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Published: June 14th 2006
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We arrived in Nairobi in the veil of dark. Not good, you should always try to avoid arriving at night in Africa, unless you know where you’re going and have arranged a pickup. Which I obviously hadn’t. Fortunately the driver of the shuttle had realised this and decided to hang around to make sure we were okay before he departed.
We managed to get a cabin too ourseves for the duration of my brothers stay
The fist day in Niarobi we walked around the city center for about half a day, we did this again the next day, as I was already spending loads of cash on him and couldn’t afford anything exciting until …
My brothers’ penultimate day in Niarobi I decided that we should see some thing else, this is his first visit to Africa, so elephants and giraffe here we come.
The tour started at 10.30. The first stop was at the David Shedrich Elephant Orphanage where we got very close to little elephants, while they were eating, playing and just doing what ever baby elephants do. We actually managed to touch them. But only while they wlked past us on their way to
the next bit of food.
Next up was the AFEW Rothschild Giraffe Center where we got to feed giraffe. Well the pictures will tell you how close we got. One thing I will say is that their toungues are very their toungues are very slimy.
Lastly was a visit to a bead factory. They made beads. Of many different colours and shapes, then sold them in a shop.
The other thing we seemed to notice about Niarobi is the number of car accidents. In the two weeks I have spent here I have seen fresh aftermaths of about 8 car accidents, more than in my entire life. The roads of Niarobi are easily some of the busiest and most dangerous I have ever seen.
Then it was back to the backpackers to have dinner and contemplate the next day.
My brothers' last day saw him going off with some of the others we had met the day before, to Nairobi National Park too see some more animals) while I was sorting through my things and typing up the blog. I had decided that I was positively carrying too much with me and the shear bulk
would be a hindrance come the rest of my trip. About half of my posessions ended up in his bag including my trusty boots that had lasted me 5 years (I got him too bring out a new pair) then I said goodbye and I sent him too the airport, now what to do with my time?
Then came haircut time. One thing the guide books don't tell you is where the decent barbers are. However that's the easy part. Deciding what hair cut too have, now that's tricky. For the last month I have been trying to decide between the two traditional travellers hair cuts: the out of controll 'I cant be bothered to get it cut' and the low maintenance grade one all over.
I opted for the grade one all over.
No I don't have photo's. Yet.
Initially my plan was to travel to Ethiopia, however I still want to return to Lion Encounter. There is also the option of flying home myself. Descisions, descisions, descisions.
I spent about 5 days trying to make up my mind and have decided to carry on north, as I will probably not have the time
to do this journey again. So now all I have to do is find out how to get there and sort out my visa.
Then I heard some bad news. Two of the lion cubs, T-Jay & Jay-Leigh, I had been working with in Zimbabwe had been hit by a train, while chasing some guinea fowl. They were killed instantly. Their sister was saved by one of the guys grabbing her as she followed her siblings.
The other thing about Nairobi is that there is always some one ready to alleviate you of your cash. In the backpackers I’m staying at there is a warning about a con-man that says “Hello remember me” then comes the line about how he works at the hotel your staying at. Good thing that notice is up because he tried to engage me in cnversation a couple of days ago…
Well my visa is now sorted and the road to Addis awaits. Its a 3 to 6 day journey accross bandit country riding in cattle trucks, but I'm not thhe first to do this. So now that I've managed to catch up with the blog I'd better suprise the guys at
Nairobi Backpackers and actually leave.
Next Country: Ethiopia
Bye
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Saqib
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I have had better days
Hello, thats probably not the best photo of me on earth but you get the idea, we're brothers so we look alike! I would like to add that I spent 'some' money getting my Big Bro to the real roof of Africa AND that among the stuff that he sent home were also the oldest, foulest most horrific pair of flip flops that I have ever had the experience of touching, needless to say we store them in the shed waiting for the golden child to return and decide that the are to be JUNKED! Now make contact, bye.