Blogs from Nanyuki, Central Province , Kenya, Africa - page 2

Africa » Kenya » Central Province » Nanyuki October 11th 2007

Nu har jeg besteget et bjerg! D.v.s. næsten; kun til det tredje højeste punkt, Point Lenana: 4985 m.o.h., der er det højeste punkt, der kan nåes af dødelige. Vil man til toppen, skal man bruge bjergbestigningsudstyr og en utrolig god evne til at trække vejret uden at få ilt i lungerne! Charlotte, Maria (den spanske farmaceut) og jeg tog med matatu til Meru og derefter til Nanyuki, hvor vi mødte vores guide, Lawrence. Efter betaling, frokost og lidt indkøb, tog vi mod Mt. Kenya National park, der er en Unesco World Heritage Site og Unesco Biosphere Reserve. På vejen samlede vi vores to porters op, der bar al maden samt en del af vores baggage i gamle tasker, der var knap så komfortable som vores rygsække - utroligt! Vi skulle gå op ad “Sirimon route” og ... read more

The North

Africa » Kenya » Central Province » Nanyuki February 27th 2007

Cute Kids

MotoBaridi

After working the phones over Christmas, I had the chance to visit my client. Problem was, I was in Nairobi, and my clients was about 270 kilometers north by road, a place called Doldol on the other side of Mt. Kenya. An early and hectic morning, to make sure I caught the earliest matatu (taxi). Hmmmm..... Did I say the earliest? Well, the matatu took off at 11am. Nice start! Two and a half hours later, we got to Nanyuki, the edge of the north. Usually, I have a calm way of dealing with everything that seems to be going wrong. This was one of them. Surely, I could make it to Doldol, have the all-important chat and possibly head back, right? Read on..... Assuming I had all the time, I walked into a hotel and ... read more

Day 232 - The Equator

Africa » Kenya » Central Province » Nanyuki February 19th 2007

Ed driving the beast

mrandmrssimmonds

Ed realised an almost lifelong ambition today - watching water drain down a plughole on both sides of the equator. We began the day with a repeat of yesterday's fruit salad breakfast, which was even better now that she's added avocado to the mix. Surprising, but avocado goes extremely well with banana. Then we went to pick up the car we'd rented for the day - after a bit of a mix up we got a beast of a Landcruiser 4x4 which had recently returned from a muddy trip into the Masai Mara. The car rental guy told us how lucky we were to have a brand new car - kind of surprising when it looked old and knackered. But he said "Yeah it's brand new, only 3 years old" so these things are all ... read more

Breathless On Mount Kenya

Africa » Kenya » Central Province » Nanyuki January 24th 2007

Head Spinning

solarbod

Breathless On Mount Kenya It's the second highest point on the African Continent, is easily accessible from Nairobi and, with Point Lenana, at 4,890m, described as "trekable", it's no wonder there is a constant stream of tourists and backpackers rolling into Nanyuki looking for a quick and easy taste of the high mountains and falling into the hands of often poorly experienced "guides". But let's get this in perspective. Would you consider trying to climb up to Everest Base Camp in just three days ? No - it would take a couple of weeks at least. So, why should it be possible to climb almost as high up Mount Kenya (and higher in the case of Kilimanjaro) in just three days? As soon as you go above 3,000m you need to be really careful about altitude ... read more

Kenya

Africa » Kenya » Central Province » Nanyuki August 9th 2003

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Muno

Photos from 8 weeks in Kenya - Nanyuki, Mt Kenya, and Archers Post/Samburu Reserve... read more

Choo ni wasa?

Africa » Kenya » Central Province » Nanyuki November 3rd 2000

Funksouldiva

The smells of East Africa: something burning (usually charcoal or frankencense), bad exhaust and dust and body odors of many types. One day on the Kenyan side of Moyale (no beer but better food) and then 9 hours on a gut-churning, bone-crunching ride in a cattle truck over corrugated "road" through the North Kenyan desert. There was a lot of red dirt and rocks, sand with low brush, a few trees, a stop for lunch and talk of "shiftas" (bandits!) But the police wouldn't escort the truck convoy so off we went. Two trucks got flat tires and we stopped for each one - ugh! My pants were so bunched up that I didn't think I'd ever see my underwear again. We were like Mexican jumping beans in the truck cab. Just when I thought my ... read more

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