Went to the North part of Queen Elizabeth park and stayed in a lovely camp ground complete with hippos and hyenas. No, really, they were wandering all over the place. It was on the Kazinga Channel. It was surprising we got there though as the roads were all mud and sand and had huge ruts and basically we drove down the side of it almost tipping over and as soon as we got out of one side, we fishtailed over to the other side and slammed against it, then drove that ditch for a while and back across. Our drive said it was the most scared she had ever been driving.
Had a nice boat safari down the channel where we saw huge amounts loads of hippos, water buffalos, crocs and some amazing birds. Even saw a pink hippo – no really. He was an albino and quite cute. After that, we invaded the five star safari lodge at the top of the hill and had a few beers while watching the sun set over the channel. At night, after a fantastic Kenyan meal made by our chef, we headed off to the local bar for a few cheap beers (vs the ones at the lodge) and some pool. Very surreal coming out of the bar when it was dark with only a headlamp on and a giant hippo walking down the road. Made me wonder what they put in the drink but very cool to see. However, those adorable little creatures can apparently be quite nasty (number one threat to the local fishermen) so we stayed clear and let the hippo walk on by before heading into the road ourselves.
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