Considering Christi and I are back under canvas, we sleep remarkably well - if not long enough. I may have mentioned this before but we are not natural campers. Indeed, outside of Africa we have never camped together and since we have been dating for 11 years I think it's a safe bet that when we return to San Francisco any vague thoughts we have of car camping in Yosemite National Park will … [Read more...]
Frisky elephants, Northern Kenya, Day 327
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Christi and I together with the other dozen or so passengers on this Dragoman trip leave the town of Nakuru early and in a confusing alliterative sequence drive through Nyahururu, Nyeri, and Nanyuki on our way to the Samburu National Reserve. The reserve is famous for elephants, big cats and some species rarely found outside of this area. Mostly, though, this is a long driving day and although … [Read more...]
Game Drive, Samburu National Reserve, Day 328
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The Samburu Lodge organizes a contrived evening feeding session (a bit like the hyena feeding in Harar) to bring in leopards so that visitors can gape and awe at these magnificent creatures. The Dragoman crew were aware of this, but while we waited patiently at the lodge last night with our expensive sundowners, the action was actually across the Ewaso Ngiro river. The leopard is so well trained … [Read more...]
Samburu People, Northern Kenya, Day 329
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We leave the Samburu National Reserve (no more wildlife safaris for a while - shame!) and drive 26 km to a Samburu village near Archers Post. At the entrance to the village the married women greet us with a traditional dance. The female passengers aboard the Dragoman truck are encouraged to join in; Christi is horrified (she hates dancing in public!), but for once shuffles her feet in a … [Read more...]
Lake Turkana, Northern Kenya, Day 330
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The plan is simple today, to make it to Lake Turkana. The distance isn't even that alarming, only 350 km, but we are told by local experts that it is over the toughest terrain possible and progress with be slow. The ride will be uncomfortable, and it will be hot - very hot. So just another average day in Africa. If and when we reach Lake Turkana tonight we will actually be closer to the Omo Valley … [Read more...]
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