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….