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Day Trip to Mt. Lngonot

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June 5th 2011
Took a day trip to Mt. Longonot, approximately 40 miles outside Nairobi. Hiked up the 9,000' extinct volcano. It was a long trip up a narrow dusty path but once we got to the top it was worth it. Thomas and Rob were great traveling companions. On the way home to Nairobi, stopped at the Transit Hotel for a nourishing(?) meal and a Tusker Beer. Stopped at a small chapel built by Italian ... read more

Africa » Kenya » Nairobi Province

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Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence until his death in 1978, when President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI took power in a constitutional succession. The country was a de facto one-party state from 196... ... read more