We almost couldn’t leave Tanzania today. Poor Mia was up ill most of the night. She was feeling terribly unwell with stomach cramps and diarrhoea. It didn’t look like normal food poisoning so we started her on antibiotics, gave her painkillers to relieve the stomach cramps, salts to replace the fluid she was losing and kept our fingers crossed that diarrhoea would stop. Thankfully she felt a little better in the morning so we decided to move on. It was a tough day for her. The roads through Tanzania were unpaved and rocky, we were bumped around in the jeep for five hours. After we got to the border and changed vehicles back to Ben’s van, we made our way to Maasai Mara. Initially the roads were slightly better than where we’d come from but once we got into Maasai Mara, we were back on dirt roads. I really do not know how Ben got us to the hotel that night. Somehow he knew which turns to take and which to follow. He told us that he remembers the landmarks. I’m not sure what landmarks he was talking about because in the dark all I saw were trees and bushes everywhere I looked. It was quite scary thinking that we may get stranded out there in the wilderness with all these animals around us. Actually he did get lost when we got closer to the hotel and we went around and around in circles trying to find the entrance. When he called the hotel and they told him that they’d moved the gate to a different location! Finally 11 hours later we reached our destination. We were so glad to have a hot shower and crawl into bed. Mia was still feeling pretty sick but this kid is one tough cookie. Not once did she complain, even though the car ride must have been terribly uncomfortable for her. We made many emergency stops for her that day and each time she got through it calmly. It took her a couple of days to recover, but then Shad and I, to a lesser extent, came down with what she had but it was a lot milder than what Mia had. Only Ryan escaped unscathed!
Other African tribal villages along the way. Their homes are built differently to that of the Maasai.
The local laundromat.
Seems like only the Maasai have kept their traditional wear. 
Our trusty 4WD took a real beating throughout our six hour drive out of Serengeti. As we got into Arusha, Johnson told us that the bumper bar had come loose and he would need to get it fixed. He drove to a mechanic and we waited for half an hour as they welded the bumper bar back on.
A lull in the work day, this guy asked Shad to take a photo of him.
Daily life in Arusha
Local kids happily posing for the camera.
Finally after six hours we made it to the Kenyan border. Johnson took very good care of us during our time in Tanzania. Kids really liked him and thought he was very funny and friendly. They will always have good memories of their little choir... “awimbawa awimbawa..ooooo..in the jungle the mighty jungle the lion sings tonight....”.
Our two trusty vehicles. 
The next morning at our accommodation, Fig Tree Camp. Feeling a little better. By the afternoon she was ready to head out on a game drive. So very proud of her.