So we left the main road, about 30km south of the Kenya - Tanzania border, and just turned into the bush. The track we followed wound on throughout the day, into Masai country, and we chatted periodically with herdsmen and farmers as we pottered on through their lands. In time, after the villages of Kitumbeine and Gelai, and a camp on the slopes of Mt Gelai, we swung north to Lake Natron, breeding ground for flamingoes.
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After pounding along the trail for the day, and the bush camp on Gelai (which was a case of stripping the dust from everything before settling in!), we headed on to Lake Natron. Initially we were put off - Tanzania seems to be one long excuse to remove money from foreigners. (Beware, for example, the dodgy roadblock where you part from 50 dollars in exchange for not much). In time however we found Riverside Camp, which was a chance to chill out a bit.
) Ol Donyo Lengai |
) Stalwart Maggie, pounding through the dust |
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) A lava flow, one of many from the last eruption in the late 80s - awkward to drive over |
) A termite mound which has been broken open by a predator - and honeycomb structures inside - breeding arfeas? |
