Watamu and Masai Mara Safari in Kenya. Discovering the uncontaminated nature of the wild Africa
We returned to Kenya .... 5 times!
Arrival in Mombasa (Saturday, 26 October) and used to pay the visa process to clear the bags.
Do everything to not open her .... I have many things for the kids!
Out there waiting for our dear friend Sergio (réponse excursions Village Blue Bay)
After two hours' bus (the road has improved since last October) we arrive at the village.
We assign the usual our room and without even unpacking we look at the beach
Unfortunately, there are a lot of algae, but we do not get discouraged, however the bathrooms
The first two days we devote to relax them track
On Sunday evening in the theater of the village and attend Holy Mass officiated by a priest (speaks Italian well enough) kids dancing and singing gospel.
The village, now known him for years, very nice and well organized in every respect.
Food, service, cleanliness in the rooms all the best.
Children dell'equioe animation are all nice, very willing (absolutely not intrusive) proposed beach games, rides and the evening always a spectacle.
Afternoon at 17.30 to the sound of music "My Africa" tea with biscuits and a chef who cooked delicious crepes.
Sergio, as usual, we organized the safari to the Masai Mara
This time we will go to Governor's Camp and we will see another area of the park.
Solita flights from Malindi by air and landing directly in the savannah where the jeep ahead
Arrive at Governor's Camp where we assign the finest tent "suite" right on a bend of the Mara River
We are on the jeep with another couple (French) and the driver.
At the Masai Mara you can do off the track, follow the animals, much closer to them.
After lunch, Buffet, a nap and then start the first game drive where we encounter the first animals: Gnu, zebras, gazelles, elephants, etc. ....
Return after the fabulous sunset, drink in the river, dinner by candlelight in a fabulous tent served at the table) then a chat around a campfire.
We go to bed early enough the next day because there is the alarm clock early (5.30)
Here we are again on the jeep and start the real safari with breakfast in the bush
We see a beautiful specimen of a lion, so close to him, lying down and dozing, three lionesses (our driver tells us: they are her friends!)
Our driver is truly a professional eye. ... Leads us under a tree where we see a leopard in the branches that is eating a gazelle.
Sightings in the distance, accompanied by a lion, lioness, we come and when we are just a few meters from their clients coupling.
We continue our safari and again we encounter giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, Thompson, a family of warthogs, vultures are eating a wildebeest, hyena feeding her baby.
Then we approach the river and here we see some crocodiles, one goes down, water and headed toward the shore, and many hippos huddled together.
This time we saw the rhinoceros, the driver told us the reason, because they remain in another area of the park (that visited last year).
We go to visit a Masai village where we live (homes of mud and dung) with their wives, children and animals (I would say this was a bit 'a hoax!)
We return to camp for lunch, excellent buffet, then always accompany us in a jeep "to the runway" where we board the small plane that will take us back to Malindi and coach here in the village.
Monday, November 5th another wonderful day "The Safari Blue" organized by the village and Ms. Ines (an Italian woman who lives in Malindi for many years).
Starting with his boat, stopping to snorkel, then drink) sullelingue sand) with white wine, papaya, coconut and cashews.
Return to her home for the lunch of antipasto of grouper in sour with vegetables, spaghetti with sauce, octopus, grouper and lobster die (grilled) fruit, white Italian wine, cakes (like cantuccini) made with coconut and Italian coffee.
Finally little show of dances of the Samburu tribe and its marketplace.
Tuesday 'November 6th spending the morning around with our friends Watamu beach boys Rashid and Dasha which lead us to see their homes and their beautiful children.
In the afternoon, always escorted by them, we love the beautiful beach of the island and stop at the Bar of the Sun Palm to enjoy a fabulous passion fruit juice.
Tuesday, November 6th Rashid us organize ina day to go to the mangroves (Mida Creek).
Departure from the beach in our village, after an hour we stopped for snorkeling, then on the tongues of sand where we find flamingos and lastly in'isoletta for lunch (rice with octopus, aragostelle and fruit)
Another morning, always accompanied by Rashid, are spent going to see the famous beach Chale (Golden Beach) Semra really there are myriads of tinsel.
You arrive to a certain point with the van, here we see children and women which collect water from a well (water color brown) fill plastic containers (which they do twice a day) which she will use for drinking and cooking .
From here on it should continue by jeep to a dirt road to reach the famous beach.
Always Dasha and Rashid (first step to buy food) will take us to the orphanage Mound where there are 61 abandoned children.
Some of us run to him singing the song Jambo and we find ourselves with a few baby clinging to our legs.
There's a guy who volunteers, stewards of the airline Meridiana, which welcomes us and explains and shows all the activity of this orphanage.
He explains that many tourists arrive with pens, notebooks, pencils (think they have a wardrobe packed!) Explains that they need many things including medicines, diapers, food.
Return the next day, unfortunately we have no medicines, but we bought milk powder, flour, detergent wash, toothpaste, oil, tomatoes, garlic, onions, potatoes, fruit ec.c
Here we really tightens the heart .... We can not help but think how lucky we are!
So the days pass ... .. in the late afternoon of Friday 9 October, the greetings of our friends Dasha beach boys, Rashid, with his wife and her beautiful baby Omar.
The evening African wonderful dinner prepared by our waiters on the beach of the village.
Here once again our 15 days have flown!
Saturday, November 10th heel lift (time 3.45) for departure!
Goodbye beautiful Kenya!
Your people, your colors, your odors will miss us!
As I write this diary a tear drops on my face ....