I rose early and felt compelled to get up early to capture the sounds of the Indian Ocean for my precious sister. Hardly a soul was out, except for some of the groundskeepers and a murder of crows. The water lapped up to the sand and kissed it softly. Bliss. It was a disjointed day; leaving dayContinueContinue reading “A Looong Haul and Kiwi.com”
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Rest Day #2
Today was the day we were to have explored Fort Jesus and Old Town.Instead I tried half-heartedly to solve the mystery of the resort-guest-who-gets-the-perks.I noticed yesterday, amongst all the same/same deck chairs stretched out under the cabanas that one stood out. It is secluded. Next to it is set a little table. On the tableContinueContinue reading “Rest Day #2”
Rest Day!
After a packet of chips for breakfast, I donned a long skirt and headed for the little shopping centre to get groceries, especially a pineapple for Kara and some Tusker beer for Bodie.A little motorcycle taxi tried to give me a lift but beyond that I arrived at the shopping centre with no hassle atContinueContinue reading “Rest Day!”
In which we meet Ali
We woke early, as in 5:45. I am still waking at 4:15 naturally, so I journaled and then woke the others. Besides a couple of us suffering mild fatigue, we have remained healthy. Our precautions of purifying our water or drinking bottled water and avoiding salad and semi-rare cuts of meat has paid off.We did some lastContinueContinue reading “In which we meet Ali”
The $600 phone call and the security checks
We woke up to a breakfast of crepes, eggs, sausages, toast and chai. Well, I thought it was chai, and I raved about it to our hilarious chef, David. When I opened the thermos however, it was just hot water with milk and tea-making accompaniments beside it.John our driver noticed; he called David back andContinueContinue reading “The $600 phone call and the security checks”
The gates are opened
We woke early after a night where the rain bucketed down for hours. After packing up, I walked over to pay for our night, the man hesitated over the price so I spoke up ‘7000 like you said in the email, yes?’ ‘Ah, yes’ he agreed. I counted out 7000 K/sh and said thank youContinueContinue reading “The gates are opened”
Meat, meat, meat and Fortress RVA
It was a quiet, busy morning of packing and cleaning up after ourselves. John our driver for the next four days arrived early and is just lovely.We headed straight out towards the Marula Studios where old thongs are recycled into sculptures.As we drove towards the suburb of Karen, I was shocked at how run downContinueContinue reading “Meat, meat, meat and Fortress RVA”
A Real Adventure
Oh boy- what a morning…..It took me a full two hours to even begin to think ‘at least it was blog worthy!’Every single one of my senses is exhausted and I experienced a range of emotions in a period of 3 hours.We woke at about 3 am because of jet lag. Flynn, the 13 yearContinueContinue reading “A Real Adventure”
Our first taste of Nairobi
Disclaimer- I am too jet lagged to do more than recount what happened today. More insights as that wears off :)The second leg of our flight was relatively shorter (5 hours), used a smaller plane, only one argument went down and the lamb pilau blew my mind! It was a thrill to see the landContinueContinue reading “Our first taste of Nairobi”
Leaving Day
The lead up to this trip has felt disjointed with loose ends left flapping all over the itinerary.As a result, I was double checking the itinerary, the to-do lists and the packing list 3 or 4 timesDid I mention that we have had to compress our luggage into 5 kg carry-on? Oh yes, friends. DueContinueContinue reading “Leaving Day”
Dory the Explorer 