Karen, Lydia and Ken's East African Adventure

July 4th - 21st, 2006

"If I know a song of Africa, of the giraffe and the African new moon lying on her back, of the plows in the fields and the sweaty faces of the coffee pickers, does Africa know a song of me? Will the air over the plain quiver with a color that I have had on, or the children invent a game in which my name is, or the full moon throw a shadow over the gravel of the drive that was like me, or will the eagles of the Ngong Hills look out for me?" - Isak Dinesen "Out of Africa"

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Hell's Gate N.P., Bikes & Hitchiking


What on Earth were we thinking? Lydia and Ken opt to go on a 26km bike instead of going to Elsamere on Lake Naivasha with the rest of the group to spot hippos & have tea and cake. "Did you say CAKE???" The park was stunning. Right away we saw Zebras, Thompson's Gazelles, Waterbucks, Cape Water Buffalos and Rock Hyrax. We just biked right up along side. The dust was out of this world. Like biking on a sand dune. The only thing I noticed was that it was all downhill and we had to come out the way we came and it was late in the afternoon......Quick thinking on Lydia's part and we dumped the bikes with our guide and crammed into this family's car. What a sweet family and what fun!!! Our guide and the American girls we passed along the way from Carnelly's Camp didn't get back until 8:00pm in pitch black darkness.


posted by Ken Bruner | Tuesday, August 15, 2006

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