Blogs from Rift Valley Province, Kenya, Africa - page 4

Der Tag verlief ziemlich anders als geplant. Nah dem Frühstück wollte ich die Sehenswürdigkeiten der Gegend abarbeiten. Crater war der erste Punkt, So etwa 20 Km außerhalb der Stadt. Als ich dann zu der Abzweigung kam, von der Teertrasse weg, musste ich passen. Roter, nasser Lehm, der wie Schmierseife ist, tiefe, ausgewaschene Erosionsrillen. Also versuchte ich Crater View, gleicher Krater aber andere Stelle. Der Straßenzustand war wie oben, nur auch noch sehr steil. Ich hab's gelassen. Andere 70 jährige Frauen sitzen daheim und koordinieren ihre Arzttermine. Da darf ich mir dann manchmal etwas Feigheit leisten. Man kann es auch Vernunft nennen. Langes Motorradpalaver am Straßenrand. Die Männer sind überall gleich. Was hier am meisten verblüfft ist die Tatsache, dass ich von Kaufpreis, Benzinverbrauch und Motorleistung her auch ein Auto haben könnte. Völliges Unverständnis. Dies pass... read more

As promised, I said I would write a separate blog summarising most of the wildlife we saw between the 5 safari parks we visited. I'll list the animals in roughly the order of the numbers of them we estimate we saw in total: Zebra: These were regular sightings at all parks, and often in their hundreds, if not thousands. Wildebeest: With the Great Migration having already started, there were plenty of these around, mostly in packs but periodically a solo beast was found wandering by itself. Gazelle: Two types appear - Grant's and Thomson's. They cropped up frequently, usually in groups of a couple of dozen or so. Elephant: These were seen at most parks, but by far the biggest player was Amboseli, where we would see groups of up to 50 wandering around. An amazing ... read more

Fortunately our air commute from Livingstone to Nairobi via Joburg went fairly much to plan, with the hour transit time plenty to change flights. I spent a somewhat uncomfortable 4 hours in the air on the second flight when I realised that my Kenyan visa was packed away in my suitcase, which of course would come out on the conveyor belt after Immigration. My luck was in however, as I found two very helpful Immigration ladies who were able to check their database and identify that I had already paid for and received a visa. Ironically, I ended up clearing Immigration earlier than Bruce, who had all the right paperwork in place. On arrival at Nairobi around 9pm ... read more

This is the second episode of video blog to present a slideshow of my journey through my dreamland Africa. I have tried to capture the imagination of my viewers through my lens presenting a slideshow with my narration. It is the beautiful Masaimara! Many come here for safari and I also enjoyed the safari. But generally, I want to stay away from the tourist attractions. I love my lonely planet of Africa where the blooming Jacaranda and thorny bush land of Africa cover the landscape, the red earth picks up the stormy dust and the herd of elephants often takes shelter from the hot afternoon sun under Acacia trees. That is my Africa where I can listen to its story on my own. I love that Africa. As I have mentioned often, the movie “Out of ... read more

I apologize for the followers who already subscribed to my newer blog, but I realized that some people were trying to follow my latest trip on Travelblog.org and were not finding the stories... I now have a new website at cathmandu.com where I post my stories, pictures and even some videos! It is possible to subscribe to cathmandu.com: to do so, click on 'read more' below, then you will be able to click on the link here and enter your email address. No spam, no worries, and you can always unsubscribe. See you there!... read more