Nanyuki Hotels - Reviews and Rates

DAY ELEVEN (Monday, September 14, 2009)

I hear the drums echoing tonight.

Today was moving day. Breakfast … and then hit the road. Martin drove the four of us, plus Pat and Ann Cashin of Marco Island, out of Samburu and along many long, ugly roads through Isiolo, Timau, and Nanyuki. Along the way we passed through an area wit...

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I was unable to get good internet reception last night so I am writing about yesterday, today. Because I was so jetlagged, I woke up at abou 10:30 in the morning and everyone else was awake and had already started their day. Breakfast consisted of bread with butter and jam, bananas, passion fruit (its really weird looking b...

Depart for Mt. Kenya Safari Club. This resort, a "Leading Hotel of the World", is set like a jewel of history and romance. William Holden and his friends turned their lodge into the most exclusive private club in the world and amid the hunting trophies and elegant surroundings, one can feel the lost, glamorous world of Churchill, Hemingway, and ...

Today is my last whole day at the farm with Martin and Tiddy. I can't believe it, the time has flown by so fast. I have had such a wonderful time here with the great hospitality of Martin and Tiddy. Martin decided that as it was my last day, instead of working at the school it was time for one last long ride (I took naughty Segera out who tried ...

Today was my last day at the school (for this trip ... I know I will be back!) Mocheme drove me to school as he needed to take the car into Nyeri (the nearest big town) for its annual inspection etc. We stopped off at Mocheme's house on route so that he could change into his smart clothes (going into town is an excuse for a big social day out). ...

This morning Martin, Cathy, Muriel and I visited the school that Martin and Tiddy (and their safari guests) support. This is a school about 20km from the farm in a very poor arid area. The school educates children from the nursery all the way up to the age of 15. This education is the only training a lot of children will receive. When the suppor...

So, here I am settling into life on the farm. You will have to forgive me, as this entry is covering a few days ... there is quite a routine forming, so it wouldn't make for as interesting reading if I wrote about each day in turn!!! Having said this, the routine should be shaken up a bit over the next 5 days as 5 people are coming to stay (4 to...

Decided to take a trip up to Mount Kenya with Spirit of Africa travel company on Thursday the 7th of sept. Got 2 car lifts up to Nanyuki - town beside the mountain. It was like being in a Mafia movie - the amount of times we changed cars - got as far as Nanyuki - a bit of a **** hole- people begging for money - kind of felt bad as i had to go to...

So, I'm sitting under the shade of an acacia tree in the middle of the African savanna, writing my first email. It's times like these when you really have to stop and look at things differently. Out here you try to live life day by day and try not to take things for granted. Every once in a while though, you have to look at each day and say "Wow...