Tshaj tawm: 07.08.2023
Hello hello
Today, the Lion King cast presented itself in all its glory. Here is a selection of pictures, it seems impossible to choose. Some important observations from today: Peeing must be done super fast - for obvious reasons; Zebras have the most trained butts (#fitnessinfluencer); Elephants apparently can chase away lions when they feel like walking EXACTLY THERE; Hyenas are and remain the ugliest animals; School trips in Kenya are super cool (driving around the national park with boobs); Giraffe babies are the cutest; Gazelles run as if they really need to go pee; Pumbaa looks the same in real life as in the movie; Leopards are very shy and run away, unless they are enjoying some zebra ribs.
All in all, we were lucky to see four lions, three cheetahs, one leopard, as well as countless hippos, zebras, giraffes, various antelopes, elephants, buffaloes, crocodiles, huge birds, vultures, hyenas, African wild dogs (don't know their name) and other animals. To our great surprise, both cars (the broken one from yesterday was fixed overnight) also survived (despite constant shaking, almost getting stuck a thousand times, and the fact that the bottom of the car constantly hit the hard ground).
After the 9-hour game drive, we visited the Maasai village next to our camp, where we were shown traditional dances and songs, how they light fires themselves (I assume they already have lighters :P), and the huts in which they live as well as the children's school. How much of this still corresponds to their authentic way of life today is not entirely clear. The ratio of the staged tourist show versus the authentic way of life is difficult to determine, but my gut feeling is about 50/50. However, the huts, the clothes, the school, and the polygamous lifestyle seem to be real. One Maasai said he is considering taking another wife, as they live a polygamous life. So I asked if women can also have multiple husbands. This question completely confused him. Sorry and bye bye.
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Hello hello
Today, the Lion King cast presented itself in all its glory. It seems impossible to make a selection of photos here. Some important observations from today: You have to pee mega fast - for obvious reasons; zebras have the most trained butts (#fitnessinfluencer); apparently elephants can chase away lions when they feel like running EXACTLY THERE where the lion is lying; hyenas are and remain the ugliest animals; school trips in Kenya are ultra cool (driving around the national park by bus); baby giraffes are the cutest; gazelles run as if they really need to go to the bathroom; Pumbaa looks the same in real life as in the movie; leopards are very shy and run away unless they are enjoying zebra ribs.
All in all, we were lucky to see four lions, three cheetahs, one leopard, and countless hippos, zebras, giraffes, various antelopes, elephants, buffaloes, crocodiles, giant birds, vultures, hyenas, African wild dogs (don't know their name), and other animals. Both cars (the broken one from yesterday was fixed overnight) also survived to our great surprise (despite constant shaking, almost getting stuck a thousand times, and the fact that the bottom of the car constantly hit the hard ground).
After the 9-hour trip, we visited the Maasai village next to our camp, where they showed us what traditional dances and songs look like, how they light fires themselves (I assume they already have lighters :P), and the huts in which they live, as well as the children's school. It is not entirely clear how much of this corresponds to their authentic way of life today. The ratio of the staged tourist show to the authentic way of life is difficult to determine, but my gut feeling is that it's about 50/50. However, the huts, the clothes, the school, and the polygamous lifestyle seem to be real. One Maasai told me that he is considering taking another wife because they live a polygamous life. So I asked if women can also have multiple husbands. This question completely threw him off. So, bye for now. :)