One of the most multi-sensory experiences on this journey was a visit to the Maasai markets. Wow! Between the sights, sounds, smells and heat, every sense was challenged. This particular market was a days travel, and held monthly, so needless to say, I stayed in less than comfortable accommodations which I would just as soon forget about. There are a plethora of different markets in the same region held once a month, so I visited all of them, beginning early in the day. There was a market for animals, for produce and for products, which, by the way, resembled all the clothing sent by charitable organizations to help the needy...being sold.

I loved the animal market where cows and goats were traded - and where a man offered to pay my father ten cows for me to be his bride! The funniest thing I ran into in the bartering system with cows was listening to a Maasai warrior trying to figure out how many cows it would take to buy a Land Rover from two young British men whom had finished their tour of Africa!