A quick start from the campsite got us to Amboseli for another day of amazing wildlife.
Immediately there was a herd of impalas.
The views of Mount Kilimanjaro were breathtaking.
While we had seen African buffalo in Shimba Hills, we definitely weren't this close before.
Hyenas are bigger and meaner looking than I'd imagined.
There were incredible numbers of elephants. At one time I tried to count, and got up to 56 in my sight. There were many more at other parts of the park.
This picture is a little dark, but in the lower left you can see a family of three elephants. In the right, above the trees, is Mount Kilimanjaro.
Again, Staci has the better camera and will come home with better pictures. A highlight of the day was an entire group of hippos out of the water sunning, and even walking a bit. Also, the variety of birds was incredible.
Some bird species seen here were:
Saddle billed stork
Crowned Crane
Yellow billed stork
Ibis
Blacksmith plovers
Jackson's plover
Squaker heron
Sacred ibis
It is said there are over 150 species of birds in the park. The variety was amazing.
For a contrast we stopped for lunch, and wifi, inside the park at the posh Amboseli Lodge. We didn't fit in, with our hiker clothes and rumpled look. They let us order a little something and a soda and use their internet for quite a while. It just proves that if there's enough money there can be good wifi anywhere! Instead of staying there for over $350/night, we stayed again at our campground for $10/night.
DECEMBER 14-Drive from Amboseli back to Voi
It was a long drive back to Voi.
DECEMBER 15-Zero Day
Hand washed clothes, tried to repair air mattress, again, and finalized Rangers for hiking the 16th.
