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Sweetwaters

Sweetwaters is a classy tented camp with its own watering hole (lit at night) where you can see all sorts of animals that come for a drink. On our trip we alternated camping with lodge stays and I think that was a good way to go. At Sweetwaters I got to ride a camel and take a nature walk.
Sweetwaters is also home to Marani, the rhino who is tame because he was raised from a baby. Next to Marani are Corinne and Lenore from my tour group.
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17leopard * That evening we saw another leopard. After it got down from the tree it walked through a gully and rousted a bird that was hiding in the grass. The leopard made an unsuccessful lunge for the bird but then found its nest. We could see it eating something from the nest (either eggs or chicks) and licking its lips. That night goat rustlers shot AK47s in the nearby village to scare off the villagers and take their goats. Three girls from the village ran over a mile in the dark and crossed the crocodile-infest river to come to the lights of our cook tent for safety. An old man with a rifle pursued and shot at the rustlers for over an hour but they got away. Our guide drove off to get more ammunition and guards for our campsite. A lot of excitement but I slept through it all. * 1600 x 1200 * (443KB)

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22chimps1 * Sweetwaters is also home to the Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Sanctuary. It currently houses 25 orphaned or abandoned chimps. Mwanzo is standing in this picture (the showoff). * 1600 x 1200 * (467KB)

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24lion1 * The animal of Sweetwaters was the zebra. There were over a 1000 of them. We also saw a lion there. * 1600 x 1200 * (417KB)

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26MtKenyasunrise * The sunrises and sunsets were all very beautiful. When we were in East Africa it was wetter than usual for the time of year but the rain didn't affect us too much. It did mean that there were almost always lots of clouds near the horizon to turn interesting colours when the sun rose or set. I wasn't able to capture these very well but I did include some of these pictures. * 1600 x 1200 * (355KB)
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