Trip to Lake Nakuru

Roys notes: For some reason I am having trouble downloading pictures. Sometimes I can get one or more, and today I can't get any. Not sure why, but it may be the file size.
Today we were off to Lake Nakuru famous for the number of flamingos which live there. We were warned a head of time that there wouldn't be that many because the lake is salty, and right now there is too much fresh water in the lake, which sends them else where. We started the day with a walk to the river, where there might be hippos. Unfortunately the water is too low and no hippos today. When we got to the river, the crew had set up tables complete with cutlery table cloths and were ready to serve us breakfast. They had brought all the fixings and were had bacon, eggs, sausages, toast, pancakes, fruit, juice, tea and coffee. It was a great way to start the day. Everyone was raving about the outdoor breakfast. Once everyone was finished and went to the toilet we hoped into our vans for the trip a head. The roads in the Kigio conservancy are worse than goat trails. The vans can only do a few miles per hour, and they shake the hell out of the passengers. Once out of the park area we got onto the Pan Africian highway which runs from Cape town to Cairo, and its a good highway. Lake Nakuru is also a game protected park, and as soon as we entered we saw wildlife. There were hundreds of zebras, waterbucs, and cape buffalo. There were monkeys up in the trees and on the ground. As we cruised around the south end of the lake we came across baboons and impalas. Quite a sight in a short ride. There was a black rhino which the one of the other vans spotted, but it was in the bush and hard to see. As we came onto the lake and the planes, there were animals everywhere. Under a lone tree was several cape buffalo and 3 white rhinos. They were awesome, and we stayed and watched for about 10 minutes even though they were just lying in the shade.

Have to go for dinner, so will post this and hopefully complete later to night. If we do not it will probabily be several days before we have the internet again.