So I may have bought this on the way out of Tanzania. The artist has glued a piece of fabric on the canvas where the lion is and has crinkled it up, so it’s a little bit 3D.
It’s HUGE. I’m not sure how I’m going to get it back to Australia…
The place we’re staying at is very luxurious, but they have monkeys and baboons on the grounds. We were warned not to leave our doors open. I sat outside to blog, leaving the front door open behind me. This little guy was about to walk straight past me and into the room, as brazen as you like!
I think we’ve been spoiled so far on this trip. We drove back to Kenya today, and we’re staying in a luxurious lodge right in the centre of a game park renowned for its large herds of elephants and gazelles.
Unfortunately, it’s been raining for the past few days, so the animals have all moved higher up the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro.
We drove slowly around for a couple of hours with pretty slim pickings.
Hyena walking after some cranes.
Jackals appeared out of nowhere, right behind the hyena.
Another hyena was nonchalantly walking, even crossing the road close to the jeep.
The cars didn’t seem to bother him at all.
As we were during, we saw two elephants walking across the immense plain. As they got closer, we noticed something.
The back bull elephant had only one tusk.
“They lose them sometimes when fighting,” said Nickolas, our driver. “Once they lose them, they never grow back.”
As we drove, there was a gap in the clouds and we could see snow on the mountain. We stopped to take pictures. This might be the best view we have of Kilimanjaro, who knows?
Then as we watched, the clouds began to move.
Can you believe that in the space of 3 weeks, I’ve seen both Mt Fuji and Mt Kilimanjaro-and they’ve both been clear?
And to think I thought this drive would be a fizzer!
Then, as the moon looked gorgeous…
…a hippo appeared. They come out of the water at night to graze.
An owl was sitting in the grass. I took this…
… but look what you can see once I zoomed in. I’m so glad I bought this phone!
Later, when we were all in the bar having pre-dinner drinks, a monkey suddenly jumped on the table and started stuffing his face full of peanuts. He was going for his life, because he knew he’d be chased away. He was salty about it, standing up on the roof behind us to intimidate us.
Tomorrow we have to leave at 6:15 for an early morning game drive.
Dad Joke of the Day:
Oh wow!! Just catching up on your blog and I’m Amazed at the amount of wildlife you’ve seen (and photographed!): so cool !
Yes, we’re very lucky.
It’s been the most wonderful trip.