It has been an awesome weekend! We spent the last three days at Masai Mara that is a 2 1/2 hour trip from Tenwek.
What is amazing is the vastness of this place (700 sq miles) and the intensity of life. It is a place where life and death are intimately connected! I will try and post some pictures, but cameras fail to capture the breadth of the vistas.
In this place the Masai people herd goats and cattle and live a very basic existence with their animals and "extended" families. They are colorful and are willing to sell their art - beads and carvings. What is amazing is that they live in a hostile environment with only a single spear!
What makes it possible to see these things are some amazing Toyota four wheel drive landrovers. When it rains the roads turn to swamps and "black holes". We had a wonderful driver who was able to "see" the animals, keep us safe and get us back to the lodge and our tents. These tents sit the edge of a steep enbankment on the Mara River that is filled with hippos! The steep embankment is part of the security system! During the night you are lulled to sleep by the hippo's pool party.
I am sure Micki will describe more of the adventures.
Marvin
What is amazing is the vastness of this place (700 sq miles) and the intensity of life. It is a place where life and death are intimately connected! I will try and post some pictures, but cameras fail to capture the breadth of the vistas.
In this place the Masai people herd goats and cattle and live a very basic existence with their animals and "extended" families. They are colorful and are willing to sell their art - beads and carvings. What is amazing is that they live in a hostile environment with only a single spear!
What makes it possible to see these things are some amazing Toyota four wheel drive landrovers. When it rains the roads turn to swamps and "black holes". We had a wonderful driver who was able to "see" the animals, keep us safe and get us back to the lodge and our tents. These tents sit the edge of a steep enbankment on the Mara River that is filled with hippos! The steep embankment is part of the security system! During the night you are lulled to sleep by the hippo's pool party.
I am sure Micki will describe more of the adventures.
Marvin
Keep the hippo and lion pictures coming! We love them. Bill, Penny, Mimi and Preston.
ReplyDeleteOk, so I finally have it figured out. I can blog!! We miss you and are so excited about your adventures. Mimi has been dreaming about Poppy, tigers, dancing with monsters in Africa. Keep the photos coming.
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