Kenya for 2 weeks

I knew the safaris were going to be good but I had no idea how good. Seeing these exotic animals in their natural habitat and some even closer was insane. Sometimes heart breaking. The Masai people are born into a natural understanding of life in harmony with nature. You come to realize that their entire life view is born of this perspective which gives them a warmth and genuine nature you can feel inside yourself. It’s humbling. It fills the heart. They are kind, tender, thoughtful.

From Nairobi to Masai Mara by Land Cruiser is a long and difficult adventure, unpredictable and chaotic at times. The further you go into the countryside, the further your heart and eyes open. Your butt goes numb once the road ends and you drive on a nasty dirt road for 2 hours, after already having driven 5 hours. This is some hard traveling. Some folks couldn’t do it. If you’re prone to car or motion sickness, this isn’t the way. You could fly into the park however. They have a small airstrip. But you will ride in a Land Cruiser on a dirt road in order to go into the park.

Once back in Nairobi, the hustle and bustle of desperate humankind trying to survive is a different kind of overwhelming. You could let it overpower your experience, or you could see Kenya as a the extreme of two worlds. Two worlds in one place, at the edge of the world. I won’t soon forget how it left me in awe.