This tree is full of weaver bird nests. They are very sociable and will fill a whole tree.

There was a whole troop of baboons living on the river. They didn't pay much attention to us. The bush in the picture is called a Thorn Bush -- those thorns about 4 inches long -- the Samburu & Masai use this as fences to keep the lions out. One afternoon we witnessed what was probably the aftermath of a coup attempt. One large baboon was chasing several others. He chased one into the river and patrolled the shore so the river-bound one could not get out. I have never heard such loud screams as I heard during that battle.

We called this the Stork Club. I hate to burst your bubble about storks (but I will!) They are scavengers. When the hyenas and vultures show up, so do the storks.

We thought this lion was dead when we spotted him, but he was just napping. Lions and cheetahs are so confident of their abilities that they will lie down anywhere they want, right in the open. Every other animal either travels in a pack for protection or hides.

Here are our guides, Joseph and Peter, two of the nicest men I have ever met. They don't get to see much of their families, and they have to put up with all kinds of tourists, but they love their jobs. Peter was sponsored as a child through Christian Children's Fund, and he said it changed his life, that he would not have been able to attend school without it. I sponsor a little boy in Senegal, and it only costs $288 a year. My little boy is not much of a writer, but he draws pictures for me, and I tuck stickers and balloons in the letters I send to him. Now that I have first-hand proof that CCF actually works, I try to recommend it to everyone. How often do we get a chance to change someone's life?