Destination Inspiration: Africa (Kenya)

The trip of my life.  Literally.  My husband was in Tignes, France biking the Tour de France stages the day before the tour riders came through (with Harvard buddies).  I went to Kenya to help in an AIDS orphanage and go on safari with my friend Blanding for almost 3 weeks (booked a ticket last minute online over wine!).  Here I am with the newest AIDS baby addition to the orphanage and another sweet little girl who was my shadow- and loved my blonde hair.  SO PRECIOUS!!!

Not that long ago, children couldn't live with AIDS.  The meds they have now are amazing.

The cemetery on property at the orphanage was very sobering.  

The children dianosed with AIDS not only live happy lives now, but are being adopted! So cool!

Sweet babies eating their beans and rice for lunch

the most loving children.  ever. 

Behind the giraffes on the walking safari where "Out of Africa" was filmed.  

huts built on the land 

Hiking Hell's Gate National Park (we had a guide)

Children on the Masai Mara

The Maasai tribe 

Warning:  Dizziness ahead. (Do you hear me ask our friend's daughter Lilly if she wants to dance?  I'M FINE she says quickly, hilarious.)

Our tent on safari at the Governor's Camp (oh, and there was a snake in our bathroom one morning)

Yeah, that scared.  me.  to.  death. 

Baby elephants!

heaven on earth 

cheetah

riding back to camp

you don't want to know what he was doing- it was mating season- the call it

 "the love season"

our camp at night (we had to boat across)

This video is the story of my life- of COURSE my battery is dying up on the Masai Mara
I won't be taking up filming anytime soon, I promise.

THE FYI:

-For info on the Governor's camp safaris on the Masai Mara click here

-We stayed at the Little Governor's camp- HIGHLY recommend it! So quaint and beautiful!

-We saw the "Big Five" which was incredible and sometimes missed (no guarantees) - lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo.  (We finally saw the leopard on the final day at camp.  Scary and incredible all at the same time.  Our land rover stayed quite a distance for this one compared to the other animals.)