Engoveroni, on the slope of Empakai crater, Rift Valley, in dry and wet seasons. I mentioned gullies on each side on the strip yesterday, here is one visible on top picture. The whole crater slope looks like a giant fork scraped it. And the airstrip was built on one of the numerous ridges.
it is obvious here that the strip is not even straight on its lateral axis.
in some remote areas, if you happen to have long hair, blonde or red is even better, you’re in for feeling like a circus animal. The girl on the right was a bit upset when she discovered local people, and especially the Maasai here, tended to nickname her “Mama Kubwa”, that is Big Mama! Yep, according to African standards, just an extra few pounds still make you big. The funny thing is that they didn’t mock her at all, the slim Maasai women were envious of her health and the men saw her as a good potential breeder. Just as our ancestors did not long ago in the west.
There is a controversy still going on in Africa: whenever a Miss Something is elected, the defendants of the generous African curves and shapes face the other defendants who are eyeing the western “skinny bitch” type…
kid waiting for a flight to the hospital. I made sure he didn’t touch anything in the airplane and I put him on a blanket. I feared some contagion I must admit. This is scabies (la gale en français). Thanks but no thanks.
poor kid, that must be itching like hell.
doctor Leonard at work in a medical hut.
corn is a staple food in many areas.
nothing special in that photo but occasionally people approach me and ask for a family picture. I couldn’t refuse under the pretense the picture wouldn’t look great. I always obliged to bring a print. Never money.
the Cessna 206, an aeroplane to compare to a Land Rover with a pair of wings, in her favorite environment, the bush. Olaika, on the Kenyan border near Serengeti.
one day we landed in Oibor Kishu in the Maasai steppes south of Arusha and noticed some activity. A cow had died at night, of what disease is a mystery but that didn’t deter the men from happily slaughtering the carcass. We didn’t hear of food poisoning later.
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