Blogs from Africa - page 2731

Hello! So, things are definitley cooling off here! They tell me that June and July are the coldest months and I hope they are right because this is about as cold as I can take it without heat! It went down to the upper 40's at night and 50's during the day which felt really cold. Maybe I was in California for too long? I refuse to take a cold shower anymore so my hot shower in a bag is used quite often ;) (In case you don't know what a "hot shower in a bag" is...it's a contraption that some brilliant person thought of for people suffering from cold showers. It's a plastic bag that you can put water in and lay it out in the sun all day or for the inpatient ones, ... read more

After leaving Nakuru for the second time on wednesday, we drove a long way to a camp in the middle of nowhere in the Kenyan highlands near to Eldoret. It was an amazing campsite - hot running water, flush toilets with toilet paper, and even a soap dispenser by the taps! There was also a really nice bar in an underground cavern, with two fires to keep us warm! Pretty nice altogether. The next morning (thursday) we got back on the truck for an early morning start after a breakfast of scrambled eggs and mango (random but nice!) and basically spent the entire day travelling to our next campsite in Uganda. We crossed the border at about midday, and when we stopped there to sort out our visas lots of people tried to sell us things ... read more

In preparation for my role in the Cluster Coordinating Unit at Robe next year, the College have purchased the transportation for the Unit. I knew that getting use of a car to visit schools may be difficult so suggested (initially as a joke) that the College should buy horses. Much to my surprise they arrived yesterday! I went for my first ride this afternoon! Bashiir, one of the guards at the College very kindly came to teach me the basics - how to fit the saddle, how to tie the rope around the horse’s head to act as a bridle, how to get the horse to move faster (“Chi”) and stop (Shhhh!) and how to tie the rope to his leg at the end of the ride. I had such a great time. I have, ... read more

Mel, The African Discovery AdventureMel Grice Here's to hoping all things happen in three's!! 1. Chicken Food Poisoning 2. Mushroom Food Poisoning 3. MALLARIA 4. there better not be, or I’m getting a helicopter off this continent! So why go to Africa without experiencing everything, that’s my theory. So to put it into practice i was fortunate enough to pay the lovely hospital another visit. This time things were a little more scary as Mallaria's not something you really wanna play around with. Although if nipped in the butt early it can pass without too much trouble. However stubborn Mel, who thought it would pass without visiting hell (thats my nickname for the hospital) prolonged getting treatment. Well needless to say that turned out to be a big mistake. Mallaria takes over your whole body, and ... read more

After exiting Cheetah Park.. we drove out of the heavily wooded landscape, and gradually enters the gravel plains of Namibia.. today's drive was really beautiful.. you just watch in awe as you see the landscape change so drastically in front of your eyes.. and so many changes in half a day's drive.. The first upland area you take note of is Brandeberg.. or the Fiery Mountains.. known for the fiery looks it projects at sunset.. it's really a beautiful rock, and it's the highest mountain in Namibia.. there were some rock paintings by the old tribes in the mountains as well.. we stopped at the little town nearby with a supermarket to restock our supplies.. wished we could do Brandberg as well in this trip.. After the supply stop.. we drove for another 2 hours and ... read more