Nanyuki nr Mt Kenya

Through our friend Graham Barnes we had opportunity to visit native Kenyans in their homes. It was a glimpse into the lives of these special people. Life in these rural areas is very different than living a western life, as you can see from the lady above lighting a fire for a meal. we had sunday lunch in this home it consisted of mealie (maize) and kale.

We wanted to climb Mt Kenya but sadly I developed a fever which we suspected was malaria, so was put on medication.

Kenya Mombassa

We landed in Nairobi which was quite a shock, the poverty is unbelievable, the lonely planet book is right it takes the brave to stay there. We have a friend in Kenya who was away for a few days so we quickly booked a flight to Mombassa. It was well worth it as you can see from the photograph. We had chalet right on the Indian ocean. We stayed here for 10 days, riding on the matatus (local buses) it was exciting being with the locals. Very sad for them as the tourists are not there this year due to all the trouble in Kenya.

long awaited photographs

We spent 3 weeks in S. Africa before going to Kenya. During this time we took a road trip to Cape Town. It was rather hectic as we had many miles to do and we had planned a trip to Kenya. Cape Town is beautiful, we left there to go through the vine growing area of Stellenbosch.