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Nairobi, May 20, 2013

Another great day in Nairobi! After a lovely breakfast at the Norfolk Hotel, and a briefing by Daniel on the up-coming safari, we headed out to David Sheldrick's Wildlife Trust to see the elephants at the public viewing at 11:00. This was our fourth time here as well - and we never tire of it. Of course I was standing in the wrong place at the right time when one of the younger elephants decided to splash everyone behind him with red mud! I still proudly wear the 'red blotch stains' on my pants.
Next up Langata Giraffe Center to pet, feed and kiss the Rothschild Giraffe - that's always such fun. This was followed by a delicious Carnivore lunch - we never tire of this either. It's always such a good meal.
From here we tried to get to the Railroad Museum but got stuck in a stand-still-for-two-hours traffic jam. It was downtown at least, so we never tired of the sights even though we sat for hours. We diarized the Railroad Museum for another day & went to the hotel to 'repack' for the safari.
Newspaper sellers take a break to read the paper on Uhuru Highway
Newspaper sellers take a break to read the paper on Uhuru Highway
At David Sheldrick's Wildlife Trust
At David Sheldrick's Wildlife Trust
David Sheldrick's Wildlife Trust
David Sheldrick's Wildlife Trust
David Sheldrick's Wildlife Trust
David Sheldrick's Wildlife Trust
Leading in the kids....
Leading in the kids....
David Sheldrick's Wildlife Trust
David Sheldrick's Wildlife Trust
feeding time at David Sheldrick's Wildlife Trust
feeding time at David Sheldrick's Wildlife Trust
The ellies love those bottles!
The ellies love those bottles!
I'm SOOOO tired!
"I'm SOOOO tired!"
As they like to muck about in the mud, the elephants match the colour of the soil
As they like to muck about in the mud, the elephants match the colour of the soil
And now so do I!!   I was standing in the right place at the wrong time & really got splattered when they were mucking about!
And now so do I!! I was standing in the right place at the wrong time & really got splattered when they were mucking about!
Deb at David Sheldrick's Wildlife Trust
Deb at David Sheldrick's Wildlife Trust
Kissing the giraffe at Langata Giraffe Center
Kissing the giraffe at Langata Giraffe Center
Mike gets a kiss too!
Mike gets a kiss too!
At Langata Giraffe Center
At Langata Giraffe Center
Even Jim gets in the action
Even Jim gets in the action
Giraffe Manor - someday we will stay there!
Giraffe Manor - someday we will stay there!
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Cooking pits at the Carnivore
Cooking pits at the Carnivore
This was the first time I had seen them do a whole turkey!
This was the first time I had seen them do a whole turkey!
The start of a Monday afternoon traffic jam in downtown Nairobi
The start of a Monday afternoon traffic jam in downtown Nairobi
We were at a standstill for a few hours smack in the middle of downtown
We were at a standstill for a few hours smack in the middle of downtown
Oblivious to the traffic below
Oblivious to the traffic below