Got lucky with Nakuru. Guidebook said a tour would be $85 for 6hrs or with great bargaining could get a taxi for $20/hr. Got something in between - a taxi with a fairly knowledgeable driver as the tour guide. Price... 6hrs for $40! First time anything's been less than the book said! But still, grand total: $80.

And it was worth it. Finally got to see rhinos & lions! And the highlight... millions of bright pink flamingos totally encircling the lake. Beautiful!

But this was my 3rd safari &... probably last. Botswana with the largest herd of elephants in the world was amazing & Zimbabwe... walking in the bush, just me & a guy with a shotgun, well... totally exciting. But this time, it was only the animals I hadn't seen before that really got me excited. Again, they were very cool.

Always known I wasn't an animal person. I travel to meet people not see animals. They're just a perk. But had enjoyed my previous safaris so much & the orangutans in Borneo are still one of the highlights of this trip... thought my interest might be changing.

Really was contemplating seeing the gorillas (same ones from "Gorilla in the Mist") that are in Uganda, Rwanda & Congo. A permit to be up close to those guys for 1hr is $600! But now, thankfully for my pocket, leaning against it. Maybe chimpanzees in Uganda though... they're a bargain at $200 total for the day.