7/2 Day hike and
night drive in Enesheva…
Woke up early and set out before breakfast… on a walking safari! Yes, that’s right. A Massai warrior was our guide and
protector. We walked amongst wildebeest,
zebra, giraffe, Grant’s gazelles, tommies, dik-diks etc. It was absolutely surreal. Ken gave us a lesson on the whistling acacia,
which has golf-ball-sized hollow spheres all around it’s branches. Each ball has a hole, and ants make a home
inside. The tree also makes 
nectar to
feed the ants, who reciprocate this goodwill by defending the tree against any
animal that attempts to eat its leaves- classic symbiosis! As we rounded a corner in the acacia forest, all feeling
hungry, Ken’s surprise was revealed… the crew had set up breakfast in the
forest! Eggs, sausage, toast, crepes,
fruit, porridge, 
juice coffee, amazing.
That night, as soon as dinner ended, we climbed in Sampson’s
Land Rover for a night drive, which was a one-of-a-kind experience, as it’s
illegal in parks. Easily the highlight
was watching a nocturnal
aardvark hunting through termite mounds looking for
his late-night snack. We startled him,
and he took off running- aarvarks look very funny running- and finally he
slipped into one of the many “hide holes” he dug for himself around his
territory…. We also chased a hyena and woke up 6 ostrich, who were annoyed that
they had to stand up and run away. 
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