Walking through the golden savannah, we encountered kids as young as five years herding goats. They are constructed to keep the hot sand from burning your feed. Masai shoes are often crafted from old tires. Trying to protect our feed from the hot sand, we quickly began to recognize the virtue of Masai shoes. It was the last time for days that we had access to water.
Looking back, we should have enjoyed the water a bit longer. We dived right into the freshwater pouring down on us. It’s almost unreal to see such a powerful and high waterfall after walking through absolute dryness for two hours. But we were excited to cool down after 2 hours of sweltering heat.
The walk through the dramatic landscape of a savage was impressive. We quickly earned our new nickname, “pole & pole,” which translates into slow. So, equipped and prepared for a “short” walk, we started walking in flip-flops with very little water. Their semi-nomadic lifestyle accustoms them to walking long distances under the burning sun of the African savannah. What we didn’t know back then: You can entirely rely on Masai people with anything BUT their definition of “nearby.”
Massai and Papakinye proposed to visit the “nearby” waterfalls along the Ngare Sero river.
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