Day 2 - Smile you're in Kenya

Here we are, cleared passport control - smile you are in Kenya!

Few health and safety issues we didn't consider for the trip risk assessment.

Number 1 Mr Hodges near concussion incident with a parking barrier.
Number 2 stacking cases in on top of our bus.  Interesting b us only 2 years old - you never would have thought it.  We have found a rival for the school Mercedes minibus this one requires the driver to open the hatch in the floor and stand on the battery to start the engine.

 

The Star bus - our luxury transport to Nakuru!

George had his first problem in Nairobi airport car park - he accepted help off a local who then expected a tip for pushing his case 20m.  Rule number 1 - don't trust anyone or accept help from strangers however hard they smile.

Nairobi in rush hour - what an experience, for those old enough to remember it resembles the whacky races.  No wonder we heard on the radio the top story in Nairobi about negligence of a school who it seems had loaded 90 kids on a coach for 45 and then it crashed!  Don't panic one person per seat on our coach which is more than can be said for many of the other vehicles (coaches, cars, bicycles and mopeds) we passed which included four children on a seat and livestock.

 

Vehicle number 2 - a little cramped for those with long legs

Our other vehicle of equal calibre seemed to cope with the hills a little better than the yellow bus.  Mr Hill sat on the wheel arch knees around his ears for 5 hours - that's how long it took to travel 150km from Nairobi to Nakuru and three of those were sat in the car park known as Nairobi in rush hour.

We stopped off at the Rift Valley view point where Liam was the victim of the hard sell campaign for wooden elephants.  Great views of the Rift Valley and surrounding area but a little cloudy.

 

The view from the Rift Valley National Park view point

Stunning scenery, and plenty of wildlife by the roadside throughout our journey although we are not sure what some of the animals were - can you identify the bird in the photo below?

At last we arrived in Nakuru, after 24 hours on the road and in the air.  All are shattered and looking forward to an early night.  Lunch of beef stew, rice and roast potatoes at our orientation meal at the Nuru Palace Hotel amidst gospel exaltations from the church service in the next building.

 

Orientation meal with African Adventures staff at the Nuru Palace

 

An early night needed and off to see our project work tomorrow.