A little discussed fact about Safaris -- its hard to bounce around in the car that much. It really is. So, Jason and I were looking for alternatives. At Lewa, guests have the opportunity to take nature walks, go horseback riding or camel riding. If you know me, you already know, I am not wild about horses...so to tell you how much I wanted out of the car for a morning, I agreed to go horseback riding with Jason! On our journey we were accompanied by Silas (our Masai guide) and the manager of the horse stables. In the picture above, its the manager, me and then Silas. Jason is in the rear taking the photo!
In addition to being a break from the car, horseback riding allows you to get really close to all the animals. The theory from the Kenyans is that you are not human looking on a horse, you just look like the horse, and thus the animals just see another large animal and therefore could care less that you are near them!
Don't 'cha just love this photo! Don't I look so happy to be on the horse?! :) Even though I knew we would be very close to the animals, I have to admit I was surprised by how large they were! Consequently, I enjoyed being in the back of the group and the farthest away!
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