LAKE MAGADI

Lake Magadi, Kenya’s most southerly Rift Valley lake, covers over 100 sq kms and has a distinctive pink and white colour formed by crystallized alkaline soda deposits. Located in a semi desert area, Magadi‘s temperature hovers in the upper 30s on most days and a series of hot springs around the lake’s periphery intermittently spray water from the ground at temperatures of 45ºC.

The birdlife is very good, particularly at certain times of the year when up to 20,000 lesser flamingos arrive to line the shores. The vivid colours also provide some interesting photographic opportunities.
There are no lodges at Lake Magadi and it is very rarely visited by tourists, however it is fairly easy to get to by road from Nairobi. ITt is also possible to camp in the area,

TSAVO ELEPHANT PENCIL DRAWING

Gordon Shaw -pencil drawing

MASAAI LAND

RHINOCHARGING AS A SPECTATOR BY FRANCOIS

 The first thing to do is to find a 4x4 that belongs to someone else as it is pretty hard on the vehicle.
Then add two girls and a case of beer.
A GPS will also help but it is a good idea to find someone who is keen on navigating and not photography and you are done and dusted.
Enjoy the charge pictures.. the Nissan was kindly donated by Dicky Leach, Francois kindly did some driving and a lot of patient instruction with Beaver doing the photography...... it was a spectacular ending to a great weekend......................
Did I mention putting up useless camps.... better not then
Bickering birds... naaah!!!
The beer was cold and the scenery spectacular... Magadi is worth a trip