We woke up for the last time at Cottar's and prepared for our bush walk!
The kids had cute safari pajamas that I kept forgetting to take pictures of.
Wilson drove us over to see some lions first, of course!
This old momma lost her tail from a hyena attack a while ago.
The spots on the lion's underside mean they are still young.
Jackal
After the lion sighting, Wilson drove us to a safe space and we walked around with an armed guard for our bush walk.
We learned about the ants that co-inhabit the acacia tree. They have a place to live and will go and bite the giraffe's tongues if they try to eat the plant. They then are able to signal ants on other trees in the area to come out and be ready to bite. Once a giraffe gets bitten, they have to walk a distance to other trees to eat where the ants haven't been alerted.
We learned about this plant that smells like oranges when you crush the leaves. It is a natural bug repellent so lions will rest under these bushes. Maasai villagers will use a twig to whack themselves on the shoulders to repel flies.
We saw different types of animal poop. The kids got each question right!
There is a giraffe behind Alex.
We saw a deep trail of ants.
We learned about warthog holes and how they are used to avoid the lions.
Our guide spotted an elephant in the distance. They can be aggressive with walkers so we gave them a lot of space.
Hyena poop is white from all the calcium from their bone diet.
Alex threw the guard's spear.
We had one last breakfast and it was a buffet.
Harper was in a bad mood and didn't want to eat with us. Ethan went over to cheer her up.
Gladys was so sweet and brought the kids hot chocolate.
We had a look at the extensive garden. We tried a sweet stevia plant that tasted just like sugar and a mint leaf that tasted like mint chocolate!
Before we left, the Maasai bow and arrow instructor signed the form certifying Ethan and Harper as Maasai warriors.
He crushed leaves to make a natural henna then they placed their thumbprints into the ink and onto the page.
We were so sad to leave!
Wilson drove us back to the Cottar's Airstrip. The chef had packed boxed lunches for us full of ham and cheese sandwiches, drumsticks, apples, homemade chips and juice.
We flew back to Nairobi then hopped on another flight to Watamu.
A driver took us to our hotel.
We were greeted with mango juice at Hemingways Watamu.
We stayed in a hotel with a kids room, adult room and living room.
Our porch view was beautiful, but we missed our tent!
We thought we would be late for dinner, but we were one of the first ones. The main dining room has buffets for breakfast and lunch. Ethan was obsessed with this.
One last birthday wish!
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