two safaris in two days

and I saw more zebras than I could have imagined even existed! Makes sense, since they're essentially wild horses, but still - they were everywhere. We saw at least 25 rhino today - especially when they are laying down, they look almost fake. Fantastical creatures. 7 million flamingos at Lake Nakuru - you could hear the sound of their wings flapping wherever you were. Baboons EVERYWHERE - slightly unsettling, til you see the babies crawl on their mom's backs.

So grateful to have a driver recommended by the company who was a great tour guide and had a great sense of humor - his laugh was contagious. He could point out giraffe a full 30 seconds before they came into my view, and see rhino from 100 yards away. He wants to take me to the airport next Saturday - we'll see if that works out.

And yeah, I feel like i'm in Africa now. :)

The Windsor is gorgeous, as expected - golf course out my window, everything has an 'outdoor' feel to it, and again, this hotel room is bigger than my apartment. Had dinner with one colleague just now, and our other colleague should be here in an hour or so. Hoping a week of planning meetings is more thrilling than it sounds!

I've reorganized my pics a bit so you can look at specific things:
Nairobi - Fairview & Windsor - mostly pics of where I'm staying
Nairobi National Park
Lake Nakuru National Park

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