...this was the day we left our tented lodge shortly after dawn for the second and final location -the mud hut lodge...
...can you imagine what poor Francois must be thinking now after visiting the Maasai village huts?...
...the plains were flat and dry, the road rough but the sky was clear and the sun bright - no promise of rain today...
...after a couple of hours we were in site of the great Mara River - still just a trickle waiting for the rainy season to begin...
...our guide, David, stopped here for a photo op...
...this marker designates the border between Kenya and Tanzania...
...we have only a single entry visas so a few steps to the left and we would be in Tanzania and in a bit of trouble...
...a border ranger guided us on a brief (armed) view of another bend in the Mara...
...where more hippos enjoyed the deeper pools...
...keeping a good distance from a common predator
...the African crocodile...
...only a short distance to go before our next destination...
...park entry and another registration...
...more beautiful critters to photograph...
...and it's apparent that there has been more rain in this part of the Mara...
...view from the road of our destination...
...view from our room - plains as far as the eye can see...
...pool area view...
...lodge parameters...
...take one man...
...add a delicious drink of fresh local fruits and juices, amazing location, delicious food, the great service we have become accustomed to...
...unique accommodations (our mud huts)...
...with resident baboons...
...results - one very happy hunter (again)...
