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Day 14: Masai Mara to Serengeti, 29 February 2020
Photos: gerardbrown.co.uk
Lars Rolner and Annette Rolner’s Porsche 911 slithers its way along one of today’s less well made-up roads
After suffering a fractured oil pipe, David and Jo Roberts
just squeaked into the Test as the Safari Air flight was on
final approach. Air-traffic control however, held the big
bird off just long enough for the little Triumph to complete
its two laps of the runway before the landing gear was
lowered.
The border was a short drive away and was a typical African
affair but, in true rally style, we pointed to the numbers on
our doors, showed the letters and eventually they sent us
on our way. Our local agents from Southern Cross Safaris
kept the paper trail moving for us, but like many borders
it was a tedious exercise. Once through the gates, however,
and onto the open road, the superb Tanzanian tarmac raised
everyones spirits and we soon swallowed up almost 200
km of the days total without a hiccup and even glimpsed a
tantalising view of Lake Victoria.
There was a further re-route in the afternoon for us to
negotiate before we arrived at the gates of the Serengeti
National Park, an impressive piece of real estate by any
standard, and began chasing the sunset into the heart of
the Serengeti. The African bush is a different place once the
lights go out and, on the way to the hotel, some of us were
lucky enough to see hippo, porcupine and giraffe settling
in for the night.
We’ve got another rest day tomorrow and in a place like
this we won’t be short of something to do.
1972 Toyota Land Cruiser of Bernd and Christiane Dannenmaier
A distinctly grubby Fiat Spider, Enrico Paggi and Federica Mascetti
Gerardus Mercator, Dispatch reporter
www.rallytheglobe.com
