Back in Nairobi after saying goodbye to the Mara, Fairmont and staff. Last night had the wait and kitchen staff give us a cake, along with “Hakuna Mata” song – all very embarrassing. Our waiter won best service staff for Fairmont worldwide – can see why.
Hippos do make a reliable alarm clock – the farting, belching, and harumphing starts every morning outside the tent at 4am. Then they hit the snooze control…
A long day planned today – down to the Mara to see if we could see a crossing of Wildebeest – not sure what they were thinking of crossing them with….
There are a few drawbacks to having big ears – being mobbed by women thinking you are the latest James Bond being one of course. On Safari there is the danger of being mistaken for a number of animals…
Up early and packed for the flight to the Mara. As the bridge over the Brown River had been washed out in the massive flood in February, it was a 40km journey over the bumps to get to Samburu international airport….
A lie in to 6am this morning as we were off for a full day in the park with Daniel and Sammie.
The plan was to head over to Buffalo Springs Park, which was 25km away, but would drive around Samburu park a bit first….
The East African Fire Alarm Bird, so named as it imitates a smoke detector at 100db, made its presence known outside our room at 2am. With lungs like that you’d think it was the size of an Ostrich at least – but likely the size of your thumb. …
Everyone should experience 24 hours in an African city at some stage in their lives. The assault on the senses, the raw energy, the sea of humanity – it could never be described as dull….
Gill doesn’t like flying – the old joke is that her arms get too tired. So night flight to Gatwick put her in a good mood for Berts Always Reliable Taxi’s Ltd. to not show up for the dash to Heathrow….