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Slopes of Mt Kenya, Aberdares, Kenya
... a really a acronym in Swahili. After tea, on the way back to the lodge, I was having thoughts of disappointment that we did not see any animals on the walk. All of a sudden our guard stopped suddenly and was looking intently into the forest. Then our guide motioned for us to stop and be quiet. The tension in the air crackled with our curiosity. The guard took a few careful steps forward. There on the path not far ahead was a small herd of Cape Buffalo! Maybe 8 or ...
Climbing the second highest mountain of Africa!!
... days. In Nanyuki we met up and agreed on all prices and he arranged the needed equipment since you need a good jacket, gloves, thermo stuff etc on high altitude.
The road to the top and back
DAY 1: Sirimon Gate (2.650 m) to Old Moses Camp (3.300 m) => 9 km
At 11 hrs in the morning our climbing group picked us up at the Nakumatt store in Naynuki. The team is:
- Nicolas Guide
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Monkeying Around
... 8211; Mountain Lodge in the Mount Kenya Reserve. Every room in this hotel looks out over a watering hole where lots of different animals come to during the day and night. We were told at check-in that at dinner they'd be asking us which animals we want to be woken up for if they come during the night – we’re pumped!
After dropping our bags off in our room we went to check out the underground viewing area (it’s like a bomb shelter but ...
Relaxation at the Mount Kenya Safari Club
... we had the Sunday brunch at the Mount Kenya Safari Club, which was pretty good. After the relaxing meal, we went off to Ol Pejeta both to visit the Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Sanctuary and try to spot the rare white rhino up close. The Chimp Sanctuary was neat to see, although it wasn't all that exciting as the chimps are behind fences for protection (both ours and theirs). Afterwards, we went in search of rhinos and finally found ...
Enroute to Tanzania & hungry hippos.....
... plains. It was hot so most of the cats would have been sleeping but we saw elephants, really close, giraffe, buffalo, secretary bird (dad- you'll have to look that one up! It looked like that character from the muppets who always plays someone posh like a teacher & has a beak. You know the one I mean!) Marshall eagle, hyena the list goes on! It was amazing to finally be on safari in the Masai Mara. I've waited a long time for this & it's only a small taste of what's to come in ...
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