Tuesday July 19th

We had our first early morning game drive and went to a 45,000 acre ranch.  We saw the big 5 (lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, and buffalo).  We didn't really feel like we earned the lion sighting because they are tagged and we used a radar device to find them.  We were within 20 feet of the lions and still had a very hard time finding them out amongst the grass.

We had our first bush breakfast which was outrageous.  They made us eggs and bacon in the middle of nowhere. We just drove along and came upon a beautifully set table with linens and all.

Our night drive was spectacular.  We saw 21 giraffes within 5 minutes of departing Loisaba.  Cooper's favorite part of the drive was seeing a dead elephant being eaten by a group of hyena.  It was truly disgusting.  Once again Tim showed his extraordinary skills by spotting the rock hyrax when it was dark and they are the exact same color as the rock.  I asked how on earth he did it and he said he saw them moving.  CRAZY!!!

Favorite bird of the day: Long Tailed Widowbird.  When he is perched he looks like a bird, but when is flying you wouldn't have any idea what kind of creature it is.