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November 5th 2008

Published: November 8th 2008

There are many good reasons to go to Kenya, and normally I would not count playing cricket among them. However, when I received an invitiation from Adrian Radcliff to play in one of his Nomad matches, it was hard to refuse. Like all of the Nomad cricket matches, this one would be special - played on the shore of Lake Turkana, in remote northern Kenya, to raise money for a local school and health... Read Full Entry

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Lake Turkana

Slightly lunar

Lake Turkana

A patch of rain

Lake Turkana

It is not quite the MCG

Lake Turkana

A six!

One of the lucky times I got bat to ball.

Louise Leakey

She says they're fossils, but I wonder if they are previous guests at the lodge.

The school at Ileret

Now all it needs is desks, equipment, school materials and a teacher.

The closest village

Ryan and his followers

The locals came for a look.

Leaving Turkana

Leaving Turkana 2

Tea plantations in Tigoni

Sunset in Kenya

It is hard to leave.

9th November 2008

Philip Eliason
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David, These pics look great, nice and crisp. Have you heard of Puntland? Does it send a barge to Henley? Looks a good place to visit. Bye Philip

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