Kenya

As I'd put pics of what we saw (Wildlife thread) I thought I would put some up of where we were.

Tsavo National Park, Kilaguni Lodge restaurant view.


balcony view, evening.


Mzima Springs, Tsavo NP.


Our room at Ol Tukai Lodge Amboseli with Vervet monkeys all around.


Kilimanjaro with a distinct lack of snow these days.


Kilimanjaro dominating the scenery.


Dust Devils, mini dust storms.


Kilimanjaro sunset, from the Lodge.


Masai tribesmen jumping.


Treetops, Aberdare National Park

 

What wonderful photos!!! Thank you for posting

My father was in Kenya (in the days when it was pronounced Keenya and at the times of the Mau Mau uprisings)

He returned, very ill, but with some amazing carvings from the Masai Warriors; which were treasured until our mother emigrated and they became lost in the mist of times. He had a healthy affection for the Masai.

What a wonderful trip you must have had. I'm in awe!

 

Room view, Treetops.



Samburu Lodge balcony view, the muddy Ewaso river.


Sweetwaters Tented lodge with hot water bottles put in your bed at night, yes it was cold at 6,000ft.


Sweetwaters waterhole, the peak of Mt Kenya in the distance.


Nakuru Lodge pool view.


Lake Nakuru.


Flooded Lake Naivasha.


Keekorok lodge view, Masai Mara.


Hippo pool and viewing area, Keekorok.


Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Sanctuary Nairobi. All baby Elephants are orphans due to poachers killing the mothers.


Are you still awake? I better leave it at that.

 

Wonderful photos SL thankyou for sharing

 

Mum, Inhouse Adviser lived in Kenya when she was 7 to 10 about
'66, our driver did a detour so she could see her old school.

 

Lovely Strongy Willow loves the Lions & Elephants.

 

Absolutely stunning Strongy and so nice for your good lady to find her school still going strong. I do appreciate GC members showing me the places they've visited. Never boring for me. Especially somewhere as superb as that,
thank you,
Jenny

 

Armandii, I remember you telling us at Shiney's that you worked (?) in kenya.

 

More lovely photos, strongy, thank you again for sharing.

 

I like the wide open spaces Strongy.
Some great views

 

Armandii, you mean like this!


Pete, the open spaces are immense, miles in all directions.

 

Looks like my kind of place Strongy.
How commercialised is it, I mean I like a nice place to stay overnight and must admit I'm passed roughing it.
But it does look actually fairly untouched once you get out and about.
Your shots look very quiet regarding numbers of people, is it really like that, or did you have to sneak out at dawn to get a pic with nobody cluttering it.

 

Terrific photos Strongy - just might have to think about putting a visit on our bucket list.

The shot of the school gates reminded me of a friend who worked at a girls boarding school in Kenya who told me that just at the start of a term a large quantity of meat was delivered but the large school freezer packed in. Some quick thinking saw the school gates removed and utilised as a rack over a large fire to smoke and dry the meat