Throughout the day, we had the opportunity to visit curio shops and haggle with the locals. At Maasai Mara we traded our bus for a more serious overland vehicle. You would not believe the ruts in the main road! We arrived at Siana Springs Camp late in the day, dusty, tired, and beat up from the drive.... oh, excuse me... that was the FREE African massage!
Siana Springs is an oasis in the arid plains of Maasai Mara. We will have the chance to settle in here for a three night stay.
Maasai warriors welcome us
Rouse danced with the boys
Helen was our guide
Rouse is a natural! Check out that form. He hit the tree! A true spear chucker...
Women and children greet us
The children each presented themselves for a blessing from elders... hands on head
Sue can dance
Rouse shops
Everyone is happy!
Bye bye,Maasai
Other shopping fun
Dusty Road
Our tent
Our guard ... the local Tree Hyrax. Wow! Can he make a scary racket at night!
What an incredible trip!! Thanks for sharing so many photos. I hope you got a video of Dad dancing. ;) Interesting to see the combo of Dads spotting scope and the rifles your guards carry. I guess that’s to keep the lions away? Love you!
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DeleteLions will only kill you if hungry. Cheetahs and Leopards will kill for sport! So many dangerous animals... the African Cape Buffalo and Hippos are the most deadly. We saw a hippo charge a boat, very close to our boat. Frighteningly impressive. We were rarely allowed out of the truck / Land Cruiser, and were not allowed to stray far from our camp sites. There were night watchmen at the bush camps, and escorts to accompany us as we moved from tent to communal area and back. The animals are free to roam... we are guests in THEIR home... and do so all around and through the camps. Hyenas were right outside our tent at night. We heard their calls.
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