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Newsletter - 16th December 2009 |
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Written by Rob
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Wednesday, 16 December 2009 10:04 |
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I have been involved with this corner of Kenya for 16 years and in that time enjoyed many fine game moments. On this particular trip, after being away for nearly a year, I have had one of the very best of all those wonderful experiences.
While at Acacia House enjoying an afternoon by the pool with Gerard, Jackson and their respective families, my attention was drawn to an almost unbelievable sight at the other side of the waterhole. I had to do a double take, as what I had seen 50 metres away on the lawn was something that not even Gerard has enjoyed in a life time of living here.
The excitement was about a White Rhino which had chosen to join us over lunch while the kids splashed in the pool. This particular rhino, one of very few in the Mara, usually confines itself to the deep bush on the other side of the hill that Acacia House nestles against. Today it had seemingly decided to come out, like us, to enjoy the early December sun on the lawns outside Acacia House. It spent the afternoon grazing away and we watched it until the sun dipped below the horizon.
This year the re-emergence of wild dogs and now rhino on this very lawn is proof enough to me that our conservation efforts are well on track. A truly special day for us all and I cannot urge you enough to come here and see for yourselves.
Salaams from us all,
Rob |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 December 2009 10:08 |
