After lunch, we resumed our trek towards the Mara River, in anticipation of what we might find there. Of course, we all hoped to see the scenes shot by the TV crews on "20/20" and "60 Minutes" etc., but would we be so lucky?
Alas, we saw amazing sights! We saw enormous crocodiles just hanging on the banks and in the shallows of the river's sharp curve, apparently a crossing point for the migration judging from the huge numbers of eager spectators waiting for some action. But no wildebeest herds were willing to go for it during our brief stay there. We saw a huge herd of hippos hanging out in the river just around the sharp bend and downstream from the crocodile pile. It seemed the herds of wildebeests gathered there waiting were afraid to try to cross. We even saw some groups head back away from the river. We finally gave up and headed back to the plains to see what else we could see.
That afternoon, we saw more elephants, but in droves as I had witnessed at Amboseli Park three years before. Usually, we saw only a solitary male now and then, and finally a mom and her baby before dusk. We enjoyed an afternoon break from the van at the elegant hotel whose name I can't recall just now. The monkeys were pesky, just like they were at Ol'Tukai Lodge at Amboseli.
I will display some of Courtney's photos from this river visit, as mine are on my new camera that I haven't learned to download yet. Next post, plus the second sunset on the way out of the park...stay tuned.
