Amboseli Game Preserve

We arrived in Amboseli in time for late lunch and check in and then the first game drive.  Lots of animals as expected.  Also a lot of dust.  Amboseli means " dust devil" and we had it all.  We are long past the wet season, so there is nothing to settle the dust.  Animals have overgrazed the savannah and all that is left is dust in many places.

We find several families of elephants and they patiently wait for our van to settle in a spot and then they cross the road in front of us.  They have moved from the woodland savannah area to the grassy swamp area with each area providing a different necessary set of nutrients.  The swampy area comes from melting snow from Kilamanjaro.  In the photo below you can see the mountain.  We saw Kilamanjaro--just not quite as clear as this photo.

Next morning, we are treated to more elephants, a pride of lions and a pack of hyenas numbering 10.  We had so much fun, it was tempting to stay out on the game drive and skip breakfast.  It was indeed an ELEPHANT MORNING and we totally loved it.