Christmas at Maweni Farm

We were stuck in a small town north west of the Masai Steppes after dark. We could not move on, and had only US dollars which didn´t help too much. We were probably the first white men that the town had seen in hours.

Then another white man appears with a girl, so we kindly ask them to change some currency with us. He turns out to be a Swedish documentary film maker living in Tanzania, and his girlfriend was Norwegian.

Not only did they help us out with local money, they also invited us to his resort farm from the colony time for Christmas. We hit the Maweni Farm Lodge the next day and caught up with them. We planned to have just lunch there, or stay one night, but it was so lovely that we ended up 3 nights.

A highly recommended place for some days for resting and getting refreshed. Very good food, beautiful surroundings and perfect climate. Good service and beds. I actually couldn´t find anything to complain about which troubled me a bit. Check it out at www.maweni.com

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Jul på Maweni Farm

Efter mørket faldt på var vi strandet i en lille by nordvest for Masaisteppen. Vi kunne ikke køre videre og havde kun amerikanske dollars, hvilket ikke var til megen hjælp. Vi var sandsynligvis de føraste hvide mænd de havde set i flere timer.

Så dukker en anden hvid man op med en pige, og vi spørger venligt om de kan veksle noget valuta med os. Det viser sig at han er svensk dokumentarfilmmager, og hans kæreste er norsk.

Ikke bare hjælper de os med lokale mønt, men inviterer os op at tilbringe jul på hans gamle landsted fra kolonitiden. Vi når hen til Maweni farm næste dag, med planer om bare at blive der til frokost, eller en enkelt overnatning, men det er så hyggeligt at vi ender med at blive der hele tre nætter.

Et meget anbefalelsesværdigt sted for at komme lidt til hægterne: Rigtig god mad, smukke omgivelser og perfekt klima. God service og senge. Jeg var faktisk ude af stand til at finde noget at klage over, hvilket bekymrede mig lidt. Tjek det på www.maweni.com.

The road up to Maweni farm

Maweni Farm´s luxury tents with attached bathrooms and good beds, more luxurious than most other places i´ve stayed the last few months

Lars´girlfriend Linda, from Tronheim in Norway

Lars, the owner of the place and documentary film maker. He´s currently working on a very interesting project in Nigeria, check the teaser at youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd4EgZnWujY

Christmas time means Wehrmacht Loff (Marzipan bread) and Akvavit

When the Akvavit is finished, then Christmas is over