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The ex-orphans and their babies, Lenana, Lapa, Sunyei, Siku, Lili, Loijuk, Makena, Kilaguni, Chemi Chemi, Melia, Ishanga and Mutara’s herd, had spent the night outside the stockade and joined the orphans in the morning. The ex-orphans shared the Lucerne with the orphans before parting ways and walking off in a different direction to the dependent orphans. Orwa decided to go right into one of the stockades to check if there were any leftover branches for him to browse on. Esampu was playing around in the compound. Out in the bush, Naseku and Rapa had a game of rolling on the ground while Barsilinga settled to scratch on some nearby rocks. Kamok settled to play with Olsekki while Musiara challenged Galla. 

The sun was really hot and at mud bath time, the orphans went into the water at their own will. Often in the past the Keepers have to remind and persuade them to have a mud bath, but today they wanted to of their own accord it was that hot! The orphans went into the waterhole soon after having their milk. Fifteen wild bulls were present at the mud bath and continued to enjoy their mud bath even after the orphans left for browsing. The afternoon was quiet as the orphans concentrated mostly on browsing. 

In the morning, Rapsu and his wild friends reported at the stockade compound for water. After drinking enough water, Rapsu moved over to the rocks by the hillside, where he relaxed waiting for his friends. Musiara decided to go and scratch on the same rocks where Rapsu was standing, but Rapsu didn't bother with the small boy and continued to act as if nothing was happening around him. 

After feeding on Lucerne, Sattao led the way out to browse where he settled for a soil dusting exercise. Mapia and Malima also joined in the game of soil dusting. The rest of the morning was quiet. 

At mud bath time, the orphans were joined by ex-orphans Melia, Kitirua, Tumaren, Chemi Chemi, Bomani ,Orwa, Makena and 25 wild bulls. The sun was really hot and this prompted all the orphans to really enjoy wallowing in the mud bath after having their milk bottles. Later the dependent orphans headed for a soil dusting exercise and thereafter Naseku settled for scratching while Bomani and Chemi Chemi settled for a strength testing exercise. Shortly later, the ex-orphans parted ways with the dependent Ithumba orphans. 

Ex-orphans Kandecha, Kitirua, Chemi Chemi, Bomani, Kilaguni, Melia and Kibo were at the stockade compound in the morning. It’s interesting to note all these ex-orphans aren’t necessarily in the original groups they formed when they left their human family a few years ago now, but what matters is that they are all familiar with each other and were raised the same way, so they understand each other. 

Ndiwa decided to go for water first before settling for Lucerne. She was joined by Kamok and Mundusi as the keepers kept an eye on Kamok who likes to push the gates for fun every morning. She well understands that the electric fence is always turned off whenever they leave the stockade in the morning! Kuishi was slightly limping and upon checking on her we found that she had been pierced by a thorn but the thorn had come out. Mapia seemed happy as this meant Kuishi couldn’t run after him whenever he passes close to her (for some reason Kuishi has a tendency of pushing Mapia whenever he passes close by).

Out in the bush Bomani, who is Orwa's friend but we don’t know where he had left Orwa, had a nice time with Dololo and Sattao. Bomani appeared to be giving the two boys a lecture on what an independent life is like to prepare them for the future! Bomani informed the boys not to expect to sleep in the stockades for the rest of their lives, but a time will come and they will be ready to leave too. 

At mud bath time, only four wild elephant bulls showed up. The dependent orphans and a group of ex-orphans who attended the mud bath had the venue all to themselves. The ex-orphans present at mud bath were Bomani, Kitirua, Chemi Chemi, Kalama, Kibo, Tumaren, Olare and Makena. Shortly after mud bath, there was drama when two ostriches passed close by. Mundusi and Tusuja charged and trumpeted as they tried to scare the birds away. The two ostriches disappeared quickly on their long powerful legs, thus bringing the tension down! In the afternoon the sun was hot and Roi, who is proving to be very caring these days, decided to walk Ambo under some shade when she found him feeding under the scorching sun. The rest of the orphans were relaxing under some trees. In the evening, Kamok, Mapia and Enkikwe could not be found as the orphans gathered together to walk back to the stockades. Finally the three orphans were located a short distance from where the rest were feeding. Olsekki and Siangiki, who are slowly weaning themselves off from drinking their milk bottles, didn't bother to follow their friends in having milk, but went straight into their stockade. This means they are becoming more independent and their time soon approaches when they will build the confidence to leave the stockades.  

Orwa and Bomani were waiting outside in the morning. After spending several days with the dependent orphans without Orwa, Bomani decided to go in search of his friend and indeed found him, and they came back together. It was a happy reunion. Bomani felt so comfortable in the presence of his friend that he lay down on the ground and slept as Orwa stood close by. Two wild bulls were comfortably drinking water at the stockade water troughs. Lucerne was provided and the orphans settled to have some. Orwa and Bomani joined to have their share and shortly later, Loijuk and her group emerged from the south east, running as they were almost late for the morning Lucerne breakfast. After the Lucerne breakfast was over, the groups parted ways. Orwa and his friend Bomani decided to go with the dependent orphans. 

Karisa and Sapalan decided to a have a warm up exercise in the form of a pushing game. When Sapalan had enough, the bulls quit playing to start browsing. Karisa felt that he had not done enough exercise though and decided to have a stretching exercise on the ground. Roi felt happy as Dololo's nannies in Mutara’s herd have decided to stay away for now, leaving Roi with all the time to spend with Dololo whenever she feels like, without competition. Later Kuishi took a break from feeding to have a soil dusting exercise. 

At mud bath time fifteen wild bulls were present and noticeable was Makena who was following her boy friend. The two love birds headed for bathing together then walked out to have a drink of water from the trough together, before slowly walking away from the mud bath. The orphans had a spectacular wallowing with Naseku emerging as the star as she had fun whipping the water using her trunk. After wallowing, the orphans left for browsing and settled north of the mud bath. The afternoon was quiet as the orphans understand that it's becoming very dry and dilly-dallying would result in returning to the stockade compound that evening without having enough to eat.