Amboseli

July 27 - It was another long drive to get get to our next destination, Amboseli National Park.  We got to the Amboseli Sopa Lodge in time for lunch and relaxed for a bit before heading out on a game drive.  The Amboseli is MUCH different than the Masai Mara.  It is pretty barren which is odd since it is the home of the largest elephants in Kenya.  Still, we were able to see a hyena which we had not seen before and many of the other animals.

Monkey at the lodge

Huge Dust Devil

Hyena!

Elephants of Amboseli

African Starling

More hippos

At the entrance to the park is also where we were able to finally buy some reasonably priced souvenirs.  The vendors would walk up to the cars (much like the Mexico border for those who have been) and just start tapping on the window, showing an item and telling you the price.  If you didn't show interest, the price immediately dropped by half.  After a few minutes of bargaining and trading some pens and small sample sizes of Tiger Balm, we were able to get three Masai statues for about $20.  Much better than the $40 they were asking for ONE in the curio shops.