This was to be our final 'full' day at the camp and Simon promised us that we would get to see as much as possible during the day.  We returned to the river between Kenya and Tanzania and saw hippos in large numbers in the water and also on the edge.  A magnificent beast but you wouldn't want to get too near one; although primarily a vegetarian hippos kill more people than any other animal specie in Africa.

We got to see the beautiful cheeters again (mother and young), more female lions and our last look at the Mara elephants; when you see these magnificent animals it makes you wonder and cry that poachers are threatening their very existence just to get the ivory.  We also saw some baboons although there weren't too many in this part of the Mara; we were to see far more when we visited the Tsavo safari parks later in the holiday.

We had our last look at the Wildebeest crossing and saw a few varieties of birds.  In the evening we were treated to a Mongolian barbecue which is based on stir fried meats and vegetables with plenty of spice and it was a fantastic evening to round off our safari.

This was our last morning (and safari) at the Mara and Simon drove us initially to the area known as the Musiara Marsh where the Marsh Pride of lions has long been followed as part of the BBC's Big Cat Diary.  The core pride resides in the Musiara Marsh for most of the year, but may move further north into the Mara North Conservancy when the Reserve's long grass leads to a scarcity of prey.  Getting in close was quite dangerous as the area is of course very marshy although the long grass disguises this fact. However, Simon edged the land rover to within about 6-8 feet of a large male lion who had clearly eaten and had no interest in us (thankfully).  I wasn't sorry when he got the landrover back on safe ground.

We said goodbye to our waiter, Stanley and the rest of the staff at the camp; Simon brought his wife and son to say goodbye and we flew back to Nairobi for our flight to Mombasa.  We will remember Governor's Camp for many years; in fact I'm writing this account over 8 years later and it still seems like yesterday.