Adjusting to the time zone I slept a little better last night and woke up with the alarm. It’s a new day and a new adventure awaits.
After breakfast when I came out of the restaurant it was still low light and hundreds of weaver birds were nesting on a palm tree, making their intricate houses that are intelf a masterpiece. It was fun watching them.
Later after checking out I learnt that the Safari Jeep had low pressure in a tyre so we had to stop just outside the Nakuru park to get the tyre fixed.
Soon we were on the road to Masai Mara. We made the first stop after an hour at the town called Mau which is surrounded by the Mau forest, the largest indigenous montane forest in East Africa.
After a coffee break we were back on the road watching the endless farm lands where people not just grow potatoes, wheat, and other crops but also do a lot of flower plantations. The valley has a large development of greenhouses where Roses are grown for export.
Two and half hours later we were at the last main town Narok before the Masai Mara National Reserve. Took another short break here and were off to the Mara. Just as we had started the driver stopped the car with a screech. Right in the middle of the road was a spitting cobra… I were advised not to get off for pictures but I managed to snap just one as it slithered away. Phew… this was a start of a chilling experience.
An hour later we were at the entrance of the Mara reserve where we were greeted by a lot of Masai women dressed in traditional dresses trying to sell handicrafts to all the visitors. While the guide cleared the entrance pass at the gate, Masai women tried making their sale.
20 mins from gate was my resort where on checkin I dumped the luggage in the hut (Chalet) and after lunch we started for the afternoon game drive.
The Masai Mara has endless plains, breath-taking vistas and abundant wildlife. The Masai Mara is a dream come true for everyone who ever longed for the adventurous, romantic nostalgia of an African safari in the wild. And so it proved for me just on the first run of game drive.
After about 10 mins saw the Wildebeest in thousands migrating from Tanzania Serengeti. It was an amazing view and really why it’s called a wonder of the natural world.
Some people come and go without the sightings of the elusive Leopard or the shy Cheetah but I got that as the first sighting… and what a sighting it was.
The Leopard had just made a kill and it was dragging it’s prey on a tree. After a little snack it rested on the tree while cleaning itself. Though sad for the deer but it was an experience.
We moved along leaving the Leopard with its dinner but just a bit later saw a lone Cheetah resting in the grass.
Seems it was not in the mood to get up and do anything so we moved along in serach for other game.
Soon after we came across a pride of lions. Well lionesses and their 6 month old cubs. The cubs were very playful as the mom rested. Took some up close pictures of the first sightings of the lions.
My day was made… three big cats and the wildebeest migration… all in few hours.
The weather was changing fast and it started to rain so we decided to head back to the resort.
The resort manager and his second-in are from India and became good friends. They suggested I visit the Hippo bar which has a pond nearby full of Hippos..
Later had dinner with them and spent a few hours chatting and sharing stories.
Now off to rest after a tiring but a magnificent experience in a day…
Experience the complete Day -3 of my safari on my YouTube video below:
Roads That We Crave For 
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