Travelling from Mombasa to Nairobi. It sounds fun, you get to see the Savannah one last time as you make your way to Nairobi to leave. But it’s not. It’s hot, sweaty, uncomfortable and the guy behind you is on his phone the whole way and there’s a good chance the only hairy Kenyan will be next to you wiping his sweaty, hairy arm against yours the whole way.
But the scenery ain’t too bad. I was really hoping that I would see something cool before I leave for a long time. We are driving through the Savannah after all so you kind of expect something. What was my last wild animal going to be before I depart? I was in luck! Baboons...I freaking love baboons. Then just chewing away on the roadside at some stray grass were two zebras. Two! They’re like the prison inmates of the horse world with their genetically pre-determined uniforms. Then more baboons, dammit baboons can’t be the last thing I see!
Just then two massive giraffes appear in my window frame! With my face firmly glued to the window, not just for the view but also because the further I was to the window the further away I was from sweaty arm man. Four more giraffes chewing slowly away at some acacia some into sight, marvellous, I thought! It does not get much better than this. All of a sudden the bus slowed down to enable the passengers to see six more giraffes trekking across the plains making their way to the acacias. Pay for a safari you say? Bah! I just had one included in my low, low bus fare!
Wouldn’t you know it giraffes would not be my last group of animals (aside from cows, goats, sheep and chickens) but low and behold a herd of animals was up ahead. What was it? I was excited? What could it possibly be? What would my final animal sighting be? Camels. A big, dirty, stinking herd of camels. Spitting and peeing everywhere. Trust a camel to ruin my good time again. Bloody camels.
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