Majestic Mara

Greetings all,

Happy Summer! Very hot here, very unusual. Susan, Lincoln, Ridge and I all well; boys went for their first swim at North Crow Reservoir yesterday – will post some photos shortly. But first, I’ll share a few photos from our recent return visit to Bateleur Camp and the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya (also attached link to 20-minute YouTube video). Wow, what an adventure leading up to flight … so many challenges: I was wearing a supportive orthopedic boot due to an overuse injury of my right Achilles tendon; Delta airlines cancelling flights and moving departure time from Denver up two hours (10:30am); boys needing to be boarded for 10 nights in Fort Collins (at Camp Bow Wow) and not able to drop off until 7am; dealing with numerous visa and Covid-related requirements by the Kenya government necessitating electronic visa and verification of prior Covid-testing in the U.S. (thank you Bret) and possible Covid testing at Nairobi airport before returning to the US. In addition, for three years we hadn’t flown internationally so were already apprehensive about the trip and the thought of testing for Covid in Nairobi airport prior to return was unsettling, but we made it! Didn’t need the testing and had a wonderful time. Included are a few photos.