24 hours later than planned we were on safari. Although at one point we did think we were
jinxed as it took us an hour to get our tickets and start our safari adventure. It would seem that the Kenyan staff at Lake
Nakuru National Park are unable to read British passports, especially to distinguish between those
students in our group who were born in 1995 and are already 18 and those whose
birthdays are after July and have yet to turn 18. Initially they charged us adult prices for
anyone born in 1995 – what a nightmare but we got there in the end but it took
an hour to sort out!
Elle, Emily, Rachel, Lucy, Molly, Eleanor and Lara ready for safari
The pictures of our morning on safari speak for themselves…….what
an amazing experience – we even saw lions which the groups who went on Saturday
didn’t.
Lake Nakuru
Mr Hodges, Mrs Hadley, Miss Sibley and Mr Hill
There were a couple of memorable moments when one of our
safari buses got stuck in the mud. There
was much wheel spinning to try to get free and all of this was complicated by
the location when this happened – the worst possible place by the pride of lions. We did ask the driver what would happen if
the bus couldn’t get free and he said he had a chain on his van. Luckily, we didn’t need it as the bus that
was stuck eventually managed to free itself much to our relief – we’re not
quite sure who was going to get off the bus to attach the chain if it was
needed, I don’t think there would be many volunteers!
Watching the pride of lions (the green bus on the right is stuck in the mud)
After our safari we went to practice our bartering skills
and for some souvenir shopping to the Nakuru craft market. Its good fun bartering but the stall holders
never leave you alone, someone is always saying “friend, come and look at my
shop” and it becomes quite exhausting after a while as does negotiating down
the inflated tourist prices.
Trying our raw sugar can - a local snack!
Back at Kivu, things have been interesting in the last 24
hours with no wifi, intermittent electricity (more off than on) and no water.
Playing cards in the bar by the light of the hurricane lamp
during yet another power cut
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