After some necessary phone calls, a few reservations, an eventful flight,…we were on our way to the Aberdare National Park in Kenya for some quality adventure trekking!. An exciting 3-4 hours drive through the countryside brought us to our lodge. After checking in out at the lodge, it was a hot shower that I just needed and in no time we were ready to make our first short trip into the wild. Lying just 80 miles north of Nairobi, the park is conveniently located amidst the Aberdare Mountain range. We were just lucky enough to avail ourselves a landrover and after speeding for about 20-25 minutes, we were greeted by a flock of wild buffaloes. Typically these animals are known to migrate in herds during scorching summers in search of new water holes. Apart from them, one can usually see giraffes, rhinos, elephants, antelopes, zebras and my favorite,..the leopard. Fred, in the meantime, was already in business with his camera blazing at anything that moved among the leaves. Monkeys are an usual menace and one needs to be extra careful about carrying food or fruits.