Bermuda Hotel Nairobi
Forest Road, Soitololo Road Nairobi, Kenya
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When it rains it pours, or: Get out of my pockets!
... of buffalo watching us from the side of the road, but the real highlight was driving past a huge hawk that had just caught a snake. With the small serpent still writhing in its beak, the bird regarded us with suspicion and took off, lunch in mouth, to a nearby tree. We got back to the gate, picked up Francis and Kevin and I continued driving us towards Nairobi and into the night. Now driving in the day, especially along the major trucking route that is ...
Nairobi Meets Maslow
... stolen. No electricity, whiteboards or (gasp) computers. After we'd finished and cleaned up, William and Grace drove us back to the lodge via a shopping centre for a drink. Going into the shopping centre they inspect each car boot, and look underneath with a mirror. Everybody is security wanded as they get to a door. Back at the lodge we did some washing, sorted ourselves out, had tea, and went straight to ...
Tase that? That's the taste of karma.
... unusable, we had to flag down a passing motorcyclist, tie on the sad excuse for a spare and send Francis off with a few bob to procure a new one. Waiting on the side of the road, we were passed by those weary hitchers who had earlier watched us go by - the pranked guy in the decrepit jacket stopped and asked about our situation with concern, rather than mirth, which greatly surprised me. Much later we received a call from him telling us the spare was unsalvageable, with the ...
Stuck in the slow lane
... the car around the block so you don't have to pay the parking fees) and finally got to a local haunt for lunch. We called it an early day, farewelled Kevin and headed over to the Hilton for a beer and to use the WiFi - to my knowledge, one of the only places in the city with it. Before heading back to the hostel we stopped off at a Nakumatt (the major grocery store chain) to pick up some supplies (including the much-needed sunscreen) and get Matt a sim ...
Knocking about Nairobi
... expected (it was only 8:30 in the morning), though I was intrigued to discover that the speedo didn't go above zero, despite the keen pace we were setting at times. Overall, jumping behind the wheel looked like a possible (probable) feat. Before long I was at the backpackers with a tidy, quiet room in a dorm. With a number of miles under my belt already today was going to begin with a comfortable and relaxed start. Digesting a very horribly burnt breakfast in the backpacker's cafeteria, ...



