Blogs from Kenya, Africa - page 233

Here are some pictures from everyday life in Kenya.... read more

Have just had the most amazing time on safari in the Masai Mara, yes I know you're all well aware where I am, I just had to rub it in again. It's been fantastic, I have seen bucket loads of zebras, gazelles, umpalas, lions, giraffes, elephants and wilderbeast. It is really hot here, but pretty cold at night, and I haven't been brave enough to get up in the middle of the night to go to the loo, even though there was a Masai warrior to escort us, it was still too scary! We went to a Masai village and had their beer, which was actually not as minging as I thought, and I have started shopping already (need another backpack to bring all this stuff) and am incredibly bad at bartering so the Masai women ... read more

We had set off just before sun set. I took a look at the terrain on the way up it was this weird mix of highland plataeu surrounded by mountians and covered by low bush and grass land. There wasn't much out there. On the night drive itself I had decided to actually enjoy the experience rather than just sit there and wait for it too end. As a result I was looking all around, rather than try to get some sleep. In the dark you could see traces of some settlements, the odd building here and there and the occassional lantern in the distance. There were initially 15 other passengers on that truck. Most of them got off at a settlement of some description along the way. Others, however, seemed to get off in the ... read more

The lorry roled into a small, dry, dusty outpost of a town where trucks congregate to form a convoy before heading north to Moyale, as what lay ahead was bandit country and lorries are prone to being raided by Somali's fleeing the fighting in their own country and desperate to get anything they can sell on. This was also the place where they were assigned armed escorts (a guy with a sub-machine gun). If it wasn't for the African people, this could be a hollywood film set for a western. There were 3 blocks of buldings that were made up resteraunts, shops and pubs that had faiding paint and covered in the yellow dust that formed a gritty layer over everything including my clothes, face and hands. The town has about 3 small blocks of shops, ... read more

The conversation went something like this... Renay "Sehail, come to Lake Nivasha with us!" After about 1 second I reply with "Okay." Then remember that I had arranged to do the trip to Ethiopia with some one I had met the day before and decided to invite them along."Mike we're going to Nivasha tomorrow." Too which Mike replies "Okay." "Natalie, Renay this is Mike, he'll be coming with us." Hello's all round and it was off at 9 am in the morning. This time I was determined not to come back to Nairobi. I'm not going back. I'm not. I'm not... We catch a mutatu (the Kenyan name for a mini-bus taxi thing) and cramed into the back with all our bags off we go. We get to Nivasha town, about 11km from the place where ... read more