Wildlife Viewing in Mara Timbo

Hello everyone,
I just received a phone call from Sarah Buchanan, who was calling at the end of an incredible day of wildlife viewing in the Masai Mara. The connection was not great, and she kept cutting in and out, but she told me the group saw a long line of elephants that crossed the road right in front of their vehicles, a herd of hippos in the water that made the water undulate in a sheet of gray, a lioness that was about 10 feet from their vehicle and hundreds of thousands of migrating wildebeest -- so many, in fact, that they had to turn the vehicle around and find a new way home as they could not drive through the herd. At one point, the wildebeest were crossing a river along with various other animals and the group saw a crocodile swim up and eat a zebra. In short, it's been quite an experience and the group has also been enjoying their stay at the Mara Timbo tent camp. Tomorrow they leave mid-morning for Nairobi in preparation to come home. It has been very exciting for us here at WLS to see the progress of the building and how this first-time program has come together. We really appreciate the flexibility of the teachers and their willingness to be "pioneers," as Sarah puts it. One final interesting note: Lauren Wyatts has been dubbed the "white Masai" not only because of her Masai-like height but also because of the kinship she immediately struck up with the woman of Shompmole, who apparently followed her wherever she went. She is returning home with a wealth of information on what it is like to be a Masai, especially a Masai woman.
That is it for now,
Ross