Today was a long day travelling in the truck. Our driver took us along some back roads to avoid the very rutted road that we took into the park. It was definitely smoother, but also very challenging for the driver (Sam). In places the road was washed out so we had to negotiate detours not […]
To the Masai Mara
We loaded into the truck at 7am and set off back the way we came on the Nairobi Road as far as the lookout. There we turned off, stopped at a shop for restrooms and continued on. At the towns you can see car wash places that are literally a group of guys with buckets […]
Mara Leisure Camp
Our tent is very comfortable and has a lovely outlook over the river. We had some rain yesterday and the river rose quite a bit so it must be quite a torrent in heavy rain. This morning we were woken reasonably early by what I thought, fancifully, were hippos but it was the cattle coming […]
Masai Mara Game Reserve
Today was awesome in the true sense of the word. I’ll leave the photos to tell most of the story. We rose at 4.30am ready for a 5am departure for our balloon ride. We went first to another lodge to pick up other passengers and then to the take off site. We had a safety […]
Lake Nakuru National Park
We had an early breakfast and were to set off on our game drive at 7am. When we went back to our room to clean our teeth I opened the curtains and there was a buffalo just beyond the fence. Of course that required a photo and then I noticed the family of white rhino […]
Nairobi to Lake Nakuru
We set off at 7.30 am in the truck that is to be our transport between lodges for the next 2 weeks. There are large windows on either side and it is a bit more like a bus. Mike didn’t care about the window so I grabbed seats on the left and we had a […]
Nairobi – Sunday
We slept reasonably well despite the rather noisy road outside. After showers we headed downstairs to organise some day trips and get breakfast (being more than 8 hours since eating!) There are 2 guards on the landing by the stairs and one of them is intent on teaching us Swahili. So far we have: Jambo […]
To Africa
We are on our way. Only 10 minutes between checkin and getting to the lounge. Must be a record. The Emirates lounge is acceptably grand. Very large and only half full. Mike has found the rugby. This is the first time we have flown Emirates and the second time we’ve been in Business Class. It […]