Hubers go Africa

Last stage in Kenya: Kasuna in the northwest . No paved roads, no water, no electricity. 100 Kenya Schilling (0,83 €) is the usual wage for a hard working day on the corn or rice fields. You have no money for a doctor’s visit, for clean water, for regular meals, for school fees or for a…

I almost forgot the world premiere: The lady, who for years has refused to be a passenger on a cozy 1200cc BMW on well-maintained German roads, finds her joy on a 100cc „Boxer“ from China and the neck-breaking ride on bumpy African gravel tracks. Fast hätte ich die Weltpremiere vergessen: Die Dame, die sich seit…

We end up on Rusinga Islands at Lake Victoria, which will accompany us from now on in more or less great distance. It is the second largest freshwater lake on earth – about as big as Bavaria. We are celebrating Martina’s birthday with two fresh Nile perches at Wayando Beach Eco Lodge and a sundowner…

With a wonderful sunrise the Maasai Mara doesn’t make our farewell any easier.  … Mit einem wundervollen Sonnenaufgang macht uns die Maasai Mara den Abschied auch nicht leichter. But we should look ahead. Driving northwest will lead us to Lake Victoria. On the way, we see increasingly green landscapes    …   Richtung Nordwesten, zum Victoria-See…

Especially from children we hear again and again the call „Mzungu“. Literally translated the Swahili word means „someone who walks aimlessly“ or „wanderer“. The term originally described European researchers of the 18th century, obviously because they were constantly on the move during their research trips. This is true for us as well. In general it…

The final highlight of our trip with John, our Maasai guide. Two three- to four-year-old cheetah brothers.  … Und nochmal für Katzenliebhaber: Drei- bis vierjährige Geparden. Zwei Brüder. The adventurous side effect: To find them we had to cross the (green) border to Tanzania. Two whites or Mzungu as they call us in Swahili /…

Maasai Mara is globally famous for its annual migration of wildebeest (but also zebra and Thomson’s gazelle). This time of the year with the start of the short rains they migrate south to the Serengeti (Tanzania) where we witnessed the arrival of a six-digit number already. Now we follow their departure where they have to cross the…

Off-season. The kitchen staff of our lodge undergoes a one-week training course ending with a motivational game drive. It is led by the guide of the lodge (a Maasai of course), who can’t be more motivated than to shine in front of his colleagues. So we join the team, although we would actually need a…