12-12-08
One place that you need to go to is Lake Naivasha in the Rift Valley. There is so much wildlife at the lake. There are many trees, many bushes and shrubs and a ton of birds where we were. We took a boat to an Island (used to be an Island but now it is a penninsula) called Cresent Island. It seems like there habitats all pressed into one place. We first walked through a forrested area from the dock. Then we walked up a hill and got to the savannah part of the island. ER saw zebras, deer, wildebeasts(all wild), and sheep and lambs(domestic). They were all grazing in the grass. We watched them for a bit and saw the deer leave. We walked around the herd and then when we got passed them they started stampeding. Its was very very random because they weren't being attacked. What I thought was that one started running and the others did the same thinking that there is danger. We went back to the forested area and saw a wood pecker and some tiny deer. We walked until we got to the lake habitat. It had many birds like you would see at any lake, but there was one thing that you wouldn't see at a lake in CA that was at lake Naivasha. That was hippos! We saw about six hippos. After that we got back into the boat and got even closer to the hippos. Going to Lake Naivasha was an awesome experience.
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I guess it's better to run with the rest of the heard and ask questions later than sit around and possibly get eaten.
Hey Eliot
I have not been getting notice of your posts so i will have to check on my own. Today is very cold. We had rainy day recess and snow on the foothills. Of course the minute we have a bit of snow on the foothills, the kids all start asking if it will ever snow in the valley. The last time I remember snow in the valley was 1972, I was in the 7th grade.
Sounds like you are learning about lots of interesting animals. The only animals I get to see are my 2nd graders and my teenagers. JK
Auntie M.
Elliot
i hope u r having a great time in Nirobi. I can tell you 1 thing the weather here is soooooooooooooo cold its snowing ion the mounitins and raining continuosly hard here. hope your having a lot of fun.....AND GOOD WEATHER
brian o
Hi, Eliot!
I've really been enjoying reading your posts and the adventures of the Smullen family. It must be great now that Dad's there and you're all together. He said he got woken up by monkeys crashing onto the roof the other day. Hmmm... That doesn't happen too often at home, I bet.
From your posts I can tell that you're learning so much and are so inquisitive. What fun!
Merry Christmas to you, Gabby, Thomas, and your Mom and Dad. I'm looking forward to skiing with you in January!
- Duncan.
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