Jackson - our Driver

The Mara West Camp arranged for a driver to pick us up in Nairobi and take us to the camp.  JACKSON picked us up at the Stanley Hotel at about 8:00am and our adventure began.  He was an amazing driver on crazy bad roads.  We made it to the Mara West Camp in about 6 hours, with about 4 hours of the drive on bumpy dirt roads .

 

 

 

 Jackson stayed at the West Mara Camp for the next five days, taking us on the game drives at the Mara Reserve, driving us to the African Mission Services Health Clinic and Oloosinon School, and to visit a local Maasai Village.  He was an expert driver on the Game Drives, taking us all the way to the Tanzania border, and making sure we spotted the "Big 5" plus many more animals and birds.

 

Marker at the Kenya Tanzania Border

 

The PEOPLE in the Maasai Village seemed content and happy with their way of life on the Mara plains.  They welcomed us by singing and showing us around the village.  These beautiful women take care of the children, build and maintain the homes, make jewelry and other goods to sell, cook and clean; the men protect the camp at night, the children go to school and herd the animals. The village moves to a different site every 7 years.

Living room in a Maasai home