January 25

We awoke fo a 7:30 game drive and a trip to a local Samburu tribe. For $20 USD we got to visit the tribe, see a typical dwelling, and the school. We met Grade 1, 3, 5, and 8 students. We met a woman named Maya who has a university education and returned to the tribe. The tribe is making great strides in progress due to her influence!

Trent helped start a fire at the village, using sticks! Maya later asked me how many cows I wanted for him.....

This was one of our favourite parts of the trip so far.

Trent and I gave all our pens and pencils to the school, they seem to be hurting more than otehrs we visited because they are so isolated. I talked with 2 grade 8 boys who want to become a teacher and an engineer, but post secondary is so very expensive.

After the visit to the tribe, we hung around camp for a short while. A few of us went for a swim! Oh it felt wonderful. After the swim we went for an afternoon game drive. It was pretty tame, except we did see some new species of bird we haven't seen before, some vultures, and -

A LEOPARD!

It was lounging in a tree - I got some great photos. We also saw elephant, and a whole bunch fo giraffes. There were nearly 30 of them, and the guides said they hadn't seen that many together in a group for many years.

Tomorrow we have an early game drive planned. When we get back, around 9, T and I will have a quick breakfast - and then off for a CAMEL RIDE! We're pretty excited and have no idea what to expect.