Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort - Feb 20th

We left the best for last.   Upon checking out of the resort, we headed down the road for our Hippo Safari.    Micah decided in Canada that he did not want to go on this safari.   He knew that Hippos are very dangerous animals.   We encouraged Micah to wait until the day we go before he made his final decision.    I think after seeing the hippos graze at a distance each night, he decided he could overcome some of his fears.   He decided to join us on the safari - I am very proud of him.

We left for the safari around 10 in the morning.  A few of us put sunscreen on our face but that was all, after all it is only the morning sun and we were only going to be on the water by equator for just over 1 hour.   By the end of the safari, our faces were rather pink, and one of the particularly tall gentlemen in our group had flaming pink thighs.   I am so glad Mark had his hat on or his head would be matching his legs.

The safari was fabulous.   We went on a fiberglass boat with a motor.  I know it doesn't sound very safe but somehow you felt safe in it.   We found 2 schools of hippos.   It was amazing to see them huddled up together.   A few of them would leave the others.  I always felt a little unsure when that happened.    We saw one large male hippo very far away from the others.   Some of the males can be rejected by the group and have to live on their own.   There is always a dominant male hippo.   He will sometimes kill the baby male hippos.   The mamma's are very protective of their boys.

We had a hard time deciding what to do for our last afternoon together as families.   The boys wanted to try out go-karting.   We had limited time and were not sure if any of us were up to standing in line in the heat to have our 10 minute turn.    Tristan & Emma were sad they missed the Brazilian BBQ restaurant.    For some reason, we decided we had not eaten enough these past few days and went back to the BBQ.   It was amazing once again.   We convinced our driver to come with us and we treated him to lunch.   They served crocodile this time.    We all decided we should try and a bit.   No one from our family liked it.   I must confess that I am addicted to deep fried bananas. 

We had a fantastic weekend with the Kenny's.   It was a great way to start off our official holiday time.   We have a few hours of debriefing this afternoon and then we are off to Malindi.    We are able to fly because of a great sale. 

Apparently it is safe for these men to fish near the hippos.