Yes, I agree. The Maasai Mara was much better. The Nairobi National Park
is just too close to Nairobi!!
Tina
On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 2:32 PM Scott Gomez <sgomez.baja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On safari in Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya in Sep 2012, we did not find that
> sort of jam up. There were occasions that we encountered other vehicles in
> passing, but only about twice in some four days that I recall that our two
> van group encountered more than two others at one time, unless on one of
> the main tracks from one part of the reserve to another. Most of the
> wildlife stays clear of the main tracks, though, I am sure for the reason
> that there are too many vehicles traversing them.
>
> Overall, I found that our Safari drivers, and others we encountered, were
> respectful of the wildlife. Holding (once, in our case, for a very long
> while) where their movement would directly disturb wildlife.
>
> On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 10:28 AM Bill Pearce <billpearce@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > I heard about this from the director of our local zoo. He was highly
> > regarded in the zoo world, and held several posts in the AZA, including a
> > term as president. Every year he led a trip to Africa for zoo members.
> >
> >
> > He never led one to Kenya. He refered to it as animal Disneyland. hefelt
> > that the Kenyans somehow had planned things to please American touirsts.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
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> > From: "Tina Manley" <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: MUGers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Leica Users Group" <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > "paw" <paw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "seephoto" <seephoto@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Olympus
> > Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2019 11:17:10 AM
> > Subject: [OM] IMG: Safari
> >
> > PESO:
> >
> > This is what a safari looked like in Nairobi in 2003. I can only imagine
> > that it has gotten even more crowded 16 years later.
> >
> > https://pbase.com/image/169827795
> >
> > Leica R6.2, 19/2.8, Kodachrome.
> >
> > It was much better when we got out to other parks away from Nairobi.
> >
> > Tina
> >
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