Sunday, March 11, 2007

The Maasai watch over us


When it came to planning my trip to Africa, Tanzania, I wasn't sure what the guide meant by camping. It's the real thing, not that "glamping", meaning 5 star rooms with canvas walls. This is actual tents that are pitched right in the middle of the park with wild animals all around us. At night not only could we hear the lions roaring, we could hear them exhaling.
It was frightening at times but the safari companies hire Maasai as camp guards. I would sometimes look out at night and saw the Maasai with his lantern patrolling the campsight and I felt safe.

No comments: