![Our balloon pilot - David](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880350.Gti8Xx79.jpg) Our balloon pilot - David |
![Inflating the balloon](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880351.Kag8e3JL.jpg) Inflating the balloon |
![Almost ready for us to get in!](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880296.Gh1mvjc5.jpg) Almost ready for us to get in! |
![Of course some of us need more help than others to get in! I had the whole crew helping me.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880352.7zUt60bJ.jpg) Of course some of us need more help than others to get in! I had the whole crew helping me. |
![As we took off, the sun was just beginning to rise](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880363.eyAN6SuI.jpg) As we took off, the sun was just beginning to rise |
![The sunrise shot](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880353.k0mF14Tz.jpg) The sunrise shot |
![A herd of elephants pass below](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880364.bCjgrXFD.jpg) A herd of elephants pass below |
![Topi](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880372.a9OsjTvI.jpg) Topi |
![Waterbuck](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880373.dIHBNwNk.jpg) Waterbuck |
![Crocodile](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880375.PtNb36ja.jpg) Crocodile |
![Vultures in the tree top - we don't often get this view!](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880376.AKOnp49g.jpg) Vultures in the tree top - we don't often get this view! |
![Our souvenir balloon photo from 2009](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880300.4mXOWsMh.jpg) Our souvenir balloon photo from 2009 |
![The Mara River](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880377.L0j7aQPd.jpg) The Mara River |
![Jim and Jamie - a great father/son moment](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880302.WhjYS4iK.jpg) Jim and Jamie - a great father/son moment |
![The Mara River](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880379.97vHX2Uk.jpg) The Mara River |
![This is my favorite photo!](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880305.STMoqT8N.jpg) This is my favorite photo! |
![Black rhino sighting!](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880380.amL3PxcA.jpg) Black rhino sighting! |
![Coming in for a landing - setting up breakfast at the Lone Tree](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880310.Eow8z1dy.jpg) Coming in for a landing - setting up breakfast at the Lone Tree |
![Dismantling the balloon](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880315.17ZzmAWk.jpg) Dismantling the balloon |
![One of the couples in the balloon that were staying at Governor's were married yesterday!](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880321.B506a2SL.jpg) One of the couples in the balloon that were staying at Governor's were married yesterday! |
![A champagne breakfast (full meal deal) on the Serengeti](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880324.u5wZZwpD.jpg) A champagne breakfast (full meal deal) on the Serengeti |
![This year they had a 'loo' for the ladies - cool! Even water & soap for your hands.](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880325.xnGlVFvD.jpg) This year they had a 'loo' for the ladies - cool! Even water & soap for your hands. |
![We landed about 100 feet from this guy](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880326.flSL8gSP.jpg) We landed about 100 feet from this guy |
![Jackal](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880327.abi9uLsW.jpg) Jackal |
![A family of jackals](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880328.OGfECHgM.jpg) A family of jackals |
![Scanning to see what's for lunch - looking left......](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880330.ENaTLM6F.jpg) Scanning to see what's for lunch - looking left...... |
![Looking right.......](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880331.oUaghe6Y.jpg) Looking right....... |
![The chase begins....](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880332.vHKvoa18.jpg) The chase begins.... |
![21. Run, Tommy, Run! (Masai Mara)](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880342.aHXtYFeL.jpg) 21. Run, Tommy, Run! (Masai Mara) |
![The Thompsons gazelle is the second fastest animal in the Mara](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880343.3dzkLWwg.jpg) The Thompsons gazelle is the second fastest animal in the Mara |
![Too bad he's being chased by the fastest animal in the Mara!](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880344.xaYyjNQe.jpg) Too bad he's being chased by the fastest animal in the Mara! |
![The chase continues](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880345.XNhq5Qya.jpg) The chase continues |
![Cheetah makes the final lunge!](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880333.4CLgmXZ2.jpg) Cheetah makes the final lunge! |
![Contact! The cheetah brings down the Tommie to the ground...](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880334.DoOn4F9g.jpg) Contact! The cheetah brings down the Tommie to the ground... |
![BUT a baboon runs over to the kill .......](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880340.ZHWYVYz6.jpg) BUT a baboon runs over to the kill ....... |
![And chases the cheetah away!!! That is some lucky Tommie!](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880336.iAYGzmOO.jpg) And chases the cheetah away!!! That is some lucky Tommie! |
![The cheetah runs like he's being chased by a ghost](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880338.PIqrG9Ik.jpg) The cheetah runs like he's being chased by a ghost |
![After clearing a distance, he looks back - none of us (including the cheetah) can believe what we saw!](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880339.mrTW6OiJ.jpg) After clearing a distance, he looks back - none of us (including the cheetah) can believe what we saw! |
![What just happened there?](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880341.iywWDAGQ.jpg) "What just happened there?" |
![The baboon, after giving chase, makes sure the cheetah doesn't come back](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880346.qTEBdcmb.jpg) The baboon, after giving chase, makes sure the cheetah doesn't come back |
![A topi on guard duty](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880347.hopqTcTs.jpg) A topi on guard duty |
![Hyena](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880349.a76nASfQ.jpg) Hyena |
!['Glad I wasn't on the menu'](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880354.7DUhrKLR.jpg) 'Glad I wasn't on the menu' |
![These guys were oblivious to the whole drama](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880355.ZgUqy2YE.jpg) These guys were oblivious to the whole drama |
![Baglafecht weaver](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880356.g8MzRaan.jpg) Baglafecht weaver |
![This was a really curious bird!](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880357.bv9Yp2Mt.jpg) This was a really curious bird! |
![No drought here in the Mara at the moment, that's for sure!](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880358.XNEycK3i.jpg) No drought here in the Mara at the moment, that's for sure! |
![Hippo](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880359.iyAKucA2.jpg) Hippo |
![Close up of the hippo](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880360.ZUiDBppE.jpg) Close up of the hippo |
![Crocodile sunning himself](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880361.6leN6Nlk.jpg) Crocodile sunning himself |
![Secretary bird](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880362.miNAGKFF.jpg) Secretary bird |
![Our butler/server at Bateleur - Wilfred welcomes us to lunch](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880365.nZWTNNH3.jpg) Our butler/server at Bateleur - Wilfred welcomes us to lunch |
![Jim relaxes outside at Bateleur](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880366.w64wfBL0.jpg) Jim relaxes outside at Bateleur |
![Local Samburu entertain in the evening](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880367.isDIiXMA.jpg) Local Samburu entertain in the evening |
![The staff sang Jambo Bwana to Jamie for his birthday (even though it was last Sunday!)](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880370.0mkqjogQ.jpg) The staff sang Jambo Bwana to Jamie for his birthday (even though it was last Sunday!) |
![And, they even had a cake for him!](https://a4.pbase.com/g5/40/780740/3/118880371.aX6efgzY.jpg) And, they even had a cake for him! |