"Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I! Send me."
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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Giraffes, Warthogs, Elephants, Fine Dining and more!

First stop - the Giraffe Center, where we fed this female...she was a bit slobbery and though Debi was a trooper she felt compelled to wash her hands right away!
 
 
 
Great shot of the building where the giraffes come to 'feed'
 
 
 
Former mansion, currently a luxurious inn where the giraffes come right up to the windows
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
And the warthogs!
We were fascinated with the way they get on their knees to eat

  Then on to the elephant orphanage...
 First they bring out the youngest ones...we missed the feeding of this group...
The baby of the group

 I love to watch them play in the water/mud!

See the bottles in his hands
This trainer was prodding the baby just as a mother elephant prods with her trunk...
 
The older ones are now coming.
 ...and feeding!
 
 
 
 What a treat!  These are two friends from Missions of Hope where I work...I didn't know they would be there...
Shelby, me and Justine
Resident rhi
Then on to lunch at this fine restaurant near the Karen Blixen museum...
 Yum! The food was so good...and our driver, Francis was also given lunch :)
 
 
 
 The Karen Blixen museum...she is the one whose story became the move "Out of Africa"...This was her home during part of the time she lived in Kenya
 We took a tour through the house (part of the movie was filmed here) and then wandered around the grounds...
 
 
The back of the house
Kazuri bead factory

 We stopped at the Kazuri bead factory, but it was already closed so we were not able to take that tour.
Roadside furniture shopping...
A fun and full day that we thoroughly enjoyed...it is fun to sort of 'relive' her visit as I post these entries!

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