Thursday, July 12, 2007
Safari
It feels like I should tell stories, about animal chases and fantastic sunsets. And I could. There are stories about adventure and bumpy safari rides and hot air balloons but I just don't think that the stories would do it justice. I cannot even begin to describe what our trip through Kenya was like. I cannot describe the things I saw or the people that I met because they were utterly beyond my imagination. I can tell you that seeing animals in a Zoo or on Discovery Channel is vastly different than sitting silently watching them, watching them watch me, when all you can hear is birds and the wind, on a stunning grassy hillside in the middle of Kenya, far away from everything I thought was important. I can tell you that looking a lion square in the eyes will make everything that has scared me before seem small and insignificant. Few things are more terrifying and thrilling that awakening to a Hippo 3 feet outside your tent, a pack of cheetahs feasting on a kill, or a black rhino staring you down. Safari is magical and Kenya is an amazing place that I will never forget. Other than that, lets just hope the pictures turn out well.
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I had a similar experience in a National Park in Thailand. We were camping and before heading to bed we were trying to learn a new Thai card game over near a washroom building when everyone on the site began to run over to the other side of teh area. There was an elephant that had come onto the campsite and has meandering around. By the time we figured out what was going on it had gone back into the jungle. We stood there, a couple with flashlights and peered into the dense flora. Every few minutes the elephant would move and with it all the trees. Eventually it went into the river and we were left to inspect its tracks through the site.
My urban safari through the Bay Area won't hold a flame to your ACTUAL safari through Africa. So jealous! Can't wait to talk with you. Hugs and Chocolate Kisses...
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