At the camp they had a store selling handicrafts from the nearby Masai village. This particular camp had a rustic gift shop in a wooden hut, run by four Masai. Hundreds of intricately beaded things, mostly bracelets.
At 4:00 we drove to a nearby Masai village. We were greeted by 5-6 men, all wearing the same red plaid capes, skirts, and lots of beaded jewelry. They walked with us into the camp, and greeted by a welcome song by the whole village (adults and small kids, older kids were at school). Everyone (male and female) has shaved heads.
Only the Masai Warriors (I think there were two in this village) had longer hair, dyed red.
The little kids loved having their picture taken, so that they could see it on my camera screen - they would shriek and laugh with joy.
Then we went on an evening game drive before dinner. We found the pride of lions, but this time joined by the male! Even the Masai guides thought it was an unusual sight, and took photos with their smartphone. The six lions sat all around the jeep, seemingly comfortable with our presence. The Masai looked relaxed, so I took that as a positive sign.
Back to the camp for gin and tonics by the fire (very common on these safaris), then dinner by candlelight.
A warm bucket shower, then into bed where they placed a warm water bottle. Listened to all kinds of animal noises as I drifted off to sleep.
