One afternoon I spent an hour in a village of the Masai people. I was personally escorted by the chief of the village – James. The Masai are one of the biggest of Kenya’s 42 tribes. They are primarily cattle ranchers and goat herders, and they make money as well by selling some of their [...]
Back in Nairobi The following morning, we hiked to the park gate to wait for our ride back to Nairobi. Back to African reality, he was about four hours late. All in all, the experience was outstanding and I highly recommend it. If you have some experience in high altitude trekking and have someone to [...]
Day Three: Easy half day Up early again, drying out from yesterday’s big long hike in the rain, we were looking forward to a much easier day. The trek up to Austrian Hut would only take the morning, and although steep in parts Daniel assured me it would be much easier than our previous day. [...]
Day One: Drive to the Mountain African is infamous for its rubber time so I was prepared when 10:00 am stretched to past noon before we all got into our vehicle and began the drive to Chogoria village for lunch. One note here, the guide company assured me that I would be able to use [...]
The sun was rushing toward the horizon, streaking the sky with reds and oranges, and through the haze I saw the mud and stick houses of the villagers, the palm trees � and then a huge crowd gathered at the pier. It looked as if the entire village had come to watch the most exciting [...]
At Home in Lamu Lamu, Kenya The Indian Ocean taught me new meanings of the word blue. The channel in front of the waterfront was dirty and had no beach, although that didn’t deter the local kids trying to escape the midday sun or the hungry donkeys looking for scraps of garbage. It was a [...]
I had gotten a volunteer job at the polytechnic through sheer stubbornness. I knew right away that I wanted to stay in Lamu for a few months, so I decided to find volunteer work that would let me do something useful while giving me a reason to stay. My search started when I went to [...]
