Day 3a...Happy Canada Day!

7am came mighty early, especially having been up most of the night with sinus congestion and jet lag. But exhaustion was quickly replaced by the excitement of finally meeting the KPMG group and flying to the Maasai Mara! After a quick breakfast and introductions we all piled into our vehicle and headed to.....a Giraffe Sanctuary! (I clearly did not read the itinerary as this was a surprise to me).

What a great introduction to African wildlife! As you can see from the pictures below we got extremely close to the giraffes, we fed them and some brave (crazy?) people even kissed them!

Afterwards, we got a crash course in all things giraffe! Amazing that they can protect themselves from Lions and other animals. You can find out more information about the Giraffe Centre (and make donations) on their website www.giraffecenter.org.

Learning about giraffe bone density

Pumba!

 

Next stop....an Elephant Orphanage! Prepare yourself for ridiculous cuteness. But more importantly the David Sheldrake Wildlife Trust does some very important work protecting and preserving African wilderness - more information can be found at http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/.

 

 

It was a very exciting morning and we hadn't even left Nairobi yet! Little did I know that every day would be jam packed with interesting, educational, eye opening, and often emotional activities.

Stay tuned for the rest of Day 3 in my next post.