[November 2019] A man trip to Magadi and a family trip to Ragati conservancy.
Tubing on the Magdi RiverDriving past Mt Shampole on the way to Lake Natron.Driving past Mt Shampole on the way to Lake Natron.First views of Lake Natron.On the shore of Lake Natron.Car down! Tim’s car on the way to meet us a Ragati. Wheel off. Engine parts in the mud. It self-imploded. A day waiting, 4 hours of winching and $300 got it back to NairobiThe kids playing games at Ragati.Fishing at the waterfall at Ragati.Zoe gets tips from a gili.Ragati fly fishing.Our sweet cabin by the lake at Ragati.When there is no electricity, you have to improvise!Dork! Zoë working on her ‘passion project’ – creating a cookbook for 13 year olds.
[October 2019] Surf and turf! A week long off road trip through Tsavo, to the coast and back through Lumo Conservancy and Amboseli. We traveled with Maciej, Mouse, Todd, Ryan, Denzil and Jaime – we had a great time!
Wild camping at Hippo Point in Tsavo.Camping on the Galana River in Tsavo.Claiming our deep sea fishing prize from BFC.Relaxing in Watamu.Lunch next to a Dam in Lumo.Chillin’ in Lumo Conservancy.Denzil and Maciej serving up our Yelllow Fin Tuna catch from Watamu. Times like this make car freezer’s priceless!Lake Chala on the Tanzanian border.
[July 2019] Between 3 weeks in Namibia and a week climbing Kilimanjaro, we did a week in the Aberdares for some slow family time and to acclimatize a bit at 10,000 feet. One highlight of this week was discovering Solio Reserve, a hidden gem!
Solio Game Reserve was an unexpected gem for us. We saw more rhinos in 2 hours than we’ve seen in Kenya in 5 years!We saw a lion kill with a pack of of about 15 lions devouring a buffalo. Check out the lion on the left with his head buried inside the guts of the buffalo.We climbed Oldnyo Lesatima in the Aberdares, which tops out at 4001m, good prep for Mt Kenya.Tame animals around the Fishing Bandas.
Here are some of our trips, from January to June of 2019.
This elephantOlomenyana Bush Camp. Our room had a view of the watering hole.Camping at Mayer’s Farm.The kids playing beersbie at Mayer’s Farm. The kid on the left is Samir, who was hammering it!The Aberdares Fishing cottages.Camping on the river in Kora National Reserve.Lions in Meru.Lunch under an impromptu shade in Meru Park.Zoë practicing her sling shot skills.The crater rim in Suswa.Exploring the caves in Suswa.Lolldaiga ConservancySundowners with friends in Lolldaiga Conservancy.My annual beerfest. I think I’ve been organizing a beer fest annually for about 10 years now. This year we had 20+ brewers, about 30 beers and a couple hundred participants. Fun times!Sardine Restaurant with the parental units.The frozen lake and our front yard in Madison in March.With Becky in Madison during a March break trip home to see my parents.Sick! Robyn got super sick in April and was in the hospital for about a week. It turned out to be just a through infection that got out of control. Thankfully, she recovered fully.My new bad ass pully system for brewing.Kili! From Kimana reserve.Early morning run to Mombasa Fort during a work trip to Mombasa.Harshit and Sangeeta (running buddies) get married!The infinity ales fishing team assembled and ready to fish at the Baringo Fishing Competition.The fruit of our efforts – two rubies that Ben bought from about $5 from the Ruby mines near Lake Bagoria.Bar hopping in Nairobi with the boys. Out and about in Nairobi.A family river tubing trip to Shampole Reserve. Tim fronting a group of Burundi drummers at a beach restaurant on Lake Victoria in Kampala, Uganda.The elusive Shoe Billed Stork! None of us brought a decent camera, so we had to take pictures through our binoculars.On the search for the Shoe Billed Stork in Uganda. Brian is holding a metal umbrella over as it rains and there is some lightening around!Touring the new 254 Brewing facility with Isaac.Zoë and Ellis fishing in Kora National Reserve.Heather and I set the Red Dress H3 Run this year. We caused quite a stir downtown.Lolldaiga Reserve.Beautiful Lolldaiga.On Safari at Lolldaiga Reserve in Laikipia.Great Indian food at the MP Shah hospital – an institution!Marko’s band playing at Springfest.
