The wilderness awakening
14 Sep 2014 8:34 PM GMT
The park’s lodges and camps get fully sold out as people from different backgrounds gather in this corner of Kenya to enjoy the African safari experience. A typical itinerary involves landing at one of the airstrips by noon, checking in, enjoying lunch then going out for an afternoon game drive to return to camp for dinner. Day two is usually spent in the park searching and spotting all different forms of wildlife, and seeing some vivid action.
The crossing of the wildebeests is an incredible moment as predators wait in hiding under the water. There is a build up to the climax as you sit there, with hundreds of other cars, waiting in anticipation for the first wildebeest to make its move. Once he finds the nerve to cross over, the drama unfolds as the rest of them follow. The dash across the river can be interrupted by the crocodile’s powerful jaw snap as it satisfies its hunger. The water current can sweep away a calf who tries to swim back to join its herd.
The big cats wait on the river bank on the other side, scattering themselves to maximise the covered distance to ensure the capture of prey. Yet, the wildebeests keep coming and coming. There is almost no end to this incredible event. It is finally time to return to camp. Along the way, the game drive fulfils your wish to see a cheetah chase, and a leopard dragging its meal up a tree. You see species of birds you have never seen before, and the Thompson gazelles decide to jog along beside your vehicle. The giraffes intertwine their long, sleek necks and you hear the hippo grunt from behind a bush. The zebras take off from your path, and a lion cub is chasing his brother around a tree.
As you pass each and every one of these animals, they stop what they are doing for just a second and stare back at you. This is the moment you realise what you have been doing all your life – letting it go by. A trip in the wilderness reminds you to stop and smell the roses along your
personal journey.
The crossing of the wildebeests is an incredible moment as predators wait in hiding under the water. There is a build up to the climax as you sit there, with hundreds of other cars, waiting in anticipation for the first wildebeest to make its move. Once he finds the nerve to cross over, the drama unfolds as the rest of them follow. The dash across the river can be interrupted by the crocodile’s powerful jaw snap as it satisfies its hunger. The water current can sweep away a calf who tries to swim back to join its herd.
The big cats wait on the river bank on the other side, scattering themselves to maximise the covered distance to ensure the capture of prey. Yet, the wildebeests keep coming and coming. There is almost no end to this incredible event. It is finally time to return to camp. Along the way, the game drive fulfils your wish to see a cheetah chase, and a leopard dragging its meal up a tree. You see species of birds you have never seen before, and the Thompson gazelles decide to jog along beside your vehicle. The giraffes intertwine their long, sleek necks and you hear the hippo grunt from behind a bush. The zebras take off from your path, and a lion cub is chasing his brother around a tree.
As you pass each and every one of these animals, they stop what they are doing for just a second and stare back at you. This is the moment you realise what you have been doing all your life – letting it go by. A trip in the wilderness reminds you to stop and smell the roses along your
personal journey.
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