Fish Eagle Inn
Travel Blogs from Naivasha
Hells gate bike ride
... by more stunning scenery, and are told by John that the Lion King scenery was inspired by the area. We head home and it is really hot! I am lucky enough to spot Lorna and Matt at a pub on the way home so I have an excuse to rest my weary legs. I am also ridiculously sunburnt which is embarrassing, as one of my many claims about Australians is that we don't get sunburnt. Must rethink my exaggerations of Australian ...
Volunteering in Naivasha
... supermarket (one of just three in Naivasha). Fetching water from the well in order to use the toilet was a very new experience for me :) We did have electricity which was good... Sort of. Unfortunately we also had a TV, which meant that we spent about 5 hours a day watching the WORST soap operas that you could possibly imagine! Local Kenyan TV is really bad! These soaps were based in other countries and dubbed (badly) in English. I think I will hold this bad TV ...
I’m British, take a seat we'll have a drink
... dinner. River fish and mash potato with a tomato sauce. We peeled enough potatoes to feed an army and Ariel, who lives in Los Angeles and buys all his food ready cooked (and hot) from a local health food store who has never cooked before chopped the tomatoes and garlic and onions. Quote of the night was Kanyo to Ariel, “Could you please chop me some onions?” Ariel to Kanyo, “Probably”.
The group did us proud and we served up a ...
The Massi marra and Massi
... second most dangerous animal in africa for killing people. When we walked back along the road to meet our van we found it with the front wheel in a hole; we pushed it out then filled the hole with rocks so it could get out. Simon, our guide, then took us to a look out over a crater lake which was beautiful and home to just one hippo. Off home we headed to find rain cancelling our afternoon hippo boat ride. Damian, Ryan and I found shelter ...
Joy at Joys
... crocs in the lake so no swimming. After dinner we all played 'Mafia' where there are killers, a doctor and a policeman and you have to work out as a group who the killers are...brilliant fun and showed us who is well able to lie (Niamh had everyone fooled!).
The next day we had the option of a bike ride in Hells gate, a walk around the lake or.....High Tea at Joy Adamsons who wrote Born ...