Elephants!

Today we made it to the elephant orphanage! Well, it's really more than that - see here for more info. Viewing hours are from 11am-12pm only, and Martin decided he'd like to be my chauffeur, so we headed out after breakfast and got there just as the 'show' was starting.

There were nine elephants under 18 months old being fed and having a good ol' time playing in the dirt. Some selected shots:
From Nairobi, take 2

From Nairobi, take 2

From Nairobi, take 2


I've never seen that many elephants interact at once - so playful, so small yet huge...pretty awesome. And, we saw two of these guys on the way out (behind bars, don't worry):
From Nairobi, take 2


And I bought a bag I really like, so that was icing on the cake.

This concludes the 'fun' portion of my stay in Nairobi - from now til I leave it's work, work, work (mixed in with a trip to the wine cellar restaurant in this hotel, perhaps).

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