Friday, May 3, 2013

The Elusive Rhino - August 29


We only had one task on Sonia, Juancho, Tomas, and Maida’s last day in Kenya.  We HAD to spot a Rhino in the wild! We had seen 4 of the Big 5 and couldn’t leave Africa without seeing all of them.  So where did we go?  Ol Pejada – the largest black rhino sanctuary in the world!   

We loved learning about rhinos but hated hearing about the horrible poaching problem.  People, leave the rhinos alone! So, here’s a little trivia for you.....what’s the difference between a white rhino and a black rhino?  Color?  Nope, think again! It’s the shape of their mouths.  Who would have guessed.

We were a bit disappointed when our first encounter with a Rhino was a fenced in, blind, black rhino.  Don’t get me wrong, it was cool to see him up close and get to feed him but we wanted to discover the rhino by ourselves while driving around the sanctuary.  Luckily, we didn’t give up!  By the end of the day we had discovered several rhinos roaming in the wild.  We could leave Africa with our heads held high – knowing that we had seen the Big 5!!

People – Kenya is a dream!  If you have ever wanted to go on an African safari you MUST come here!  Your mind will be blown.  You will not regret it.  In fact, if you ever need a travelling partner, just let me know.  I’ll come back here in a heartbeat!  












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