Barely 2 hours after arriving at our luxurious home away from home we were whisked off for our first of many game drives. Bonnie, our eagle-eyed driver who has an unnatural ability to spot rare animals from several kilometers out, was our driver, guide, teacher, and friend. With a big smile, and a cheerful 'Jambo' (Swahili for hello) we were on our way down the beaten track towards the famed spotted plains of the Masai Mara.
Now either it is just coincidence or we are, in fact, very special people, but we had the most unbelievable amount of luck on our side that even Bonnie was impressed. On the first game driver we were blessed with fortune in that we ended up a mere 6 metres away from a 1 year old leopard cub who was very shy to reveal himself at first (fortunately our patience payed off as other game-drivers became bored waiting for him to appear out of the bushes). The next day of game driving was to bring us even more luck. Not only did we get to see the famous BIG 5 (elephants, lions, rhino, buffalo and leopard) all in one day but we managed to view them in the most brilliant of poses - except for the rhino which we obliged to stay roughly 30 metres away from her for fear of angering her. These poses include a proud cheetah surveying the plains for potential food; a lioness and her cub up a tree which according to Bonnie is rarely seen; Lions in middle of mating; and a 2 week old baby Rhino chasing after its mother. So all in all an incredible first couple of days in the Masai Mara.
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