These pictures are long overdue as well. A few weeks ago I went on safari to the Maasai Mara, which is one of Africa's greatest wildlife reserves. It is an amazingly beautiful & serene place. There is no place on earth like it. So I went with two friends from George Washington who have been doing their fellowships in Uganda (not too far from me). They came along with some of their co-workers in Uganda who were from Canada. We had an absolutely wonderful. We stayed at this camp called Sarova. We were treated like kings. Sarova is a permanent tent camp but "tent" and "camp" hardly capture what it was like. It was definitely one of the nicest places I have ever stayed. So we saw almost all of the typical animals to be spotted in the Mara. We saw almost all of the big five. The big five include the lion, elephant, buffalo, black rhino & leopard. We saw the first 3 up close and we think a leopard from a far. We did not see the black rhino which is an endangered species. Below are a few of the pictures of the scenery & the animals. If you ever find yourself in Kenya, the Maasai Mara has to be on the top of the list of places to see.
Self-portrait on the long road journey to the Mara.
The Sarova. Wonderful place to stay.
Our "tent" at Sarova - there is a permanent bathroom on the backside of the tent, hardwood floors inside, etc.
The bedroom in our tent. Very comfy bed.
One of my favorite animals - giraffe!
The most magnificent creature in all of the Mara (in my opinion), the lionness.
The king of the jungle
Baboon getting close to our car. One was eating some sort of paper in the road.
We saw lots of zebra.
A bit fuzzy but you can see the rain coming from the cloud ahead.
Standing outside of our safari van in the sun. Akin told me not to get out of the van at any time in the wild but obviously I didn't listen. :)
This is the border with Tanzania. T for Tanzania & K for Kenya. So really, I have now been to Tanzania too.
The whole group standing on the border
Here are the buffalo.
A large family of elephants crossing the road by us.
The elephants decided to play, drink & bathe in the water hole.
Lots of impalas.
The view of the beautiful African plain. Had to capture the acacia trees again.
Self-portrait on the long road journey to the Mara.
The Sarova. Wonderful place to stay.
Our "tent" at Sarova - there is a permanent bathroom on the backside of the tent, hardwood floors inside, etc.
The bedroom in our tent. Very comfy bed.
One of my favorite animals - giraffe!
The most magnificent creature in all of the Mara (in my opinion), the lionness.
The king of the jungle
Baboon getting close to our car. One was eating some sort of paper in the road.
We saw lots of zebra.
A bit fuzzy but you can see the rain coming from the cloud ahead. 
Standing outside of our safari van in the sun. Akin told me not to get out of the van at any time in the wild but obviously I didn't listen. :)
This is the border with Tanzania. T for Tanzania & K for Kenya. So really, I have now been to Tanzania too.
The whole group standing on the border
Here are the buffalo.
A large family of elephants crossing the road by us.
The elephants decided to play, drink & bathe in the water hole.
Lots of impalas.
The view of the beautiful African plain. Had to capture the acacia trees again. 
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