In five days we will be right there in the Masai Mara with our guests watching one of nature's most amazing sights: over a million Zebra and Wilderbeest crossing the plains in search of good grazing. And if we are really lucky, we'll see some lengthy river crossings which will really get the adrenaline going. As we write this our guys at camp have updated us on the herds' progress - the migration has arrived in the Mara, having made the journey from the Serengeti. Late rains have slowed them a little this year - they were also late to have their calves, once again due to the rain, as we saw first hand from our trip to the Serengeti in February this year. But they have arrived in the Mara and small groups of Zebra have been crossing the river near to our camp so fingers crossed the large numbers of Wildebeest will be crossing by the time we arrive.
It seems a good time to be leaving London. The wettest summer on record has suddenly switched to a very warm one, and this is the time to get out.
We spent the weekend getting everything ready; cleaning all the camera gear, downloading the latest drivers for our cameras and computer gear, trying to pack everything into our "carry-on" Peli cases and check-in luggage ... we're not yet ready to weigh anything!
For the first time we are trying Garlic tablets as a way of keeping the insects away. There is a fair amount of research that suggests this does work. For example:
http://www.bth.se/fou/forskinfo.nsf/alfs/ef7b5b63b84666d4c1256e2a00340af5
In a few weeks we will report on how the trip went....
Julie and Adam
Getting ready for the Masai Mara - 5 August 2007
