Way back in Arusha when we were briefed by Easy Travel about our trip there was a problem with one of our flights, namely todays; from Kigali to Nairobi. Somewhere along the line the booking got changed (we think by the airline) from a morning flight to an afternoon/evening flight which would have been entirely unsuitable for us as we had tonight booked at a very special place and wanted to get there early to get the full experience, you will see why below. Anyway eventually, and thankfully, we got put back on the morning flight having discussed among ourselves that we could even charter a plane if necessary. Well it seemed this morning that Kenya Airlines almost chartered one for us as our flight (in a Ebraier 190, which holds over 100 people) there were only 12 passengers, and we were 4 of them.

The special treat of the day was an afternoon, night and morning at Giraffe Manor, an old colonial home and estate which has been turned into an up-market hotel and a center where the public can visit and get up close to giraffes. As you can see from the photos the giraffes are really into their role of entertaining the guests. Comic relief is provided by the wart hogs as court jesters.

To say that we had a fun time with these fascinating animals would be a real understatement.