The end of the evening is fast approaching on the African savanna. On safari in Kenya, deep in the heart of Loisaba Conservancy in Laikipia County, our late afternoon game drive is chilly, enough to snuggle under a blanket in the open-sided Land Rover. Most safari lodges and camps across Africa provide wool blankets for those cold drives, and Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp in in northern Kenya is no exception.
Underneath the blanket, my husband and I draw closer for warmth after a long, exciting day of sightings of wildebeest and zebra mingled together with giraffe and elephant. We saw a few lions and, from a distance, the silhouette of a leopard snoozing away in the top of a tree. Late in the evening, as it is now, we celebrate our game drive with a sundowner as the sun begins to make its descent in brilliant bursts of shimmering gold and silver, warm reds and oranges, and rich purples and blues.
We toast the blissful day on safari by indulging with a delightful gin and tonic garnished with a sweet, zingy wedge of lime, all swirled together into a gorgeous cocktail.
