Camping in Kenya...

My second bus trip to Isiolo took me through tribal land where people still dress in their traditional clothes and the landscape is dry and harsh. Sitting between a Preacher and armed guard I was in safe hands throughout the journey and learned more of Kenyan politics and life. Tille arrived later that day with the Dutch couple and two Swedish lads that he had been riding with – seeing a giraffe in the wild being the highlight of their day. I was just glad to see them all in one piece and to mark the end of my bus journeys in Africa!

After a rest at the Gaddisa Lodge and close encounter with a hyena (see the film below) we headed south-east over the equator towards Lake Nakuru. Here we spent a wonderful day in the national park with giraffes, rhinos, zebras, gazelle, impala, flamingo, buffalo, pelicans, hogs, baboons, wild dogs and more. The park is set around a huge lake which we circumnavigated whilst spotting animals. From here we headed south to Lake Navaisha where we camped on the edge of another lake, surrounded by monkeys and watched a hippo grazing in the evening whilst enjoying our camp fire.

We are now in Nairobi at the famous overlander haunt Jungle Junction where the bike is receiving some love, I have been washing the desert out of everything that we are carrying (yes, Africa is challenging for those of us that suffer from slight domestic obsessive tendencies!) and we have been preparing for the southern hemisphere part of the trip.

In comparison to Ethiopia Kenya is an easy place to travel and well set up for tourist – sadly the price tag increases with this luxury! One reads of the crime and danger in Kenya and Nairobi in particular, but we have really enjoyed ourselves here and only had really positive experiences. So thank you Kenya and bring on Tanzania and a cocktail on the beach in Zanzibar!