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Published: November 2nd 2011
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And I'm back! Internet is a bit 'iff-y' right now so keep your fingers crossed that I get these next 2 blog entries completed. We're up and away tomorrow morning - flying to Sao Tome. I can hardly wait because this will be a new place for me. In the meantime, we continue to 'be in the moment' here because .........WE'RE IN AFRICA!!!!! So exciting!
Our adventure this morning was a visit to the Masai Village - AND we had an unexpected mini-safari ride, too. So fun. For the first time, I'm going to attach a video clip to this blog so you can have a taste of our experience "LIVE"!!
I uploaded the photos for this blog first - and, you guessed it - they scrambled on me again. Sorry. Hope you can figure out the photo that goes with the caption - pretty fun photos, anyway! AND.....I'm trying to upload a video for you - for the first time......hope it works - it should show up in the top corner as a link for you to click on. Let me know what you think, ok?
So, off to the Masai village - saw lots and lots
of animals on our way - photos are below - sorry I don't know the names of all the critters - most you will recognize.
We got to the Village - first, we drove through their 'business section' - you can tell from the photos what I mean by that. There was even a 'guest house' - too funny (from our perspective, anyway). Then, into the area where they live in the mud huts. They were so warm and welcoming. The warriors did a few welcome dances for us, then the women came out to do same. Lovely. So colorful too. I will post some of the brief video clips on YouTube for you (just go to YouTube and put in my name: Pat Mussieux - all my video clips should come up - IF I can get through the upload here before I lose my connection again.)
The Masai explained so much to us - answered lots of questions - about marriage, (they practice poloygamy), how they have such great white teeth (they use the bark on the trees for cleaning their teeth), schooling, and so much more. The women have a mini-market, of sorts, in the
back of their huts and we all made a few purchases - the money goes to the Foundation and towards education for the children. Great! I'm all about education - that's how the world will change!
The Masai are very healthy people - they don't have AIDS here. They do suffer with malaria, especially in the rainy season. The men have the blood from the cow (jugular vein) in the morning, meat and cow's milk before heading out to the fields for the day. The women get water, haul wood for fires, and so much more. We really enjoyed our visit.
Then, back in the safari van and back to the Lodge - but not before seeing the giraffe, the lionness by the road (napping), the turkey vultures enjoying their lunch and so much more. It really is like being in the middle of a National Geographic magazine. YOU should come here - at least once in your life.
I personally think all kids should come here and see how other people live. We have NO TV in our rooms (and that's not a bad thing!) - minimal internet - and that's NOT a bad thing either.
These people are happy, healthy - and warm and friendly.
A quiet afternoon was had by all - Brenda and I booked massages in the 'spa tent' - when I was in there, a major wind storm came up - as the tent walls blew and the 'chandelier' inside the tent swung back and forth, I decided to cut short the massage and head back to my room. That's all I would have needed is to have the tent blow down (see next blog entry for the photo of the spa tent and you will understand what I mean) and have me running around the grounds with only a towel - too funny! No way! So, I dressed and left - BUT it was an amazing massage!
And now I sit in the lobby getting these blog entries caught up - because I know, for sure, YOU are sitting there waiting, LOL!
Enjoy. Kenya has been awesome. Off to Sao Tome tomorrow........another new adventure.
Good night, Mom - take care - sending love, hugs and prayers.
Happy Pat
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How is your mom first of all? Africa looks life altering. Still no power here day 6, so my internet time is very limited but i wanted to check in and tell you that it will take an ACT OF GOD to get me to watch DWTS for the rest of the season because cutting David before HOPE ROB OR NANCY is so disgusting to me that I just CAN NOT. Be safe. xoxo