Lake Nakuru

Lake Nakuru is a world famous bird sanctuary and home to millions of flamingos. There are also lots of other interesting wildlife species such as the white rhino, leopard, lion, waterbuck etc. We stayed there half day to admire this paradise! The plane landed on the soil treated airstrip and immediately after we leaved the plain, we found a buffalo at 30 meters from as, that wanted to greet as. After we have known local stuff, we started our visit in one Land Rover, and one of the first animals that we sow was a rhino, an animal that is not easy to see in Kenya.

Welcome Board    Bull with big horns    Kenya express in action    Is he preparing for an attack?

A rhino expected us at only few meters from our van.    Characteristic trees with a broad crown that seems to be an umbrella    It's time to get something out of the way    Giraffe eats sheets from a high tree.

The rhino was there, 3 meters in the front of our cars, immovable, observing us as a very normal and unimportant thing. And you will not believe, he practically posing for us: from the front, left side and back, too. Our digital cameras shot hundreds of photos, but he didn’t matter. A bird on his back seemed to be only been that he care about. The lake was full of flamingos, and they, with their beautiful pink color, and mirroring in the water, made a relay spectacular landscape. Together with flamingos, there were lot of other animals that drinking salt, lake water.

About fifteen years after this trip, I saw a documentary on television about climate change. There were more reports from various places around the world, but at some point they also showed Lake Nakuro. I turned up the volume to hear what they have to say. Unfortunately, even without the sound, looking only at the images it was clear that the place does not even resemble what I had seen. You could see a salty desert. The water there was always low and once it evaporated, without having recharge from the sky and from the tributary streams, a white background remained, covered by mineral salts. They explained that the amount of rainfall in that area over the past decade has more than halved and this has led to the area's desertification. No more water, no more beautiful flamingos and all those animals that lived in the area as they had a safe source of water. For the first time I've seen concrete evidence of climate change: who knows where our way of life is taking us.

Giraffe    Flock of young zebra    Old bull in search of shadow    There is no shadow but there is some food

Thousands of flamingos are staying in the Nakuru Lake.    It seems to be a ballet on the water    All on one leg    The bull is resting on the shore of the lake

A glimpse into the water    Is this rhino hidden in the grass?

We had lunch at a restaurants at Lake Nakuru Lodge, a beautiful place, full of flowers and with an amazing view. Albert, one of the participants, promised to himself to be back here for at least one week, to enjoy this amazing nature and animals. The place gave an interior peace to all of us, making us part of that world.

Entrance in Lake Nakuru Lodge    Lunch with friends    The guard in front of the bivouac    Wonderful landscape from the restaurant’s terrace

After the lunch time we proceeded with the same plane to Masai Mara. The flight was rather turbulence due to frequently loosing of the quote, and some tourists had problems with stomach, that is not very strange after good and abundant lunch that we had at Lake Nakuru Lodge.

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