Today was an action packed day, with a lot of driving.
Up until now we have spent our days mostly with the community around Bogani (sorry the proper name escapes me). Today we headed to a Masai community to visit with one of the mama’s there. She was gracious enough to show us through her land and take us through her home and show us her families herd (of goats and cattle). After that we were taught one of their pastimes of beading. We have seen their work in the markets and on all of the Masai Warriors that are with us, but we had no appreciation for how hard it was until we did it for ourselves. A few of the mama’s from the community sat with us in the shade of a giant tree and helped us to make key chains (or at least the start). It was challenging, but a lot of fun.
From there we then made the 1.5 hour trek back and after a short lunch, went on a nature hike. We found out from Jackson (a Masai Warrior) which plants are poisonous and which they use as medicines in his culture. From the top of the mountain we took some pictures including a group shot.
Then it was off to Masai Weapons training. We learned how to throw their hammer weapon (sorry the name of it escapes me) and got to shoot their style of bow and arrow. It was a great event for our last evening here. Now it’s off to a BBQ and time to depart to our safari tomorrow.
Cheers.
