Kenya Adventure 2017
[November 2017] Magadi, Lake Ellis, Olomanyani Bush Camp, 4WD Course
In Mapuoto Mozambique, I did a 13km run from my hotel, along the beach and through downtown -beautiful!
Old school Maputo!
The train station downtown Maputo – design by Eiffel of tower fame.
Zoe running at the XC race in Turi.
Camping at Turi with the kids.
4WD course in Karen.
Learning to use a winch.
Zip-lining outside Nairobi.
Wet in the Mara in August – we weren’t sure we were going to make this one.
This Leopard was about a mile from our campsite.
Another trip to Ellis. We had quite the adventure getting both up and down with 4 cars. We ended up leaving one at 11,000 feet for a week until we could get it out again.
Reading the newspaper.
Olomanyani Bush Camp, a favorite of mine.
Lake Natron! We were slightly over the border into Tanzania.
Mt Shampole – beautiful!
A windy day at Shampole Reserve.
Intertubing on the river by Magadi was beautiful! We floated for 3 hours through these fig trees.
Maciej’s friend Shawn visited us in his plane. It was hot, so we had lunch under the wing.
Brian had a flat tire. After changing, it he forgot to tighten the bolts, which came off on the highway. Luckily he was ok
[October 2017] For our October break, we spent a week on the beach in Zanzibar with Tom and Amreen.
The view from our balcony at Zanzibar House.
The sand was packed enough that we could get Robyn onto the beach.
Tom brought a great kite!
Zoe got SCUBA certified in the pool.
Stone Town
The old fortress in Stone Town.
The night market- ‘Zanzibar Pizza’ and lots of calamari!
Zoe’s first open water dive.
On a spice tour. Honestly, I think the guides should have paid us.
On a dhow ride of stone town.
[August 2017] After two months traveling around southern Africa, I met my sister and nephew (Kristen and Murphy) back in Kenya and we headed off for another week of traveling in the Mara, Aberdares and Naivasha. It was great to have them around!
Riding on the top of my car in the Mara with my sis!
Our campsite on the Mara river.
My favorite picnic spot on the Mara.
This cheetah was beautiful, he walked right between our two cars.
Hyena’s on a kill.
Camping at 11,000 feet at Lake Ellis on the side of Mt Kenya – it’s a fantastic 4WD adventure to get to this remote lake.
Staying with friends at Ole Tika (sp?), cottages on Lake Naivasha, a nice weekend get away.
Wednesday afternoons always start with a bike ride or run and conclude at our favorite local pub (Freetown) in Loresho.
Lunch at Brakenhurst near Limuru, after a stroll in the tea fields.
The beautiful tea fields near Brakenhurst.
Traffic jam near the t-fields!
Ben and I didn’t get far on this training ride for the 10-4 Mountain Bike race.
My (sometimes) Saturday morning run with the Urban Swaras- a fun running group that does distance from 10-40+ kms every Saturday morning.
Getting a haircut at my local for 80 cents!
Fishing on Mt Ellis. Zoë and Maciej.
Denzil at Mt Ellis.
This catch will feature in fish tacos about 3 hours later.
Mt Ellis.
Milk for the elephants at Ithumba Elephant Orphanage in Tsavo East.
Elephant Orphanage.
10-4 Mountain Bike Race on the side of Mt Kenya- the race starts at 10,000 feet and ends at 4000 feet.
We had good views of the normally shy Mt Kenya on this year’s 10-4.
The start of the Mt Kili Marathon with the Urban Swaras.
Mt Kili peaking out during the race.
The finish line of the Mt Kii Marathon.
Mt Kili from our bush camp in Amboseli at Spring Break.
Riding on top of our car at Amboseli.
Mornings in Mt Suswa, a beautiful way to wake up.
Sand River campsite in the Mara – my 3rd attempt to stay at this specific campsite, it’s usually occupied. Not hard to see why!
Attempting to set up a tarp during the rain.
Future 4WDriver.
There were a number of newborn cubs in the Mara during Spring Break.
Pausing on the side of the Mara river.
A view of the lions from the top of our car.
The Mara was sloppy!
Visiting a Masaai village.
