Christine gave us the news the night before that we had a very early morning ahead of us... We were going on a balloon ride!!! We arrived at Little Governers' Camp at around 6 and were warmly met by our pilot, an eldely VERY english man. We were then given a safety briefing and the balloons were inflated. We were in the air just in time to witness an incredible sunrise! We were flying for roughly an hour spotting various animals and all the time looking over the Masai Mara Plains. Xaver and I were hoping for an exciting landing, we had been told that on occassion the basket can be tipped over and dragged for many meters along the ground hitting anything in its path! However our landing was extremely smooth and we soon head through the long grass to the champagne breakfast. The champagne breakfast was a once in a lifetime experiance, we sat there surrounded by game with a 360 view of the plains. Panic struck the staff when a tourist attended "the call of nature" a bit too far into the bush, where he could of been easy prey for any of the big cats lurking!
On the drive back we detoured for a bit of safari managing to catch a male lion guarding a fresh kill. We arrived back at Sanctuary Olonana at around ten thirty just in time for a day's work!
Caitlin
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