It’s all nature, Miton likes to say. When we set out on a game drive whether it’s 6 am or 4 pm, what we see is dependent on what nature has to say.

When we arrived at Wildlife Tourism College (WTC) we were treated to a burst of color and music and dance in the outdoor arena.

As my time in Kenya comes to an end, I’ve been thinking increasingly about my friend and mentor Kurt Luedtke.

If yesterday was quiet on the plains, today returned us to heart-thumping wildlife adventure that you’d expect in Africa.

It was a quiet day on the savannah. The animals went about their business without excitement. No hysterical hyenas.

We saw seven lions today. Not together, all in one sighting, but throughout the day. Two males, four females and a cub. 

The sky was still orange and slightly dark. Dawn. We pulled up between two Land Cruisers carrying tourists.

We received a PowerPoint presentation on our first night at the Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservation Project in Karibu, Kenya.

Four years ago, my good friend, Marti, and my sister, Barbara, stood at my dining room table with me in front of an open suitcase.