We are here now at 9.30 a.m. and have nothing to do till Lunch.
We both have coffee but have to pay for it as we are entitled only for Lunch here.
When we make enquiries about the activities there, we understand we can take a Nature walk with a guide/Ranger. Again we have to pay extra in $$. We both decide to take that Nature Walk.
The Weather is little cold but pleasant. We get into the Game Reserve by walk and see some Water Bucks and Warthog.
A little further we see group of Giraffes and that too reticulated ones. Oh My My! there are 14 of them including two babies, few adults and few youngsters. We walk very near them. They are all looking at us exactly as they looked at the Lion yesterday all turning towards us watching intently. I can not believe myself that I am looking at so many Wild Giraffes. They are very good looking.
The group of huge Giraffes.
The Reticulated Giraffe.
Light coloured Male Giraffe.
The young one is also looking at us.
Posing for the Camera
The Water bucks and Zebras
The Two Zebras look as if they share the head!!
Along with us Giraffes are also looking at the Camera.
Giraffes again.
We go further and we see some Zebras which run away on seeing us.
We return the same way looking at the Giraffe. I say bye bye to them and feel like shaking hands ?! with them.
The Adult and the little ones.
Bye Bye Giraffe.
Watching us move away?
We walk back . It is uphill climb now. I am huffing and puffing.
What an Experience! Walking in the Wild.
We reach the Lodge. Wifi is available. So we sit and browse.
We have lunch a very good one. Every where the food (vegetarian for us) is very good with nice soups, Rice, vegetables, salads, desserts, fruits.
Now we are ready to proceed to Ark.
We all take a Bus. It is 45 minutes drive. But it is very cloudy and we are told since it is raining we may not see many animals.
This huge Warthog we saw on our way to Ark lodge. It has such a big tusks.
Ark is a lodge where they have viewing decks. Animals come here to drink water in the artificial water hole. The Salt which we saw yesterday on the Road for sale has also been put abundantly near the water hole, so that the animals will come to eat ( literally lick it) . There are focus light to see the animals.
All these lights are (even in night Safari) is kind of infra red lights which does not hinder the animals but lets us view the animals nicely.
So here instead of we going in search of animals , we can view the animals which come to this place.
Very very nice place to stay in the middle of thick Jungle, a place which is really in the middle of nowhere. Many tourists are here around more than 100 people.
We have to climb down lots of wooden steps to reach the lodge and to reach rooms also we have to climb up and down to the dining hall, to the rooms, viewing decks which are all in different levels.
We have coffee (most welcome) and we hear the Bell ringing once. They have a system where the bell sound is the sign that an animal is sighted near the water hole and we can watch them coming out to the deck. One is for Elephant, and similarly 3 is for Leopard.
We all rush out to the Balcony /viewing deck to see Elephant drinking water.
At 5 p.m. itself it is very dark and we go out to the bridge to see birds coming to feed in the birds feed they have kept. We see yellow weaver bird. Two guides are standing there to tell us about the birds. We see a small deer called Dik-dik They say it is very difficult to see a Dik-dik as they are very shy and never come out.
The Ark Lodge where we stayed
The walking bridge through which we reached the Lodge.
The Elephant with its reflection in water.
Cape Buffalo
Due to the bad weather only few birds came to feed. One of them.
The Yellow Weaver Bird.
Weaver Bird
Suddenly we hear some noise of breaking of branches in the Dark. Guide tells us that it is an Elephant . We can see it coming stealthily ( we feel that way because it is partly hidden) . It is a Male Elephant with huge tusks.
The Elephant coming from the Jungle.
Near the waters.
Communication
More Elephant family.
We go to the deck and the Elephant has reached there, we see baby elephants and also some Buffaloes.
Since it rained the not many animals come out as they had rightly predicted.
I am disappointed that we could not see the Leopard.
We eat dinner and go to bed without hearing any more bells.
1 comment:
Warthog with tusks is an interesting animal.
Yellow weaver bird is beautiful bird.
Wooden bridge through which you passed to lödge is very romantic.
Photos are beautiful.
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