Nanyuki

Wow

We’ve hit Kenya and this is a totally different Africa we are seeing to our previous sojourn.

Our transport is a taxi, the bed in a hotel, we are no longer cooking and the critters, the most dangerous of all walk on 2 legs. Like a fledging eagles we have been boot out of the safety of mothership “Hilux” and now flying a little closer to the real africa.

In real terms we are still wearing parachutes. One of our native missionaries (Abraham) a has kindly taken us under his wing and ensured we are using a driver (Simon) who is reliable, a hotel that does have security and he does know where to find good coffee.

After spending 2 nights in Nairobi and attending a Church meeting we hired an 8 seater Landcruiser and headed up with our friends to Nanyuki including Tim Hamilton from New Zealand.

The drive up was interesting as I worked out the order in the chaos.

1. You sort of stay on the left hand side but it is not always mandatory.
2. In the town there are “hard to see” speed humps that if you miss , the back passengers end up in the front seat…… if the springs survive.
3. Patience is required…….. Yes I know I have discussed this previously on this blog
4. If you exceed 80km/hr the speed limiting governor kicks in. A real challenging passing because it doesn’t reactivate until the speed drops back to 60km/hr.Whoops that bus I half pasted is now going by …..on the left hand side.
5. Dodging pot holes is high risk because the stretch cruise doesn’t have any shocks and the sway nearly puts you into a big drift. Another factor to add into the ultimate overland vehicle Neil  
6. Give lots of space for the new Hilux’s with their lights on, overloaded with Mirra going  160km/hr. They are rushing to meet a plane to fly the drug to Samalia. It must be delivered fresh. Cut in the morning from Mt Kenya highlands it is in the markets that afternoon and the drug cartel stops for nobody.

We crossed the equator and for $1.50 we watched the water rotate anticlockwise 20m on the south side, then clockwise 20m on the north side and no rotation on the equator. Not sure if the was a hoax. 

Tried jumping the equator but associate fellows obviously don’t come from Auz.

We are staying at a cute place and in Rondale. Always wondered how the furniture worked.

In contrast to Botswana & Zimbawe everything is green, there are clouds in the sky and thunder.

The following day headed off to sweetwater game park with Abraham, Tim & Vera. 5.30am start and was well rewarded.

Tomorrow heading off to the foothills of Mt Kenya.