Blogs from Lake Nakuru NP, Rift Valley Province, Kenya, Africa - page 6

A: There aren't enough people in the WORLD!!! It's day 3 of my 14 day adventure, and so far it's been three days of what our driver jokingly refers to as "an African massage", which is a cute way of saying that the roads are bad enough to shake just about anything out of you. It would be the understatement of the year to say that my neck hurts just a little! Honestly, no exageration, most of the roads are more pothole than ashphalt. If the road is even paved at all! It's kind of a tradeoff - either the roads are so broken up that driving is next to impossible, or the dirt road is muddy (read: sloshing around) or dry (read: dust EVERYWHERE!). And the way our driver drives... he finds these patches of ... read more

Nakuru NP Africa » Kenya » Lake Nakuru National Park By RosalindCorbyJanuary 10th 2007..... read more

“When the beauty of one multiplies to thousands and that beauty is overwhelming, you are at Lake Nakuru”, Nelda Day 2: Leaving Nairobi and traveling to the Sarova Lion Hill Lodge in Lake Nakuru National Park: As we left the hotel and traveled through the city of Nairobi I was surprised by the number of professional looking women walking through town on their way to school or work. There were cars everywhere but a lot of people walking as well. Similar to San Francisco minus the yellow cabs and hills. The many official looking vehicles with gunmen got our attention. I was told not to photograph the people, especially any official building or person. Since I'm a goodie-two-shoes and I am the ultimate teacher's pet, I obey. We all had a good laugh at my expense, ... read more

10th November At first light we made our way onto the minivan, bleary eyed and settled in for the initial return drive to Nairobi where we were stopping for lunch at the Jamuraga hotel which was very nice. We then continued north of Nairobi up towards the Serena Lodge at Mount Kenya national park. This was a fantastic journey leaving the bleak barren flat landscapes that characterised the environment to the south of Nairobi. The scenery was more vibrant, lush and green. Nick told us that in this area there were many small-scale independent farmers working small plots producing many different types of cash crop. All of these small plots were nestled into valleys and hills adding to the aesthetic qualities of the scene. Driving through Kentakai province there were dense clusters of coffee, mango, papaya ... read more