| Somewhere Above Italy | | | | a little apprehensive at first but the guide soon put |
| I'm on the flight en-route to Kenya and I'm so | | | | me at ease. We were lucky enough to spot three |
| excited, neither Tom nor I have visited Africa before | | | | sleepy lionesses and this is definitely one of the key |
| and I'm envisioning romantic evenings spent around | | | | highlights of my honeymoon trip. |
| the camp fire whilst gazing out at the stars. I'm also | | | | Kicheche Mara Camp, Masai Mara |
| a little apprehensive because instead of a standard | | | | Wow, we've just received the most incredible |
| wedding gift list, we've chosen to have a honeymoon | | | | surprise thanks to our honeymoon gift list! A number |
| gift list. Tom thought up all the extra excursions and | | | | of our friends and family members clubbed together |
| treats with our travel consultant and didn't want me | | | | to buy us a scenic hot air balloon flight over the |
| to look at our list, so I don't know what our wedding | | | | Maasai Mara. Tom said he'd been bursting to tell me |
| guests have brought us. I love surprises, talking of | | | | since we first arrived here, but had just about |
| which our first honeymoon gift registry item has | | | | managed not to let on. It was truly incredible and as |
| arrived, a bottle of champagne from Aunt Rose. Tom | | | | we huddled together and sipped champagne we |
| printed out a list of all the gifts and messages before | | | | spotted so many animals including a wildebeest |
| we left so that we can think of everyone as our | | | | stampede. This was such a privilege and definitely |
| honeymoon unfolds. | | | | one of those travel tales that I'll be telling people |
| Tortelis Camp, Amboseli | | | | forever. I'm now so pleased that I opted to choose |
| We arrived at Amboseli yesterday evening and the | | | | a honeymoon gift registry instead of a typical |
| destination is just incredible with breathtaking views | | | | wedding gift list; crystal cut glasses are definitely by |
| of Mount Kilimanjaro and the largest elephant | | | | no means as spectacular as hot air balloon rides. We |
| population in Africa. Last night we fell asleep in our | | | | were thinking about how incredibly kind all our |
| luxurious tent whilst listening to the sound of the | | | | wedding guests and family members were when my |
| cicadas. It's so peaceful out here. This morning I was | | | | Great Aunt provided us with another honeymoon gift |
| surprised to be woken up early by one of the camp's | | | | list surprise, an open top safari around the Mara. We |
| porters as we hadn't made any arrangements until | | | | spotted a couple of giraffes and even a rhinoceros, |
| this afternoon, but our guide led us out over the | | | | but no cheetahs yet! We're both hoping that we see |
| plains where a champagne breakfast was laid out | | | | a cheetah before the end of our trip. |
| ready for us. This was an incredible surprise that our | | | | Nairobi, Kenya |
| good friends Natalie and Steve had chosen to buy us | | | | We did it! We spotted our elusive cheetah last night |
| from our honeymoon gift registry. The sun was | | | | whilst on a night time safari in the Maasai Mara; we |
| already beating down by this time and as we fed | | | | were dining under the stars on another honeymoon |
| each other champagne and croissants with views of | | | | gift list surprise, this time brought for us by Tom's |
| Kilimanjaro in the distance we were both extremely | | | | Work Colleagues. It was a lovely end to our stay in |
| pleased that our honeymoon gift list had provided us | | | | the Mara and we got to try all the local delicacies |
| with the perfect start to our honeymoon. | | | | including the potent Kenyan wine. This morning we |
| Base Camp, Masai Mara | | | | travelled to Nairobi where we are spending the last |
| We were both sorry to say goodbye to Amboseli | | | | few days of our honeymoon. This afternoon we are |
| with its breathtaking views, but we're now at our | | | | visiting the Karen Blixen 'Out of Africa' Estate, which, |
| second destination, an award winning eco-friendly | | | | you've guessed it, is another of our honeymoon gift |
| camp in the Masai Mara, and eager to see what | | | | list surprises; this time from my parents who knew |
| surprises our honeymoon gift list has in store for us. | | | | how much I loved her novels whilst growing up. We |
| This morning Tom's cousin surprised us with another | | | | both plan to spend tomorrow in Nairobi shopping for |
| early morning wake up call. I'm getting pretty used to | | | | souvenirs to say thank you to our friends and family |
| these on our honeymoon. Her incredible surprise was | | | | for all the incredible gifts that they brought us |
| an excursion lion tracking with a Maasai Guide. I was | | | | through our honeymoon gift registry. |
