A safari recap…

The first place we stayed in Lake Nakuru had baboons just walking around the place…apparently it’s the norm. But the real safari adventure began in Maasai Mara. We saw families of elephants, rhinos, lions, cheetahs, gazelle and warthogs just to name a few. I do believe the words “oh, that’s only a zebra” were uttered by my dear brother. The tented camp we stayed in was beautiful. The tent Mom and I stayed in was literally right on the edge of the river. I was bitten by a mosquito and spent an entire morning freaking out that I was going to get diseased until we visited a Maasai village and our tour guides, Bernard and Edward said “No, there is no malaria now,” and then proceeded to laugh at me. After Mom interviewed them about their culture and lifestyle, they revealed that they can have multiple girlfriends or wives depending on how many cows they have. When asked how many girlfriends they both had, Edward simply said “More than one.” And Bernard said excitedly “I have three!” So Mom and I were wondering: does “more than one” mean he has many, or that he has two and he knew Bernard had three? Any thoughts?? Mom later revealed that she thought Bernard was pretty cute, and I have to say I agree.

Seeing the lions was amazing…did you know that “simba” actually means lion in Swahili?? I guess Disney got it right for once!!!

-Brigid