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One of the great treasures from our adventure in Africa were the relationships created. We had three special Maasai as our guides, drivers and interrupters on the Mara. Each was as unique as the critters they shared with us. Each had a passion for their world and desire to share it that was simply infectious. And all three were so much fun! I tried, and failed miserably to learn some Swahili. The “boys” were my teachers so at o’dark thirty each morning as I loaded my gear in a Landi, I would get my word for the day. Half way through our stay, talking with our Maasai who walked us down the path, I asked him for the word for his “spear.” I thought he said, my cookie, as in, it’s my cookie with cookie being the name. Well I knew I could remember that one. So the next morning, I thought I’d surprise my teachers with the new word I learned. I said “where’s your cookie?” and all I got was a funny look. When I explained it all to them, they burst out in laughter. The word was Macookie.<\/p>\n

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Their knowledge of the critters, terrain, trails, habitat and biology was stunning! The top photo is of Boston, just the nicest guy who knew everybody it seemed. Next is Dominic whose first son was born while we were there. He was simply a delight and eagerly shared all he knew which was more than my little mind could began to contain. And then there was the quiet Duncan, a master birder (not pictured). These three made our time just so amazing! Their skill in getting us in the right place at the right time was just spooky! And they were so patient with us pain in the ass photographers wanted them to move here or there, a couple inches of across the landscape. They are all very special to us!<\/p>\n

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One morning, Dominic arranged for us to travel to the top of the mesa and do a foot safari. It was a gorgeous morning and a great adventure. Me being me, I brought along the D4s<\/a> \/ 800mm<\/a> on the Zenilli<\/a> and the Df<\/a> \/ 24-120VR<\/a> on my shoulder. You just never know so I went prepared. As it turned out, I got some new bird species on film so I’m glad I carried the rig. Dominic had two other Maasai join us, this is Dickson you see here checking out the view through the 800mm \/ TC-25. All have Nikon bins so when he saw the big Nikon and my picking off birds, he was naturally curious. His expression when he first looked through was priceless! He kept looking through it and once I showed the controls of the Zenilli, he was off to the races looking at the birds. He truly enjoyed the experience as much as I. He really enjoyed it!<\/p>\n

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He enjoyed it so much, he then wanted to carry it. I don’t think he wanted to carry it for me to be nice, I think he really liked the whole idea. He carried it for quite a while, wearing the biggest smile. Our other Maasai Julius ended up wanting to carry it as well after he saw Dickson do so. Later, I was informed they considered it an honor that I trusted them with it. I never thought of it as a trust thing cause hell, it was them standing between me and the lions. Carrying a lens seemed trivial after that. But our time with these magnificent and really funny Maasai was one of the greatest treasures Sharon and I came back with from the Mara. And that’s what life should be all about, around the globe!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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