Country Lodge Nairobi

With a day to kill in Nairobi before I headed off on the big cat trail, what else is a girl to do but visit the local wildlife sanctuaries, however I got a lot more than I bargained for ...<br><br>My first visit was to the local giraffe sanctuary, where you got the opportunity to get up close and personal with some Rothschild Giraffe's, I however got a ...

... we are lately. We also were laughing about us having to sleep in a tent for the next 2 months in the jungles of Africa. Eeek!! Patrick was over for dinner last night again, and was a little calmer than usual, but was still a trouble maker. After we finished packing we headed to bed, only to be awoken by a phone call from my fam at 2am! lol Love you guys!! I loved talking to you!! Call again soon!<br> This morning Den and I cooked french toast for Margaret, Maggie ...

... with those iconic flat trees that<br>you see on the savana (what are they called?!). Central Nairobi is pretty impressive....big buildings and neat streets. The outskirts are scrappy and litter ridden...with tonnes of people milling around. I spent the first 2 days in<br>the house on my own as all the other volunteers had gone on safari -<br>lonely!!! But I met the dietitian I am working with. Her name is<br>Anastasia and she is so passionate about her work and pretty<br ...

... br>Slept like a baby that night and got up around 7.30. Had a coffee and a siggie and met up with our driver for the coming 3 days. Cyrus the Virus..! The best driver of Kenya.<br>No speedlimit for him as we found out later. Also in the group was Cuuki from Thailand, Ohmel and Idaan from Israel and last but not least Chivaa from Leicester.<br>A nice group altogether and we were ready for some Safari. We drove from Nairobi around 5 ...

... bad at names but I'll figure it out by the time I post pics), and a sunset that looked so fake it was out of the Lion King. Our guide, John, was very knowledgeable and could answer all of our questions. We were so close to the lions you could see their gold eyes and individual hairs from their mane. It was insane. Day 2: We woke up at 6am, so we could start our game drive by 7. It was so cold in the morning! We saw our first elephant pretty early on. They are truly majestic animals ...

Wangari Muta Maathai (born April 1, 1940 in Ihithe village, Tetu division, Nyeri District of Kenya) is a Kenyan environmental and political activist. She was educated in the United States at Mount St. Scholastica College and the University ...

... br> dan ook jagen met bushmen, en dorpjes bezoeken waar nog niet zoveel toeristen <br> zijn geweest, spannend! Als ik die toer voor over een dag of 5 zou kunnen <br> boeken, zou dat ideaal zijn. In de tussentijd wil ik dan wat relaxen, <br> misschien een zwembad opzoeken om nog een beetje in conditie te blijven <br> (al is het vastklampen en meedeinen in een safaribusje ook topsport!), <br> en hopelijk ook een paar ...