Kenya: 26th November - 14th December




 
My first stop in Kenya was a safari to the Masai Mara. This is an elephant...
 
 
 
 
...and this is a cheetah.
 
 
 
 
This young lion is at the stage in his life where he gets evicted from the pride and has to take over a new pride of his own. But it was a bit hot for that sort of craic in the Mara so he just relaxed in the shade of a bush.
 
 
 
 
Behind me is the Mara river, full of hippos and crocodiles.
 
 
 
 
And this is me in Lake Nakuru National Park, in the Rift Valley. It's a small park, but extremely beautiful, and it's surrounded by an electric fence which keeps the poachers out and...
 
 
 
 
...keeps the rhinos in. These are white rhinos. Nakuru town is in the background.
 
 
 
 
The soda lake in the middle of the park is home to millions of flamingoes.
 
 
 
 
After Lake Nakuru I went to Hell's Gate where I did a cycling safari through the gorge.
 
 
 
 
Rock hyrax in Hell's Gate. Believe it or not, the hyrax's closest living relative is the elephant.
 
 
 
 
Swahili girls in Mombasa.
 
 
 
 
Me at the Swahili ruins of Gedi, on the Kenyan coast near Mombasa.
 
 
 
 
Lamu waterfront.
 
 
 
 
Lamu is the perfect place to chill out. Once you've got past the touts, that is.
 
 
 
 
Taking a patriotic dhow trip in Lamu.
 
 
 
 
After the Ali Yummy Good For Tummy, the incomparable Ali Hippy & family treated us to some top notch Casio entertinement.
 
 
 
 
All good things must come to an end... tomorrow will be time to leave Lamu.
 


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