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This               is               the               tale               of               a               day               in               my               life               where               I               was               probably               more               scared               than               at               any               other               time.

The               story               takes               place               in               the               early               1990's,               when               I               was               working               for               one               of               the               large               oil               companies               in               London               and               installing/supporting               one               of               their               computerized               accounting               systems.
               They               needed               some               troubleshooting               doing               in               their               Nairobi               office               in               Kenya,               plus               some               extra               staff               training,               and               so               two               of               us               went               out               to               Nairobi               for               two               weeks               to               help               them               out.

My               colleague               decided               that               he               wanted               to               cut               his               trip               short,               and               so               I               ended               up               taking               on               part               of               his               assignment               and               stayed               for               three               weeks               not               two.
               Having               the               unique               opportunity               to               go               on               safari               at               the               weekends,               I               requested               to               be               allowed               to               work               extra               hours               during               the               week,               so               that               I               could               take               Mondays               off.

The               safari               trips               were               three               days               each,               departing               on               a               Saturday               morning               and               returning               on               a               Monday               evening.

The               time               off               was               agreed,               and               I               went               down               to               the               safari               company               office               in               town               to               book               my               trips.

Since               I               now               had               two               long               weekends,               I               booked               a               trip               to               Amboseli               National               Park               for               the               first               weekend,               and               then               Masai               Mara               Park               for               the               second.
               I               could               have               opted               for               the               luxury               trips,               which               included               air               conditioned               transportation               to               one               of               the               lodges               in               the               parks,               gourmet               meals,               the               option               of               a               dawn               hot               air               balloon               ride               over               the               game               reserve,               but               this               would               have               cost               a               small               fortune.

Instead,               I               opted               for               the               camping               trip,               which               cost               only               US$100               total               for               the               whole               of               the               three               days.
               Having               shopped               during               the               week               and               brought               myself               a               Safari               Jacket               and               Safari               Hat               so               as               to               look               the               part               (as               everyone               did               and               it               was               practical               to               have               the               right               clothing               and               shade               from               the               sun),               early               on               the               Saturday               morning               I               walked               down               from               my               hotel               to               the               safari               company               and               boarded               the               bus.
               The               first               weekend               I               went               to               Amboseli               National               Park,               which               is               160               miles               (260km)               from               the               capital,               Nairobi.

Amboseli               is               well               known               for               it's               large               herds               of               Elephants               and               is               one               of               the               best               wildlife               viewing               places               in               the               world.

As               well               as               Elephants,               you               will               find               in               Amboseli               the               other               animals               in               the               "Big               Five",               Lions,               Leopards,               Rhinoceros               and               Buffalo.
               The               bus               was               a               typical               minibus,               with               no               air               conditioning               of               course,               standard               seats,               and               a               large               hole               in               the               roof               that               could               be               opened               so               that               you               could               look               out               the               top               and               take               the               best               photographs.
               The               trip               out               of               Nairobi               must               have               taken               4               or               more               hours               (it's               been               twenty               years               since               and               so               I               have               forgotten               some               of               the               details),               but               given               that               the               roads               worsen               the               further               you               go               out               of               the               city,               and               the               fact               that               it               was               160               miles,               it               must               have               taken               at               least               that.
               The               scenery               was               great,               and               only               got               better               as               the               trip               went               on.

The               bus               was               fairly               full,               with               myself               as               the               only               English               person               on               board.

The               rest               were               from               the               USA,               Canada,               Australia               and               New               Zealand               mostly,               more               or               less               all               fresh               out               of               university,               and               taking               their               year               off               to               see               the               world.

So               we               had               a               good               group               of               diverse               people               for               the               trip.
               After               a               couple               of               hours               driving,               we               began               our               descent               down               into               the               Great               African               Rift               Valley,               one               of               those               features               that               you               learn               about               in               geography               in               high               school,               but               never               imagine               in               your               wildest               dreams               that               you               will               ever               see.

The               views               were               breathtaking               as               you               can               imagine,               and               we               stopped               for               a               break               and               to               stretch               our               legs               at               a               small               roadside               restaurant               and               souvenir               shop               at               the               bottom               of               the               valley.
               From               there               on               the               trip               must               have               been               a               good               2               hours               I               imagine,               with               the               road               turning               into               a               dirt               track,               the               dust               coming               in               through               the               gaps               in               the               doors               at               times,               nothing               to               be               seen               but               vegetation               and               the               occasional               animal               in               the               distance.

We               were               definitely               miles               from               anywhere!
               Finally               we               arrived               at               our               destination               in               Amboseli               National               Park,               a               campsite,               fenced               off               to               keep               the               animals               out,               with               a               large               tent               for               the               preparation               of               food               and               eating,               a               number               of               2               man               tents               for               sleeping,               a               water               butt               on               a               tower               that               provided               our               water               for               washing               and               cooking,               and               a               camp               fire               with               log               benches               to               sit               around.
               This               was               basically               it!

No               electricity,               no               running               water,               just               back               to               nature               and               it               was               wonderful.
               For               washing,               we               had               half               a               dozen               plastic               wash               basins               under               the               water               tower,               with               just               cold               water               to               wash               with.

No               shower               of               course!

All               we               could               do               for               the               weekend               was               brush               our               teeth               and               freshen               up.

I               don't               think               a               lot               of               women               would               handle               it               too               well,               but               those               back-packing               did               ok.

The               toilet               was               about               100               yards               from               the               camp               fire               area,               and               was               a               small               wicker               hut,               with               a               bench               inside,               and               a               long               long               drop               underneath.

No               lighting               of               course,               unless               you               had               a               flashlight,               so               "going"               before               it               got               dark               or               waiting               until               morning               was               worth               aiming               for.
               "The               most               scary               moment               in               your               life?"               you               ask.

Oh               sorry,               I               have               been               digressing               somewhat,               but               I               will               come               to               it               if               you               are               patient.

Meantime,               I               hope               you               are               enjoying               the               story,               as               I               try               (very               poorly)               to               paint               a               mental               picture               of               what               the               trip               was               like.
               Having               arrived               and               found               a               tent               (I               was               on               my               own               fortunately/unfortunately),               we               got               to               take               an               evening               drive               on               the               reserve               before               coming               back               to               eat               dinner,               then               sit               around               the               camp               fire,               where               we               could               eat,               and               get               to               know               each               other               better.
               We               had               4               or               maybe               5               drives               per               day               while               I               was               there,               beginning               before               the               sun               came               up,               to               catch               the               animals               early,               then               returning               for               breakfast,               back               out,               back               for               lunch,               out               again,               dinner               and               then               an               evening               tour.

It's               all               so               vague               now,               but               each               trip               had               it's               own               special               memories,               and               as               the               park               is               151               square               miles               in               size,               we               rarely               had               to               cover               the               same               trail               twice.
               We               saw               plenty               of               Elephants,               the               funniest               being               a               group               that               had               been               in               a               river,               and               where               the               top               layer               was               dry,               the               middle               was               damp,               and               the               lower               part               was               wet,               so               they               looked               like               they               were               wearing               3-toned               sweaters.
               We               also               saw               plenty               of               Lions,               Hippos,               a               pair               of               Rhinos,               Leopards,               Giraffes,               Gazelles,               Antelopes,               Buffalo,               Wart               Hogs,               Zebra,               Hyenas,               various               types               of               Monkeys               and               Baboons,               and               hundreds               of               Wildebeest.

Unfortunately               it               was               a               few               weeks               too               early               for               the               annual               stampede,               but               we               did               see               many               of               them.
               One               of               the               funniest               moments               was               when               we               came               across               a               pair               of               Rhino's               and               interrupted               their               consummation               of...

well               you               know               what...

As               the               male               Rhino               dismounted,               a               voice               was               heard               to               say               "Honey,               did               the               earth               move               for               you?",               and               we               all               fell               about               laughing.
               I               had               with               me               my               old               35mm               Pentax               with               a               good               zoom               lens,               plus               my               camcorder,               but               sadly               although               the               photos               and               video               were               great,               I               don't               have               them               any               more.
               The               horizon               was               perpetually               cloudy,               but               in               the               late               afternoons               you               could               see               the               summit               of               Mount               Kilimanjaro               with               it's               snow               capped               peak,               rising               about               the               clouds.

Although               this               mountain               is               in               neighboring               Tanzania,               it               is               a               huge               mountain               and               very               high,               rising               over               19,000               feet.

It's               so               wide               and               high,               that               looking               at               it               appearing               above               the               clouds,               you               were               not               looking               so               much               horizontally,               but               up               in               the               air.

It               was               an               impressive               sight.
               The               other               most               amazing               sight               was               at               night.

There               was               no               moon               that               weekend,               and               being               over               100               miles               from               the               nearest               town,               there               were               no               man               made               lights               to               dim               the               light               from               the               stars,               which               shone               out               in               their               thousands,               instead               of               the               maybe               100               or               so               that               you               can               see               when               living               in               the               city.
               For               me,               having               spent               almost               a               year               in               New               Zealand               only               a               few               years               before,               seeing               the               Southern               Cross               again               was               a               wonderful               sight.

If               you               have               never               seen               the               Southern               Cross,               it               is               very               easy               to               spot,               and               has               four               points               in               the               shape               of               a               cross,               with               a               fifth               star               off               to               the               side.

It               shines               out               so               brightly               in               the               Southern               Hemisphere,               you               can't               miss               it.

To               see               what               the               Southern               Cross               looks               like,               just               look               at               the               flags               of               either               Australia               or               New               Zealand.
               Monday               morning               came               around               far               too               soon,               and               we               said               goodbye               to               the               camp               site,               and               headed               back               to               Nairobi               the               way               that               we               came,               with               lots               of               dust               blowing               in               the               bus               at               times,               adding               to               the               dirty               feeling               that               we               already               had,               and               by               the               time               we               got               back               to               the               city               we               were               exhausted.

I               went               back               to               the               hotel,               had               a               wonderful               shower,               washed               off               half               the               game               reserve               that               had               accumulated               on               my               body,               and               then               spent               the               next               week               working               hard,               anticipating               the               next               weekend               on               the               Masai               Mara               Reserve.
               Oh,               the               Scariest               moment!

So               sorry,               and               I               really               didn't               mean               to               drag               this               out               so               long,               but               I               am               really               enjoying               reliving               the               memories,               and               I               hope               you               are               too,               traveling               along               with               me.

It               feels               to               me               though,               that               for               you               the               reader,               this               is               panning               out               rather               like               one               of               those               episodes               of               America's               Funniest               Home               Videos,               where               the               show               begins               with               them               showing               you               a               snippet               of               what               is               coming               up,               and               keeping               on               doing               this               with               every               commercial               break,               and               then               in               the               final               minute,               they               show               it,               however               they               have               already               shown               so               much               of               it               so               many               times,               the               ending               is               not               worth               waiting               for.
               This               is               not               the               case               here!

I               am               not               letting               on               anything               about               my               scariest               moment,               and               I               can't               imagine               right               now               that               anyone               reading               this               story               could               foresee               what               was               so               scary.
               I               do               however               realize               that               this               story               has               gone               on               long               enough,               and               to               drag               it               out               any               longer               will               lose               your               attention,               and               so               I               am               going               to               quit,               hopefully               while               the               going               is               good,               and               keep               you               waiting               for               the               next               installment,               where               I               promise               I               will               get               to               the               subject               matter               of               the               story.
               Part               Two               of               this               story               is               now               published               and               contains               the               thrilling               conclusion.


               You               can               read               it               HERE






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