In Search of the Big Five (by Nathan)

The drive from Nairobi to the Masai Mara was full of anticipation. What animals would we see first and would we find each of the big five? It did not take long to find our answers, the thompsons gazelle and yes we found the big five. Well at least four of them. Just five minutes into our first drive we spotted a rhino then we followed that up with lions elephants and a buffalo. The only one missing was the leopard. Although the leopard would elude us for a few more days in the Mara we did see giraffes cheetahs hippos zebras warthogs crocodiles and hundreds of wildebeests. It was a very successful first three days and had us very excited to head to the serengeti.