From the archives in 2007
In memory of Rosalie Faull
Okay – here’s a brain teaser. What do you get when you cross a donkey with a horse? Answer: You get a smart ass! Actually, you get a mule.
“Mules are very tough animals,” explains Rosalie Faull who runs Samburu Trails, a trekking safari into the wilderness of the northern frontiers on donkeys and mules. A handsome chestnut coloured mule runs across the garden to join the others grazing with the pack of donkeys. “They are very sure-footed and with a western-style saddle, very comfortable to ride. It’s like sitting in a big arm chair.”
We’ve just driven in from Maralal, which disappears into the valley below as we drive up the high glades of Leroghi Plateau, the air cool and crisp, the rains turning everything a magical lush green, with old man’s beard hanging from the branches of the ancient podo and cedar trees, showing how pure and clean the air is. We reach Porro, a tiny Samburu hamlet that l’ve never heard of before.
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