Potholes are a way of life Or The One Where Jeff Goes to the Maasai Mara

We drove to the Maasai Mara today. It's one of the most famous natural wildlife preserves in the WHOLE world. It's actually the northern tip of Serengeti National Park Game Reserve. It's named for the Maasai people and the Mara River which divides it. However - I heard from the Maasai that Mara means spotted in their language, which is what the game reserve looks like from the tops of the hills.

There are several things about the Mara that are really cool. It is in the Rift Valley which extends from the Mediterranean Sea all the way to South Africa! It's mostly prairie with wide open space and acacia trees, which truly fascinate me.

Anyway - over half of the trip was on non-paved roads. We literally had moments when non of our bums were on the seats in the truck because we were airborn!

And - we got stuck. The cardinal law of the Mara… don't go off the main roads. No matter how bad they look - stay where other cars are driving. So we went off the main path, because it looked really bad. And the black cotton soil - grabbed our tires. Luckily, we'd just been trained by Joe how to winch and tow the vehicle. So another car pulled us out!