Masai Mara

We left Lake Naivasha at 8am to head for Masai Mara. It took five hours on the worst roads so far. Kenya has three types of road - A, B and C. The A roads are pretty poor and half of this journey was on C roads - which are not really roads at all - more dirt tracks with pot holes. Travelling from lodge to lodge is really a bit of a pain because of the roads. We arrived at Masai Mara at 1pm.

Keekorok Lodge is lovely. It has beautiful gardens surrounded by bush with monkeys running around the place. I went for a swim before lunch. The water was freezing! The weather has been overcast but the sun is shining as I write - on the porch of the lodge. We go on safari in 15 minutes.

Most Kenyans are poor. And everyone seems to be trying to make a buck. Every kindness has a sting in the tail - they want money. You're meant to tip (100-200KS) for everything. If someone tells you the time, they look for some money in return. It's not nice. This and the terrible roads are the only down-wide of an otherwise fantastic holiday. Time for safari...