Photos: ABBI KANTHASAMY
The buzz of the small propeller plane was a prelude to adventure as we skirted the skies of Nairobi, Kenya, descending toward the Masai Mara National Reserve. The airstrip – a mere scratch on the face of the wild – often doubles as a lazy lounge for the resident lions, turning every landing into a game of aerial chicken.
Today, they lounged with regal indifference, requiring us to buzz the runway to clear our own landing path. This first brush with the Mara wildness set our hearts racing, adrenaline already pumping through our veins.
