Kenya, my love! Watamu and Masai Mara trip

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Kenya my love! premetto that this is my fourth trip to Kenya and increasingly we leave our hearts! Friday October 13 starting with Eurofly from malpensa and as usual super comfortable armchairs and treatment in a perfect business. stop in rome board where even my son (for he is the first time) and here we have about an hour delay on departure. peaceful flight and get to me a good night's sleep. Arrival in Mombasa 06.00 hours local and usual queue for the visa, required for opening bags and even more strange request "you have clothing and toys for children? "I will then be explained by bb beach guards, or how you can call them they want them. the weather is muggy and overcast. out there waiting for our dear friend sergio controller village blue bay that gives us our van in about two hours brings us to the village where we are assigned rooms on the beach. Recommended by sergio always book the safari Masai Mara and this time he will be with us directly. Monday morning (October 16) to 07.00 clock breakfast, bus to the small airport in Malindi, where we start at 09:00. landed after two hours directly in the savannah and here is a wonderful sun while it rained in Malindi. with the lead jeep safari to the Masai club (alt. 5800 ft) and already in a small way you start to see gnu, zebras and cows. we allocate our tents (tents are dispregiativo call them are so beautiful and welcoming), we are up and runs under the mara river where we see many hippos. after a good lunch outdoors and stroll out to 15.30 with the jeep in the first game drive and we are lucky to meet immediately gnu, zebra, giraffe, buffalo, etc ... in the bush waiting for the sunset ... .. a show that takes away the breath! return and after a hot shower we head to the restaurant (in the evening inside) where they lit the fire in a beautiful outdoor fireplace and outside the braziers. we are tired but happy and at 10.30 a nanna ... .. and we discover under the covers the boule hot! the single beds with mosquito nets is the usual hot and we suffered as children asleep. alarm Tuesday at 05.30 and the beginning of true and long safari breakfast directly in the savannah with a basis of coffee, tea, milk, sweets, fruit ... .. begins after the tour and we are just off the jeep and rangers accompany us on foot, to see a family of rhinos ... .. mother rhino pregnant ... 18 months of gestation, the tour proceeds and you spot a tree on a beautiful specimen of leopard that you're enjoying a gazelle while under the mother tree leopardo controls. Our driver is truly exceptional: all of a sudden it stops and you get there and cross the road some lionesses with small .... go to drink and play like children. farther we see two lions, a male ... un po 'vecchiotto
move again and spotted a family of giraffes and small, says the driver has only two weeks of life. sighted elephants and here we get a little 'too much that mother elephant to protect the little we are expanding to meet menacing ears, bars and raising the trunk. us away .... we go along in the river yet to see hippos and crocodiles. 12.00 return to the club mara and after lunch, outdoors watching the river, we take the jeep with the "track" to return the small plane, and after two hours we are back to Malindi. where we expect the van that takes us back to our village tired but excited. Wednesday rainy day and stay in the village. Thursday morning for the blue safari organized by the village with the famous Italian lady ines from 12 years in Kenya. starting with the usual two boats, the first stop for snorkelling, the second stop on the tongues of white sand where there is offered an aperitif with white wine, coconut and cashew, the third stop where the children of the boats carry starfish, fish ball, fish box, etc. ... 14.00 return home of the lady where the *** is a lunch of spaghetti with octopus, lobsters, grouper, good wine and Italian coffee, cakes
Friday afternoon walk in sardegna 2. Saturday and his son again but reluctantly glad of this experience, we believe there is still a whole week! Saturday afternoon, accompanied by a bb that I know now, I have to Watamu where are we going to order the beautiful slippers made on measures to bring the gift to friends. always go with him to see his home, his wife and his beautiful baby. then leads us to a place where there are children orphaned and where are they also helped the girls who give birth. I am a big Magone to think like us and our children are lucky. port their various clothing and also leave an offer in cash. I also mama lucy where buying food and then port to the boys and girls that I find on the beach of the village. we meet a young girl, 18 years, with a baby of one year, which was left by the boy who had made pregnant. the clothes and leave some money to buy milk for the little. Watamu cross is also a problem for the many pools of water that were formed by the rains. we also do our usual tour in Malindi where I find my friend and I tailor my modern wrap pants and shirts. like every Sunday evening at the village, is the priest to celebrate Holy Mass with gospel singing and dancing children. I am not to tell of the various attractions of the village, animation, excellent food .... of various snacks in mid morning and mid afternoon. the second week, the time it was restored, the sun hot, the sea at low tide formed beautiful pools where we lay down in a circle talking. this time the road from Malindi to Watamu is truly a disaster full of holes, and 27 have started to adjust. I have just returned in March, but already looks to come back! jambo