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- Nairobi
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Masai Mara to Eldoret
Day 43 We broke camp first thing in the morning and did a bit of game viewing on our way out of the park, with a massive male lion within a metre of the car. Then it was back on the appalling road for 2 hours before hitting the highway. Throughout our ...
My Nairobi Apartment
Some photos of my fancy flat! It's a long way up the stairs to the top floor of the building...but my view from the "penthouse" is ...
Day 8 - GAME OVER - pikipiki stolen
... Randomly met a pilot friend of mine from Mwanza at the campsite. He's "delivering aid" to Southern Sudan out of Lokichoggio in N Kenya. Was going to hop on his cargo plane (with bike) and visit the both places. Sadly it all fell through ...
Arrived in Nairobi
We've arrived safely in Nairobi. It's very hot! Hottest day of the year yesterday. Flight was delayed an hour while they de-iced the plane. Got upgraded on the flight out so we were very happy. Had lots of leg room and posh seats and took delight in ...
Oldonyonyokie
Hi, So sorry these photo's are out of order. I think the Internet here is slowing down. We started off for Oldonyonkyokie at 6:00 a.m. it turned out to be 12 hour trip altogether and well worth it. We spent the day with the Chief ...
Heading out on Safari
... we continued on the road north to Ethiopia, we would need security. That area is inhabited by the Muslim community. Most of Kenya is Christian, but there is a small sect that is Muslim and that it was dangerous to travel through that part of ...
Nakuru
... everyone and down the six inch aisle, and I half climbed, half-fell out the door but here we were in beautiful downtown Nakuru, Kenya. We picked our way across the street to the Hotel Kunste. It was quite a lot like playing the old video game, ...
pieces, pandemonium, and a passage to india
... seat and carefully placed each one back on its rightful headrest without so much as wiping it off. welcome to transportation in kenya. snickering to myself at the memory, i ...
Agape Children's Center
We visited this orphanage in Kikuyu District. It is the home of Pastor Duncan and Jane Miano. They have more than 16 orphans (plus their 4 children) living in their home. The children shared their testimony with us. As you can see ...
I don't know the POSTCODE
Dear readers, you will no doubt be aware that I find airports stressful and a pain in the arse. Jomo Kenyatta in Nairobi is no exception. After being dropped off by Edwin, much later than planned, I found myself sitting in the check-in hall for ...
LAST DAY :'-(
WHAT A DAY..... Emotional wreck is an understatement! It all started in assembly this morning. As per usual we all had the chance to say something, I started to say it was my last day and for them all to take care and look after each other but the ...
Volunteering at Hadassah School - Part 2
... weekend…1) Our neighbour is a Forest fan and 2) my hopes of becoming a Premier League footballer are not yet over… if I move to Kenya to play in the Kenya Premier League! Craig (Geoff’s son) took me to down to watch a match, and even ...
First week in Mombasa
... I got my flip flops stolen =( don't know where to find Animal or Billabong flip flops in East Africa... I've met all the Kenya Red Cross co-ordinators aswell they're really nice! I've already been to a few schools. On Thursday I visited the prison. ...
chapati and children for christmas
... juice, often provided at diners for just this purpose. for some reason i suddenly thought of the barclay's bank (a very large chain in kenya) executive that carmel had told me about a few weeks prior. this business suit-clad man had just shown up at the ...
Finally Made It
Hi everybody, I have finally made it to Kenya after 8 light years of my life spent on various planes. We are staying in Kisumu at the moment, getting to know the place. I cant believe I am finally here after 9 months of saving and planning, it has really ...
Kisumu and Madhiany
... to meet with the church at Madhiany. Paved roads gave way to muddy trecks filled by the rains that have finally come to Kenya. The road would have been impassible without our having a 4x4 SUV. The rich black soils surrounding Lake Victoria are shooting ...
Day 9
Hello Everyone!! I am in Ukwala, Ugenya at the moment. This is where one of CSG's branches is located. I cannot be on the net for long. So I will make this quick and email you guys later on. Today I started teaching at the Lifunga Primary School. I ...
Seeing Simba
... Mara when the migration is happening. After another day recovering at the Evans Palace it was time for us to leave Nairobi and Kenya and return to a life of shared dorms, no washing machines and the beach. Onwards to Tanzania! This blog comes to you ...
New group, last two weeks of the tour
We picked up the first part of our new group today, 7 new people and we will pick up the last 6 in Kampala. For the first day we headed straight to a national park – Lake Nakuru National Park. As it turned out, the 9 of us that were continuing on ...
And then there was one...
As of this morning i am on my own. I thought it would be a little intimidating, but it is a bit of a relief after living so closely with so many people for nearly 4 months. Sorry to those who i was in the middle of smsing theother day when i ...
It is the great circle of life!
Hi guys! Just a quick up date on a pretty mental few days in Africa....I just have to tell everyone that I helped to deliver a baby on friday! Oh my god it was absolutely mental!! I was the only volunteer in that day and the clinic was so busy...all the ...
Great African Trek Week 6
... heads on the truck that morning. I wasn't feeling 100% but I was fine. That day we were driving from Arusha, over the border into Kenya and on to Nairobi. The road from Arusha all the way to the border was one of the worst roads we'd been on if not the ...
Bonda and Siaya Districts
Today I traveled to Bondo and Siaya District Hospitals. These 2 towns are located about 30-35 miles outside of Kisumu. These are considered rural areas. Over the next 2 weeks, I will be traveling to a total of 12 districts, visiting the District ...
Lake Naivasha
... laid back and friendly and why can't the English be more like them, because they seem very stressed. I agree! He said in Kenya nobody is in a hurry. Hakuna Matata! Next we went to see a school where there were some absolutely adorable little children who ...
nakuru
today was a driving day, from naivasha to nakuru town, where myself and two others had to buy food for our cooking duty for the evening. we then drove on for 4 hours up to a cmapsite at eldoret. the roads here are terible, but the views on ...
Day One - I now eat meat!!
So I arrived in Nairobi, feeling slightly rough after a very bumpy flight but somehow managed to find my way to my base for the night - The Wildbeest Camp. Arrived and thought, Ok I can do this, there are hot showers, my "tent" is actually some ...
Flower Plantation
... breakfast. It started to rain around 12:30 last night and did a pretty good job of it. That is good here in Kenya the rain is much welcomed. I wen to the flower plantation with William today to pick up packages from the Flower project (Sanitary ...
The Masai Mara
The start of our trip was a van ride to join up with the truck. There are 4 of us joining a group of people that have been together for a few weeks. We had an afternoon relaxing at the campground, finding our way around, and working out ...