Kenya – to Masai Mara 肯尼亚- 到马赛马拉 11/2018 Stop 2 站

10-11/11/2018 With six others, I departed Nairobi by minivan early in the morning for Masai Mara, a six-hour drive away. I had wanted to backpack my way there to see the free-roaming animals, but this is no zoo; this is no Disneyland. There is no public transportation of any sort to give me a lift, should something go wrong; no one wants to wait at the bus stop with wild animals also enjoying the shade. This is, after all, a reserve, well, a jungle.

The almost endless grassland was mesmerizing. Carpeted fresh green, except the odd patches of brown, the vast plain stretched as far as the eyes could see.

For the last two hours, our van rock-and-rolled over a long, bumpy stretch. Downpours had so totally disfigured the mud paths that the minivan time and again threatened to tip over. “This is a Kenyan massage and is included in the package deal,” comforted our guide. We soon arrived at the tent camp, a tent with two beds and its own shower and toilet. I felt pampered.

10-11/11/2018一早八点多跟六人小团乘小巴到六小时外的马赛马拉公园。本打算背着包，坐公交到此， 但这不是动物园， 也不是迪士尼乐园，我老得天真无牙，我行我素惯了。这是国家公园，野兽都潜伏丛中，碰到人兽一起车站等车是有可能的。一出内罗毕就是草原， 像是无穷尽的草原，路经一些小镇，非常简陋。天上又低又厚欲哭无泪的云层，开始行驶时还凉爽，最后两小时路况变得糟糕，处处埋伏，因为雨水造成泥路面诡异，处处伤疤，又是坑，又是沟，司机说此行套餐包括这肯尼亚式按摩，有时感觉差一点就人仰马翻了。到营地后就住帐篷，里面放了两张单人床，还附卫浴，算是荒山野地的五星级了。游猎要开始了。