giraffe sanctuary in Nairobi
Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen's house (yes, also the set of the movie OUT OF AFRICA)
Nairobi "Safari Walk" - aka "Zoo with a Slightly Deceptive and Fancy Title"
Nairobi Intercontinental
Kilimanjaro Airport! Finally in Tanzania
Best view of Kilimanjaro in the area is from the airport. Seriously. We didn't see the mountain again until we were halfway to the summit.
Milling around waiting for paperwork at the Kili trailhead.
Ceremonial bestowal of the lei. Guess which old chestnut of a joke I am NOT making here?
Singing the Kilimanjaro song! With our massive support crew of guides and porters.
lush vegetation on the first day
Mandara huts, and Rebecca.
Day two, into the Moorland.
Harumbo huts, where we suffered through three nights of horrifying hygeine and frustrating plumbing tutorials, and mice were the primary residents of the dining and sleeping cabins!
the most memorable things about Harumbo, in the foreground and the background.
Acclimatization hike up Mawenze ridge, day three
Day Four, from Harumbo to Kibo (12,000 feet to 15,000 feet)
porter carrying a heavy load on his head and neck
Steve having lunch on way to Kibo
Me! At Kibo! It seemed like such a nice place before everyone started puking.
Taken at Uhuru!
group at summit
My mom made it to Uhuru too! Go mom!
On the hike down from Kibo to Harumbo, the clouds parted and we saw where we had come from just that morning.
Back at Harumbo. Le Sigh.
The Safari begins! From the window on the way out of Arusha.
Maasai Market.
Gibb's Farm, taken from perhaps the world's prettiest open-air bathroom.
Devinder and Kirsten
First view of the Ngorongoro Crater, around dusk, from a lookout point on the rim.
Next morning, inside the Ngorongoro Crater
Everybody wants to see the rhino, despite the fact that it is lying down far away and looks like a rock.
Onto the Serengeti
Under the Serengeti National Park sign with my mom
My mom's hair keeps a high profile.
Lion foreplay
This was for a leopard. It was slightly less invisible than the rhino.
Giraffe stretching its neck.
Dozens and dozens of hippos at the hippo pool.
tent camp in the Serengeti
This animal is so darn cute.
Devinder, looking rather elegant.
Lake Manyara, Lake Manyara National Park
Wilfred, our excellent driver!
our room at E Unoto, or maasaivillage.com - after our visit to a Maasai Boma, it was a pleasant surprise.
The pool and open air dining area at E Unoto
View from our room at E Unoto
The bike ride to Mosquito Creek and Lake Manyara - this is the steep downhill part that the ladies opted out on.
The cafe at the Kilimanjaro Airport.
