Just waiting for the 2021 season to start – race after race has been scheduled, then cancelled. Handficap certificates have been issued, crew licences acquired, and the boat has been prepared, and prepared, and then prepared…. We’re ready to go, and hoping that there is pent up demand for racing.
Arrived in France a week ago to stay in the lovely “Taylor Towers” at Chateau-Neuf de Grasse, not far from Cannes. After advising Andrea that we were now used to being greeted on arrival with hot towels and fresh fruit juice, what met us at Nice airport? The Taylors with hot towels and orange juice – it’s the only way to arrive!
Note quite sure the purpose of speed bumps – when they are the smoothest bit of road for miles you can actually drive faster.
Left Nakuru and drove up the escarpment out of the Rift valley and along the Abadares to Mt. Kenya. Arrived late in the day, but in time for afternoon tea.
Love the whole bureaucracy of Nakuru National Park – you queue and pay for park entry in US$ and car entry in KSH. For that you get a receipt and a smart card loaded with your money. 10 yards later you hand them both over, and get another receipt back – then you are into the park. It must make sense to someone.
Finally the rent a truck arrived – almost 24 hours late, but hey that saved us the parking charge overnight. Off we set for the journey to Nakuru along the Uhuru highway.
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…