The 4am start is immensely worth it as you climb up and over the canopy of trees that follow the Masai Mara River and you look out at miles and miles of beautiful Africa. Everyone so thrilled at what can be seen below, the hippos, buffalo, elephants and much much more.
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| The balloon being heated up |
There is something astounding as you go floating along in stillness of the morning over the vast expanses of the Masai Mara, directed only by the wind. There is a magical sensation as you watch the sun rising and you look over this beautiful untouched piece of paradise where we are so fortunate to live and work.
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| View of the Mara Triangle as we heat up |
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| sun starting to pop up over the horizon |
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| sunrise |
Then there is the landing which changes from the smooth silence to being bumpy and full of surprises. “Two minutes to landing, hold on and head back” are our instructions. Running through my mind is will we hit a termite mound, is there an Aardvark hole that we may land in, and bones that we may bounce over or will we end up on top of the termite mound? It was the latter but a lot less potholes than what I was expecting.
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| The winding Mara River |
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| Our balloon shadow over the long tall grass |
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| Gorgeous views |
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| All aboard |
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| and landed! |
What an epic way to see the Mara!
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