Ark Lodge Aberdare National Park

... parties, themselves. <br><br>As I filled a pail with beans and emptied it into a passing individual&#8217;s sack, I watched as young men and women shuffled forward in line. Hearing their stories earlier in the day and seeing them there now, it was evident that the months and years of disappointment had pressed a sense of hopelessness onto the gathered crowd. Regardless if they unexpectedly receive more aid from an international ...

... it on film&#8230;.lovely. <br><br>The grounds were so lush and well kept and quite a contrast to life just outside the gates. After a quick lunch, we went for a wander around and noticed a pair of Silvery Cheeked Hornbills moving around in the trees. Incredible.<br><br>At 2.30 we gathered outside near the vehicles which were going to take us to Treetops. We all just about squeezed in and off we went. It only took about 1 hour to drive there and rather than ...

... more. Worrying levels of DDT are once again appearing in the food chain.<br><br>Last, and not least, the national drought that has Kenya in its grips is crippling the lake and providing a convenient excuse for the flower farms to continue their irrigation. Water inputs have dropped and farms claim that this is the sole cause of falling water levels. Whoever is right or wrong, some people are saying that if the decline isn't reversed soon, Lake Naivasha could be gone within a decade.<br>

... all at a very short distance with almost no-one else around. We also bumped into a herd of buffalo that Eddie was very scared of and made us ride rapidly past after waiting for what seemed like an age for them to cross the road. Apparently they are very dangerous particularly when they have young and one of Eddie's friends in currently in hospital having been gored by one! There are also some wonderful gorges within the park that were great fun to explore. There ...

... ventured closer to the hippos and were called back cause we were off campsite land and that were warned that we should not get close to them. We kinda knew we shouldnt be that close as they are the most dangerous animals to humans in Africa. Thee was also heaps of vervet monkeys around with their blue balls. The group got split up. And Will, Selina and Sarah go home and Brad and Gill leave on a different truck. We also got 7 new people.

... much about matatu travel, we were pleasantly surprised, and were relatively comfortable squished into the back seat with our packs on our laps. Another plus for being small! We found a campsite and lodge right on the lake, and decided to rent tents and call this home for a few days. Hippos graze on the grounds at night, and the only thing separating you and a 1500kg beast is an electric fence! We absolutely loved this area, and ...

... a tellement insisté pour que j'aille chez ses parents, que finalement je l'ai fais et grand bien m'en a pris ! Les d'Oliers viennent d'une famille de huguenots français aillant immigrés pendant les conflits religieux protestants catholiques. La famille de John, a d'abord immigrés en Hollande, puis en Irlande pour finalement arriver deux générations plus tard en terre kenyane ! Sa mère, Elli, est américaine, une femme extraordinaire comme il y en ...

... americans and ppl and had an early night cos the next day was nackering. on the sa***************ed off early to getg good biokes for the trip. cos u can ride bikes thru the national park and then see cool animals up close..no lions or other things like that tho. thankfully :) Anna decided to climb this massive rock (professionally with a rock climbing guy ...

A lot of traveling today. The travel sieve is born (*patent pending). Hell's Gate National Park is well worth a visit. Bikes are rented outside the camp site, one of which has an asymmetrical wheel. I suppose you could say what we did in Hell's gate is an example of what not to do. Ever. We set out on our own looking for the hot springs waterfall, but we overshoot it by about 6 miles into the gorge. At this ...