Masai Mara Day 1

Despite being feverish and having a stomach ache to die for, managed to book myself this safari. 3 days Masai Mara, 1 day Nakuru, 1 day Naivashu. They picked me up at 8:30am (really didn't want to get out of bed, quite ill), after which (in order) we pickd up Lily (Australian, traveling for about a year) and Satoko and Ryoko (Japanese, travelling for 1 day), and then met Barbara and Joanne (Irish, travelling for a couple weeks). We arrived at the Masai Mara park around 4 and promptly saw elephants, zebras (note the soft "e"), lions, hyenas, giraffes, and all manner of gazelles and birds (though no one save me seemed interested in the birds, or any smaller creatures). Was a good day, though the bumpy ride did nothing for my terrible stomach ache (fever was left in Nairobi).

About that illness - yes something i ate in Kampala threw me for a rougher ride than any African road possibly could. I know i'm supposed to assume a fever is malaria, but think i've had food poisoning enough to recognize what it is. Luckily was feverish for just Saturday and Sunday - today only my stomach hurts. A lot. Felt like vomiting most of the time, but kept it away. Had to hold back other unwanted flows the rest of the time. Ah, how i love travelling.

Our campsite is a very nice place. Permanent (cement floors) large tents. Masai warrior guard, also keeps the campfire going (it's quite chilly at night). Running water, even hot. Would have electricity but the generator is out. I was expecting something more like the Mongolian Gobi Desert Excursion - by comparison this is very luxurious.