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Published: September 19th 2009
Battle at the Giraffe Centre
some warthogs...
bitka diviakov v Zirafom CentreENGLISH
The flight was fantastic, the seats were very comfortable and the entertainment system reduced our 7hr flight to 10mins. I was just addicted to the games (what with being a boy). Also, there were over 150 movies to watch. I must have watched at least 5mins of 25movies. I was so excited I wanted to get everything I could see and play into this flight. I did have to unfortunately stop playing to have something to eat, but got back on it as soon as I could. I even had a multi-player Poker tournament with myself and took myself to the cleaners. I was on fire. Would the likes of Africa be able to thrill me this much??? Zuzana was also there on the flight.
Coming into Dubai was quite spectacular. We took a fantastic picture of the new tallest building in the world that twists as we flew into the airport and on the way out we managed to get a glimpse of the Palm and the World islands. What a crazy place. We stopped in Dubai for 2hrs and couldn't get out of the airport, not because
Emirates
Look at the screens... LOOK AT THE SCREENS!!!!
Nas let do Nairobi.... pozrite sa na tie obrazovky. Uplne super! we were unable to use the push/ pull system on the doors, but we were transferring so went straight through to the departure lounge.
The flight left on time and we were soon off to Kenya. Again 10mins later on the entertainment system and we're landing at Kenyatta International Airport. We collect our luggage and step into the arrivals terminal to see an enormous smiling face and it is holding a board with our names on it. This did take away the worry of “Darling, when we get to Kenya, how will we get to the Wildebeest Camp?”.
Now the Kenyans, they drive a little differently here. In fact, the way they go about things in life is very different. It really doesn't suit the stressful, got to do it this minute sort of guy. Of which I admit, am one. Even though it's only been a few days, I have an understanding of where my attitude needs to be to be able to get onto a similar wave length to the Kenyans. Anyhow, the journey was good, the Taxi driver was very informative pointing and commentating. We asked him questions and he asked us questions as we
Palm island in Dubai
One large wave and it will all be gone. I think that the Beckhams have a house here.
Domy vystavane vo forme palmy v Dubai. Ked pride jedna velka vlna, tak to vsetko zmetie :-) Myslim, ze David Beckham tam tiez ma jeden dom looked at Nairobi whistling by.
After what seemed to be a half an hour off road experience, we arrived at our place of stay. A small oasis in an otherwise hectic city. Wildebeest camp is about 2kms from the centre of town but still in the hustle and bustle of Nairobi life. We booked a Deluxe Tent to stay in. We thought it would be a good idea so that we could acclimatize and still be comfortable. We would advise this to anyone going on a massive adventure. Even if your budget is tight, stay somewhere comfortable and safe for your first few nights, after a long haul flight this is just perfect!
Wildebeest Camp was just great! At the gate we met a Masai warrior dressed up in his traditional robes with a big smile on his face. I (Zuzana) asked him “what are you doing here?” and he replies “I work here!” We quickly found out that there was more than one Masai warrior looking after us in the camp.
A guy called Usana who looked like Eddie Murphy showed us our tent and explained the rules. Apparently there is no power on Tuesday, Thursday and
The tallest building in the world
Najvyssia budova na svete v Dubai, ktora sa neustale dookola otaca Saturday and we should shut the tent during the day otherwise Bobby and Fatty will steal our dirty socks,. We are talking about dogs here! Plus closing the tent does reduce the amount of fly by stabbings at night We were loving it! The tent looked like a little house, but only with a bedroom and bathroom. Also the garden was beautiful with lots of bird life and 2 tortoises - massive ones. We dropped our stuff and went for a dinner which was a buffet consisting of potato wedges, rice, salads, fish in coconut sauce and beef stew. Just delicious! We also met several people. One of which was a couple from UK/Australia - Chris and Leah. They gave us a few good tips about where to go and what to see
The next day after breakfast we decided to take a walk to Nairobi town to book a bus ticket to Kampala. The walk was not much different from what we are used to in London except of course lots of being the only whites (Mzungu) and getting lots of looks. At first it's quite off putting and makes you feel slightly uncomfortable, but hey, it makes
Nairobi airport
One of the locals got in the picture. I paid her to leave
Letisko v Nairobi. Konecne sme pristali! your skin thicker. David found that saying “Good Morning” to those with goggle eyes usually did the trick. We booked the bus to Kampala with Akamba Buses and then went for a coffee to watch the Kenyan world go by. Apparently it's cold in Nairobi, the 28degrees seemed to bring out more than your average amount of winter jackets and bobble hats. One guy looked positively frozen. We were amazed sat there in our smalls.
When we got back to camp we met this guy Letina who looked like a right.. well.... scoundrel! He came over “You guys want Safari?” Here we go. “I am a Masai and I'm starting my own Safari Company”. We take stock and allow him to chat. He wasn't pushy and was quite informative. It was a little strange as he was there with a white woman named Victoria and she was a lot older than him. We didn't really take him seriously and still went to ask about getting safari from our camp. He saw us asking and started telling us where he could take us and how much it would cost. We spoke to Victoria who was from Los Angeles and had
The Elephant Orphanage
A short orderly stroll to the water hole.
Sloni sirotcinec - sloni boli uzasni a neverili by ste ako mladi sloni su nemotorni known Letina for 4 years and she said we could trust him with our lives, 100%. We got to know them both and they turned out to be a very nice people. We agreed to do the safari with him. Sounds great but we'll tell you about it once we've done it!!
The next day we wanted to see an Elephant Orphanage which is a a wildlife trust established by David Sheldrick to help introduce elephant orphans back into the wild. As we were getting a taxi there, Letina said that he knows someone who can take us, wait for us and then take us to a Giraffe Centre and bring us back for very little money. And so that happened..
At the orphanage the elephants were brought out all in a little line, one by on and then given one or two monster bottles of milk before buggering about in a little water hole with general pushing and shoving. Little elephants are really quite clumsy. We were able to touch them as they walked past but not feed. We saw several groups, each being bigger elephants than the previous group. Right at the very end when we
Slurp slurp...
... slurp slurp slurp
... ale uchlipkavaju.... thought it was all over, they bring out the sweetest most clumsiest little creature to come and roll in the mud. A baby Black Rhino. What a little bugger he was, he loved the attention. We enjoyed the visit but it was quite touristy as you'd expect, this included a South African Mrs Doolittle that really couldn't talk to the animals despite her foghorn like efforts. Diddums was not the Rhinos name!!!!
The Giraffe Centre was great, we spent about 40mins feeding Patrick (only 10ft tall, a baby) and Daisy (about the size of a skyscraper). We were given little pellets and they fed from our hands willingly. We even took the opportunity to give Daisy a kiss. You placed the pellet in your mouth and this 50cm tongue just laps you right in the face. I did it a couple of times and am seeing Daisy next week for dinner. In all honesty, Zuzana was the first to try it as she really wanted do it, well I didn't want to be left behind despite the fact that I am the sissy girl!
When we returned to the camp we had a nice dinner (instant Chinese noodle
more slurpy slurpy
a este viac uchlipkavaju... soup) and a nice cup of tea. The tea bags are from Waitrose - nice one! In the evening we went to sit in the day bed chillout area and 3 of the Masai warriors joined us. One of them had a real bow with poisoned arrows which can kill you or a lion in 5 minutes. They told us lots about the way of the Masai and we were fortunate enough to hear a few of their native songs (We wish you a Merry Christmas and I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts). We managed to capture a short video of this rare demonstration. It was a very warming and humble moment.
Wednesday was the day of our departure to Kampala but we'd heard about the rioting and decided later in the day to postpone the journey until Thursday morning. This would give the fires a chance to burn out. Victoria (from Los Angeles) had been doing some evangelical work in the slums and Letina said that they would show us how the other half of Nairobi lived. Just to give you a scale Nairobi's population is 3 million - 1.8 million of those live in the slums.
Colin Green the Baby Black Rhino
.....yes... Colin!
Maly cierny nosorozec (tiez sirota), ktoreho sme nazvali Colin! ... ano Colin! The slums are built up of many little communities. Most of the people have their own business and a place to live but sadly not everyone. When we say business and a place to live we mean houses made out of mud, sticks, wood, corrugated iron and animal feaces. It is as it is seen on the television. David found it particularly hard. The smell was overwhelming and the sight of one week old stomach linings from various animals just added to the unbelievable sense of poverty found in this overcrowded mini city. Some people were far too curious of the Mzungu (white man) so we were happy to have Letina with us. You've no idea how much people fear a hot headed Masai in Kenya.
The diamond within the rough were the primary and secondary schools that we visited. Children are so without the troubles of daily life and every child we greeted had another smile. Once they found out I had a camera, it was like honey to a bee. Just as you imagine it. They were jumping over each other and everyone wanted to be in the picture. David was getting worried at one stage. We
Kissing Miss Daisy
Aj som dostala krasnu pusu od Daisy met the teachers who showed us around and also introduced us to a head teacher sitting in his office. We met children in each class and in year two there were as many as 52 children. The rooms were very small with very basic tables and benches and were separated only with screen dividers. I spoke to the children and was asking them various questions, while David was taking it all in. We got to know a lot. I loved the fact that I was seeing the real Kenya as this was the whole point of our travels, but wished there was something we could do to help. The teachers were doing such a great job.
Without Victoria and Letina we would never had the chance to see the poorest of the poor on our planet. We think that everyone should get the chance to visit the slums, at least with a Masai. Have a look at the pictures and make up your own mind.....
Sadly while we were there one of Letina's brothers got very sick and needed to go to a better hospital which would cost $300. Once back in the camp Victoria transfered the money
Daisy
Zirafa Daisy and we waited for the news of him starting on the road to recovery. Unfortunately this wasn't the case and he died later in the day. It was very sad but with Letina being a Masai, he couldn't show his emotions openly.
We made a special bond with this Oakley wearing Masai. We were very grateful to his advice and guidance and listened intently to his youthful vbut ery wise and simple teachings. Reminding us of things that are more important in life and how essential it is to remain positive. We are looking forward to seeing him again when we return from the Gorillas.
The following morning we got up at 5.30 and caught the 7am bus to Kampala. The journey was long but comfortable. It was made so much shorter with the repeat of the drivers favorite yet incredibly awful Kenyan sitcom. Each episode lasting one hour with special effects created by a 5 year old with Microsoft paint. After the second repetition of this drively bollocks we were treated to the Gospel sounds of Paster Musoumi. Not only can this holy man sing but the white collared dude could also play the accordion and to
fill the time in which he wasn't wailing and playing his hellborn accordion, he would knock out shapes that resembled your Dad, drunk and the last person on the dance floor at a wedding. To add to this fingernail removing dull pain of a journey, Columbus and Scott had no cash whatsoever. We had our water and 20 Ksh (equivalent of 20p). A mistake that will only be made once. In the last hour of the journey David found a half packet of Cashew nuts which we both feasted on and it was the best packet of nuts we've ever eaten. This wasn't a 3 hour journey to Kampala with lack of food, this was 13 ½ hours of no food at all! Luckily no food meant that there was no travel sickness, this was lucky as the driver thought he was invincible. We were overtaking on bends, blind corners and even in reverse gear. We've both got 4pairs of under crackers so one pair slightly soiled wasn't the end of the world!
At 9pm, tired and weary, we reached the Red Chili Hideaway (where condoms were 500UGS next to Rum at 800UGS on the blackboard) and were in
the heart of Uganda, Kampala.....
SLOVENSKY
Let bol uplne fantasticky, sedadla pohodlne a so zabavou v lietadle sa nas let skratil zo 7 hodin na 10 minut. David bol uplne prilepeny k hram (ved ako inac ked je chlapec). Tiez sme mohli pozerat viac ako 150 filmov. David stravil 5 minut pozeranim asi 25 filmov. Bol taky nadseny, ze chcel vtlacit vsetko co mu bolo ponuknute do toho jedneho letu. Bohuzial, niekolko krat bol preruseny z dovodu servovania vecere, ale hned sa k tomu vratil ako dojedol. Niekedy si tiez vsimol, ze aj ja som bola na tom istom lete.....
Prilet do Dubaia bol uplne spektakularny. Ked sme pristavali, urobili sme super fotku najvyssej budovy na svete, ktora sa neustale otaca a taktiez sme videli na kratku chvilu ostrov na ktorom su domy vystavane v tvare palmy. Uplne blaznive miesto. Dalsie 2 hodiny sme stravili v Dubai, ale nemohli sme vyjst von. Nie kvoli tomu, ze sme nevedeli pouzit “tlacit/tahat” system, ale kvoli tomu, ze sme prestupovali z jedneho letu na druhy.
Nas dalsi let to z Dubaia do Nairobi odletel nacas a coskoro sme zase boli vo vzduchu. Zase o 10 minut neskor stravenych na
A visitor of the avian variety
Navstevnik v zahrade nasho campu hrach a filmoch sme pristali v Kenyatta Medzinarodne Letisko. Vyzdvihli sme si batoziny, vstupili do priletovej haly a videli sme obrovsku usmievavu tvar a drzi tabulku s nasimi menami. Toto nam zobralo obavu “Zlato ked priletime do Kenyi, ako sa dostaneme do Wildebeest Kempu?”
Teraz, Kenyanci ti soferuju to trochu inaksie ako doma. V podstate, ich mentalita je uplne ina od nasej. Ludia tu maju na vsetko kopu casu. Afrika by nesedela niekomu, kto chce mat veci urobene v tej chvili. A prave taky je David. Takze sa musel hned na zaciatku dostat do tej istej zvukovej vlny ako Kenyanci. Ale inak cesta z letiska bola dobra, taxikar bol velmi informativny, s jeho ukazovanim a komentovanim.
Po pol hodine jazdy sme prisli na nase ubytko. Mala oaza v inak hektickom meste. Wildebeest Kemp je asi 2 km od centra, ale stale v dosahu vsetkeho potrebneho. My sme mali zabezpeceny DeLuxe stan. Mysleli sme si, ze by to bol dobry napad zostat v niecom luxusnejsom na prvych par noci, kedze sme sa potrebovali trosku aklimatizovat. My by sme toto poradili komukolvek, kto ide na takuto dlhu cestu. Aj ked mate maly rozpocet, zostat niekde v pohodlnom a bezbecnom prostredi
Welcome...
to our humble quarters!
Nas super stan vo Wildebeest Camp. Aky luxus!!! po dlhom lete na prvych par noci je uplne perfektne.
Wildebeest Kemp bol uplne super. Pri brane sme stretli bojovnika Masai obleceneho v ich tradicnych robach a s velkym usmevom na tvari. Opytala som sa ho “Co tu ty robis?” a on mi na to odpovie “Ja tu pracujem”. Coskoro sme zistili ze on nie je jediny Masai bojovnik ktory sa o nas bude v kempe starat. Chalan zvany Usana, ktory vyzeral ako Eddie Murphy nam ukazal nas stan a vysvetlil pravidla. Zevraj nemaju elektrinu v Utorok, Strvtok a Sobotu a mali by sme si zatvarat nas stan pocas dna, inak Bobby a Fatty nam ukradnu nase spinave ponozky. Len aby ste vedeli, my sa tu bavime a psoch! Plus zatvaranie stanu znizi moznost ustipnutia komarov v noci. Hned sme si to zamilovali! Stan vyzeral ako taky maly dom, ale len spalna s kupelnou. Taktiez zahrada bola prekrasna s vela roznymi vtakmi a s 2 obrovskymi suchozemskymi korytackami. Nechali sme nase veci v stane a sli sme na veceru, ktora bola v style svedskych stolov: opekane zemiaky, ryza, salaty, ryba v kokosovej omacke a take nieco ako hovadzie curry. Velmi chutne. Tam sme sa zoznamil s dvojicou z Anglicka
The Deluxe Suite
...Some comfort for the first few nights
Velmi pohodlne na prvych par noci :-) a Australie - Chris a Leah. Oni nam dali dobre tipy kam ist a co by sme mohli vidiet.
Na dalsi den, po ranajkach, sme sa rozhodli pre prechadzku do mesta Nairobi, aby sme si mohli kupit listok na autobus do Kampaly (Uganda). Prechadzka nebola velmi odlisna od toho na co sme navyknuti, okrem toho ze sme tam boli jedini belosi (Mzungu) a preto sa na nas vsetci pozerali. Zo zaciatku je to dost zvlastne a je to trosku nepohodlne, ale aspon si vytvorime trvrdsiu kozu. David zistil za pozdravenie “Dobre rano” tym, ktory najviac vyvaluju oci, to vyriesi. Kupili sme listok do Kampali s autobusovou dopravou zvanou Akamba a potom sme si isli na kavu, aby sme mohli sledovat ako to Afrika vlastne funguje. Zevraj tu bolo dost zima pre niektorych obcanov, kedze pri 28 stupnovom horku nosili zimne kabaty a strikovane ciapky. My sme tym boli uplne ohureni a sledovali sme s udivom len v tricku a kratasoch.
Ked sme sa vratili naspat do kempu tak sme tam stretli chalana, ktory sa volal Letina a vyzeral.... no ako by som to popisala..... ako taky sibal. Prisiel k nam a opytal sa “Caute, mate zaujem o safari?”
Good Afternoon Mr Masai..
Jeden z Masaiskych bojovnikov, ktoreho sme stretli v nasom campe “A je to tu....” mysleli sme si.
“Ja som Masai a zacinam moju vlastnu Safari Firmu”
Tak sme si sadli a nechali sme ho rozpravat. Nic nam nenutil a bol celkom informativny. Bolo to celkom zvlastne, lebo bol v Kempe s jednou beloskou, ktora bola ovela starsia ako on a volala sa Viktoria. My sme ho nejako nebrali vazne a stale sme sa isli spytat na ceny Safari z nasho kempu. On toto videl a zacal nam ponukat, kde by nas mohol zobrat a kolko by nas to stalo. My sme sa tiez bavili s Vicktoriou. Bola z Los Angeles, poznala Letina viac ako asi 4 roky a povedala nam, ze mu mozme verit s nasim zivotom na 100%. Tak sme ich oboch spoznali a zistili sme, ze su obaja velmi mili ludia so zaujimavymi zivotmi. Viktoria robila vela charitativnej prace v Nairobi. Tak sme suhlasili s jeho Safari. Znie to uplne fantasticky, ale o tom vam napisem, ked to urobime!
Na dalsi den sme isli do sloniho sirotcinca, ktory zalozil David Sheldric. Jeho ucelom je predstavit malych slonov naspat do prirody. Ako sme isli najst taxi, ktore nas tam odvezie, Letina povedal, ze pozna taxikara, ktory nas lacno
Remember, 1.8Million people!
1,8 miliona ludi zije v tzv "slums" kde ziju len ti chodobni z najchudobnejsich zoberie tam, pocka na nas, potom nas zoberie do Zirafieho centra a dovezie naspat . A tak sa aj stalo.
Maly slonici boli privedeni v rade a cakali na nich obrovske flase mlieka. Bola to celkom sranda pozerat ako sa slonici chovali, ako sa strkali, spliechali vodou, kupali .... boli strasne nemotorni. My sme sa ich mohli dotknut ako prechadzali pred nami, ale nemohli sme ich krmit. Videli sme niekolko skupiniek od najmladsich po najstarsich. Na konci, ked sme si mysleli ze sa to vsetko skoncilo, priviedli mlada cierneho nosorozca. On si teda vyzadoval velku pozornost. My sme si uzili navstevu v sirotcinci, len bolo to dost turisticke, co sa dalo ocakavat.
V zirafom centre to bolo uplne super, stravili sme asi 40 minut krmenim Patrika (3 metre vysoke mlada) a Daisy (vysoka ako mrakodrap). My sme si mohli zobrat granuly a krmit ich z nasich ruk a taktiez sme mali prilezitost ich pobozkat. Date si granulu do ust a 50cm-rovy jazyk vas oblize cez celu tvar. David dostal niekolko pus od Daisy a hned si s nou zajednal rande na dalsi tyzden.
V stredu bol den odchodu do Kampaly, ale poculi sme od niekolkych ludi, ze
Letina checking in - The Slums
the rates were quite reasonable.
Slums - Letina v Marriott Hoteli, to je ale krasny hotel co? su tam nejake rioty. Niektory obyvatelia Kampaly neboli spokojni s vladou, tak zacali palit na ulici auta a rozbijat obchody. Tak sme sa rozhodli odlozit nas odchod na dalsi den. Ze dame sancu tym ohnom dohorat. Viktoria (z Los Angeles) sla nieco robit do takzvanych “slums” a Letina povedal, ze mozme ist s nimi. Ze oni nam ukazu, ako zije druha cast Nairobi. Aby sme vam dali predstavu. 3 miliony ludi zije v Nairobi a 1,8 miliona ludi zije v slums. Tieto su zlozene z niekolkych komunit. Vacsina ludi ma vlastny business a dom v ktorom ziju. Teda... ked povieme dom, to znamena chatrc postavena z blata, palic, dreva, hrdzaveho plechu a zvieracieho odpadu. Je to presne, ako to vidite v telke. Pre Davida to bolo ovela tazsie vidiet, ako pre mna. Smrad bol ohromujuci a vidiet tyzden stare zaludky z niekolkych zvierat len pridalo k udesu chudoby v tejto prerastenej casti mesta. Niektory ludia boli prilis zvedavi vidiet Mzungu (beloch), takze sme boli radi, ze sme mali s nami Letina.
Takym malym diamanantom v celej skusenosti bolo stretnutie ziakov zakladnej a strednej skoly, ktoru sme navstivili. Deti boli vesele a bez strosti kazdodenneho zivota. Ked zistili, ze mam
...It's the smell that hits first.
There was a dead cat in there somewhere.
to je ten zapach co zacitite prvy... a tam bola aj mrtva macka fotak, tak to bolo ako vcela k medu. Skakali jeden cez druheho, kazdy chcel byt na fotke. V jednej chvili sa David o mna troshu obaval. Zoznamili sme sa s 2 ucitelmi, ktory nas predstavili riaditelovi skoly a potom nam ukazali celu skolu. Stretli sme deti z kazdej triedy a ani by ste neverili, v jednej triede bolo 52 ziakov. Vsetky triedy boli strasne male a len zo zakladnym vybavenim. Ja som sa deti pytala vela otazok, zatial co David to vsetko len vstrebaval. Vela sme sa od nich dozvedeli. Ja som milovala fakt, ze som videla pravu Kenyu, ved to bol hlavny dovod nasho cestovania, ale priala som si, aby by som im mohla nejako pomoct. Ucitelia robili s detmi uplne fantasticku robotu.
Bez Viktorie a Letina by sme asi nedostali tu sancu vidiet tych najchudobnejsich z chudobnych. Myslime si, ze kazdy by mal dostat sancu navstivit “slums” tak sa pokochajte na nasich fotkach.
Bohuzial v tom case ako sme tu boli, jeden z Letina bratov velmi ochorel a potreboval ist do lepsej nemocnice, ktora stala $300. Ked sme prisli naspat do kempu, Victoria previedla peniaze a cakali sme na novinu, ze sa Letinovho brata stav zlepsuje.
The School Mob
The happiest Children on Earth,
V skole boli deti uplne uzasne, vsetci chceli byt odfoteni. Tam sme boli predstaveni aj riaditelovi skoly a videli sme vsetky triedy a stretli vela deti. Bolo to uplne uzasne!!! Opak bol ale pravdou. Rychly prevoz do nemocnice v Nairobi mu uz nepomohol a zomrel neskor v ten den. Bolo to velmi smutne, lebo Letina je Masai bojovnik a nemoze ukazat ziadne emocie na verejnosti. Celkom sme sa spriatelili s tymto Masaiom a tesili sme sa na stretnutie s nim ked sa vratime s Ugandy.
Nasledujuci den sme vstali o 5.30 a chytili sme autobus do Kampaly o 7.00. Cesta bolo velmi dlha, ale pohodlna. Bola ale dost skratena s neustalym opakovanim soferovho najoblubnejsieho Kenyanskeho sitcomu. Kazdy serial trval asi hodinu so specialnymi efektami, ktore boli asi vytvorene 5 rocnym deckom s Microsoft paint. Po asi druhom opakovani sme mali uctu pocuvat a pozerat na Pastera Musoumi. Nielen ze tento svaty otec vie spievat gospel pesnicky, ale taktiez vie hrat na harmoniku. Ked nezavijal a nehral jeho harmoniku, tak medzitym tancoval ako opity dedko na svadbe. Tak aby sme pridali k tejto bolesti k nevydrzaniu, Columbus a Scot nemali vobec ziadnu hotovost. Mali sme len vodu a 20 Keniaynskych silingov - co je asi ekvivalent 7 Slovenskych korun. Chyba, ktora sa stane len raz. V poslednej hodine jazdy David nasiel nacaty balik orieskov Kesu, na ktorych sme hodovali. Ja
Year 7
7 rocnik vam teda poviem, ze to boli tie najlepsie Kesu oriesky, ktore som v zivote jedla. Toto nebola len 3 hodinova cesta bez jedla - toto bola 13 ½ bez uplne ziadneho jedla. Nastastie toto znamenalo, ze nam nebolo na ceste zle a ze sme nemohli nic vyvratit (keby nam nahodou bolo zle), lebo sofer si asi myslel, ze je neviditelny. My sme predbiehali v zaktrutach, na kopcoch a taktiez aj v spiatocke. Kazdy mame 4 pary spodnej bielizne, takze jeden zasrany nie je koniec sveta.
O 9-tej vecer, unaveni a zniceni, docestovali sme do Red Chili Hotel a boli sme v srdci Ugandy, Kampala.....
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Amazing!
Hello you globetrotters! What a mwonderful BLOG from you both! I really get a sense of what Africa is really like versu the touristy bit! Loved your story about your bus ride to Kampala - 13 hours - how far? Great you hooked up with Letina etc and were able to get under the skin of nairobi Your pics are also very good - from thye Palm island in Dubai to being kissed by Giraffes. LIked your luxurious tent and the Marriot Hotel in Nairobi!!! You both look relaxed and happy. Love your prose style and sense of humour and to know that you are both well and safe - good pic of you Zuzana outside your Wilderbeest accommodation! Have you seen the Gorillas yet? Looked in the mirror David - there's one!!!!! Our lives are relatively mundane compared with your wonderful expereinces. I was travelling in a taxi in Chelsea when we texted yesterday David, a complete contrast to your location and experiences - so no Starbucks then? It was so sad saying goodbye to you both last Saturday! Its a funny sensation to relive 28 years of your life as I hugged you goodbye. Where have all the years gone, and now he's off on an amazing adventure. Its good to know you have an amazing and loving partner to be with and I guess there will be times when you both will need that closeness as you face the inevitable challenge Needless to say we all miss you - I miss you - and we think about you constantly. Even the guys in the office ask, "How are they both, where are they!?