Heaven on Earth

This weekend I was lucky enough to be invited to a ranch near Mt. Kenya. It was nice to be out of the city and to get the opportunity to finally see the rural life. I was not, however, prepared to have my childhood fantasies about animals and nature fulfilled. I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I do. They dont do the experience any justice...

The house we stayed in is owned by the woman who created the game Jenga!

Every morning this bird (Archie) and his girlfriend (ma) would show up, waiting for us to give them a little breakfast. Sometimes he would even cautiously eat from my hand.

The giraffe were not interested in my greeting what so ever (Here you can see them running away from me)

One morning I woke up to elephants outside of my window.

Needless to say, getting on the plane to go back to the city was a difficult process. So grateful to Mpala and my 2 wonderful guides...