Where we stayed in the Masai Mara, the Sekenani Tent Lodge, we were the only ones there. 21 tents, just the two of us. Which made things a little strange because we had an entire staff of a resort and only us to attend to. And apparently no one was coming for awhile after, cause three of the staff members asked for rides back home to their families. Two to Narok and 1 to Nairobi. They were all nice people.
Narok is where the fun started....... We pulled in for fuel and let the 2 guys off to go home. I told the gas station attendent (its full service in Kenya) unleaded, and went in to get an Orange Fanta. This is where it gets fun. The attendent, filled our truck up with yep, you guessed it, diesel.
When I get back, we were lucky enough for the other attendent to notice and them inform us of the mistake. So we push the truck into their service bay (lucky they had one). It was the old school kind where you walk underneath the car. Apparently this happens frequently around here, cause their gas tanks are like our oil pans. They have "Gas Plug" that can be unscrewed to let the gas out. So this takes about 20 minutes to get the shield off and undo the plug. Well we had a half tank of gas already when it happened, and they don't waste anything. So we spent 30 minutes looking for things to put the gasoline out of the car into. 2 liter bottles, buckets, 2 gas cans, another bucket, etc etc.
So now I start to think we are getting scammed. I pulled in for gas, and now they have emptied my tank and are gonna want to fill it back up for me, at my cost. Well, that's just not gonna happen. So I ask the main attendent to let me know what they plan to do about the half tank of gas I had. She says she doesn't know, so she'll ask her manager. Her manager isn't there, so they have to call the owner in Nairobi. After all is done, another 30 minutes go by and they finally have the fuel out and the truck back together. Then we actually got our half a tank back. I think the attendent who put the diesel in paid, but at least we know it wasn't a scam. (I actually let him put in about a quarter tank once I found out he had to pay).
Anyway, lesson learned. If you are ever getting gas from a full service station, WATCH WHAT THEY ACTUALLY PUT IN YOUR TRUCK.
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it is 12:30 pm on saturday. yall just tried to call us. we could hear you, but you could not here us. glad everything is going well. glad the diesel deal worked out. mom says she loves yall, me too. be careful and safe. mom and dad
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