September 28th – Day Four The morning was spent driving back to the Snake Park. Once there we got organised and then visited the Maasai Museum on site. An interesting tour took us though many aspects of Maasai life and culture, explaining the processes and garb that accompany the different stages of a Maasai life […]
Safari time
September 27th – Day Three We all woke up bright and early to have breakfast before our drivers were scheduled to arrive at 7.15. Once they arrived we split into three groups and then got into the relevant vehicle for our drive to the Ngorongoro crater. Keryn and I were with Helen, Lyn and Jacques […]
Arusha to Karatu
26th September – Day Two Today we find ourselves in Arusha. We arose around 7am after a noisy night, the neighbouring campsite packing up before 6am and the constant noise of trucks passing and dogs fighting keeping us up. Breakfast was served and again was very tasty. I had a shower in the only warmish […]
Onward from Nairobi
25th September – Day One Up early to finish packing and have breakfast before the truck arrived. I rang the lost property counter at the airport and was in luck, the tripod had arrived on the morning flight! Once Jacques and co had arrived I had a quick word and it was decided we would […]
A Day in Nairobi
24th September We awoke to the sounds of what must have been dawn chorus, though to me the louder birds sounded more like babies wailing, loudly. Very slowly we came awake and got moving and after showers and getting dressed it was downstairs for breakfast. The buffet was nice, plenty of food both warm and […]
Nairobi
23rd September So we made it to Nairobi only missing one piece. The journey from Highams Park to Heathrow was completed with a minimum of fuss. We got the Heathrow Express from Paddington as the Piccadilly Line currently doesn’t go to Heathrow Terminal 4. I think in the future we might always take the Heathrow […]
Our Africa Trip with Africa in Focus: Part 1
Nairobi to Victoria Falls (23 September – 21 October 2005) Northern Nomad
Outward bound
It’s our last day at work today before heading off into the wilds of Africa. Tomorrow morning we fly out of Heathrow and then 8 hours or so later we arrive in Nairobi and the adventure begins. By all accounts the airport will be an adventure as well what with potentially corrupt customs staff, tireless […]
Julian Beever
On the news last night there was a brief item about a new work created by Julian Beever. Julian creates amazing pieces of art using chalk and I know him best for his pavement drawings. Anyway, the latest work was created in front of the old Bank of England so I figured I could get […]
Chinese and Texan
We met up with Patricia, Sam and Kathryn on Sunday evening to go out for dinner. We found them on the edge of China Town and wandered down the streets looking for a likely place to eat. Eventually we found a place that seemed OK and we sat down for a Chinese/Thai/Cantonese meal. Sam, Patricia […]
As promised
Photos from our Lake District holiday are now online. Use the link to the right that says Lake District, click on the link on the homepage or click here
Buttermere
On our Lake District trip one of the places we spent a bit of time exploring was Lake Buttermere. We spent an afternoon walking around the lake and enjoying the views. I’ve got plenty of photos but for now please make do with the one below, taken as we neared the farm at the end […]