A Thin Space

Few things in my life have stirred me as much as our time on African safari. I know that sounds a bit corny, but there’s something so wondrous and soul-connecting to see African animals in their natural environment: miles of wildebeest (an estimated 3.5 million of them) and zebras migrating north to

greener pastures, cheetahs creating silent coalitions to strategically hunt their prey, hippos lumbering back to the water after a night of grazing, gentle giraffes poking their heads above the trees -- and of course the lions devouring their prey or playing with their cubs. One of the guides told me he has seen guests weep as they watched this incredible scene, and I have to admit I felt the same way, deeply emotional and weirdly thankful.

Some people refer to this as a "thin space,"  a place or moment when heaven and earth seem nearly to touch, and this was one of those this spaces for me.

That said, I will illustrate my point with a few of the dozens – actually hundreds – of photos we took over our three days in the Masai Mara National Park in Kenya, not that anything can do this place justice. You'll just have to see it for yourself.

Our morning picnic on the game drive with Edward, our Masai guide.

The "great migration": wildebeast as far as the eye can see.

I'm in my "happy place"

Water buffaloes are the animal safari guides fear the most because they
have been known to charge jeeps if they feel threatened.