Elsa Kopje

Well we didn't get much sleep... I think I got 1 hour in. We spent the evening at Dan and Trudy's in their yard by the fire with Jack and Coke for me and red wine for Jas....

John, our driver and guide for the Safari was there to pick us up at 6:30 am but we finally hit the road at 8:00. The drive to the Meru was good. The scenery was just amazing. There are so many villages with little shops on the way up. We stopped at the Equator and literally stood on both hemispheres at once! There was a man there showing us how that on one side of the street water was funneling down the spout turning clock wise.....then we crossed the street and all of a sudden, the water started spiraling down counter clockwise. Cool!

It is 2:10pm and we have made it to Elsa's. It took 6 and a half hours including our stops. Elsa's is approx 18 KM into the park and is the only Safari camp in the park that is 500 sq miles! We have already encountered an Elephant, Giraffe, Impala, Zebra and Water buffalo. Not bad sightings since this wasn't even a game drive.

We were brought to our room and it is that and much more than we ever expected! If you clicked on the site link, we got the same room that the site features. Its amazing!

We just finished a quick bite to eat and are sitting on mid-eastern style lounge cushions enjoying a cup of Kenyan coffee. Just in front of us, approx 25 feet away, 3 monkeys are playing by the pool!! I snapped a few good pics that I'll post later on this evening. We're off to put our bathing suits on to cool down as its probably 30 or 32 degrees and I have to say that there is a nice breeze to balance the heat off.

BFN