We had been on the road for six hours when we arrived at the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Dusk was fast approaching and the whirling clouds hang over us threateningly.
It was therefore prudent that we check in at the hotel and plan for the following day instead of an immediate game drive. But most of us had nursed the Mara dream for so long that we decided to go for the game drive despite the foul weather.