So - I know we kind of petered out at the end there, but with traveling, unpacking, jet-lagging, and getting back to work, its hard to do a conclusion justice.
That being said, I wanted to thank you all for following along. We were both really encouraged by the many comments and e-mails about the blog.
We'll try to put up a real followup soon, but in the meantime, I hope your appetite for Africa news is satisfied by this picture. This is Miley, an incredibly domesticated Cheetah. She was friendly, playful, and even affectionate - as this picture was taken she was purring. It was like playing with a spotted golden retiever puppy that can run 75mph and is actually a cat...
Miley is the Nairobi Safari Walk's own Cheetah. She is about 6 years old, and lives in a pretty nice Cheetah run - very long so she can run a little, but our experience showed us that she's more interested in playing with cat toys. BIG cat toys. We were able to meet her because our guide knew the keeper and was keen for a couple shillings on this side. It was worth the $0.90 'bribe' / 'offering' to meet such a cool animal.
Our picture is pretty weak because we had left the camera in our bag - we only had the crappy camera on my 3 year old Treo. Here is a link to a much better picture of our new friend - same cat, same zoo, just a different couple in the picture :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gnuhaus/2152189129/
Best to you all, and thank you for your support!
Andy
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