We left
the hotel at 0730 sharp and after fighting our way through the slow morning
commuter traffic we were on our way at a steady pace to our camp near Masai
Mara. At around 1230 I suddenly recognized a school on the right – the school we
visited last year when I came to Masai Mara for the first time. Instead of
continuing up to Sopa Lodge we instead made a turn to the left, and 5-10
minutes bumpy ride later on an almost non-existing road we arrived at our camp
site. 15-20 established tents with each two beds, and we were the only ones
there!
We had
lunch short after our arrival and at 1600 we went on our first drive in the
park. On the 2:30 long (short) drive we managed to see the usual animals
(warthogs, impalas, gazelles etc.), but also giraffes, elephants, buffalos and
lions. Yes, less than 3 hours of game drive and we are already 3/5.
We also
met a couple of other cars parked with the passengers focused on something
nearby. Apparently they were looking at/had spotted a cheetah, but no matter
how they explained its location were we able to locate it.
Back at
camp we had dinner, a quick shower (the shower did have warm water, and even
more so as it wasn’t possible to turn down the temperature!) and the generator
stopped giving light at around 2100.
Tomorrow
we’ll be having breakfast at 0730 before we have a full day of driving in the
park until 1600. The other passenger has never been doing a safari before so
she is obviously in 7th heaven these days. When coming back the plan
seems to be to visit the nearby Maasai village. Something that I’ll probably
decline as it is the same I visited last year among others. And honestly; have
you seen one you have seen most of them – especially if you are returning to
one previously seen.
Wildebeest.
Thomson's gazelle.
Giraffe.
Vulturine guineafowl.
Secretary bird.
First lion sighting.
All lions carry around their own small teddy bears.
Sunset over the Masai Mara.
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