From Nairobi to the Masaai Mara
One of the biggest fights I ever had on a roadtrip was with my brother, potentially due to both of us being hungry; he wouldn’t stop for the elephants. All our lives we had been training for the “roadtrip efficiency marathon” that Maximo would put us throught to get to Los Llanos. The premises were simple everytime: prepack, preload, streamline, don’t stop. Any delays would be met with harsh words, looks of disappointment, and the guilt if delaying everyone’s joy.
Because we had been training for this and the road was just the means to the happiest place on earth, we never learned to enjoy the journey, as the reward would only arrive once we reached our destination. Being in a car then became a mean to get from A to B – but what about what happens in between?
So far I’ve learned that there is so much more in the journey, and while I’m still impatient to get to B, I make an effort to grasp what happens in those moments enclosed between A and B.
Because we had been training for this and the road was just the means to the happiest place on earth, we never learned to enjoy the journey, as the reward would only arrive once we reached our destination. Being in a car then became a mean to get from A to B – but what about what happens in between?
So far I’ve learned that there is so much more in the journey, and while I’m still impatient to get to B, I make an effort to grasp what happens in those moments enclosed between A and B.
These were our inbetween moments; an 8 hour journey from Nairobi to the Masaai Mara.
Makes me sad that I will most likely never get to do that 🙁 but at the same time happy that you can show me what it’s like:)
hopefully this showed you a little of what goes on when trying to get from one place to the next. It’s also really bumpy!
I love that song!
Thank you for showing what its really like there. I would love to go but I doubt I will be able to. It’s nice to see the beauty elsewhere.
Could you tell me the name of that song ? I like it
Hopefully one day you will!!
The song is called Present moment by Eldar Kedem
Thank you
Wonderful to see the road to Masai Mara. Thanks for sharing Ale
Masaai Mara 🙂
Would love to see this video at real speed. The sites are as amazing as the bush.
Mmm perhaps it would have been to long! haha
The journey is the best part of road trips! I love to see how the landscape changes as the kilometers roll by. It also feels great to get out of the car and walk around every now and then: both to explore the area one is in and to stretch the legs.
Definitely to stretch the legs! We didn’t want to stop all too much in case it started raining before we got to camp, we didn’t want to take it too easy and drive in the dark under pouring rain
Oh yes, not wanting to drive in a downpour makes perfect sense.
Great video and music Ale. I always look forward to your stories. Thank you for sharing. Hugs to you and Tristan