Soon the train left the coastal belt and reached a region of bush. For several hours it sped through a monotonous country, at last coming to the town of Voi.
From then on the journey was rather uninteresting, until the explorers pulled into Makindu. Here they got off to spend the night.
Late the next morning the train resumed its journey, leaving the region of bush behind and entering a vast plain.
Suddenly Mr. Holton sat up with a start.
“Look over there!” he exclaimed, pointing to something several hundred yards away.
Bob and Joe looked.
“Why—it’s a herd of zebras!” cried Bob, struck with amazement. “There must be fifty of them.”
“What do you know about that!” Joe was also gazing out with profound interest. “They—over there! A herd of strange antelopes.”
“They’re impalla,” pronounced his father. “Sleek, beautiful animals, aren’t they?”