| Amboseli National Park, Kenya |
Early on 9 October we left the Mt. Kenya Safari Club headed for Amboseli National Park about 400
KM (250 miles) to the south, on the border with Tanzania. Our first stop was just a few minutes away
in the village of Nanyuki, where 20 meters north of the equator water drained clockwise, while south
of the equator in drained counterclockwise; then a visit to his gift shop where Virginia bought a set of
giraffe bookends.
KM (250 miles) to the south, on the border with Tanzania. Our first stop was just a few minutes away
in the village of Nanyuki, where 20 meters north of the equator water drained clockwise, while south
of the equator in drained counterclockwise; then a visit to his gift shop where Virginia bought a set of
giraffe bookends.
We continued our drive south mostly through rolling countryside, first mostly covered with
grassland and occasional trees, later a few towns and small farms. We also saw many plastic
greenhouses growing flowers for export to The Netherlands. .
grassland and occasional trees, later a few towns and small farms. We also saw many plastic
greenhouses growing flowers for export to The Netherlands. .
Market in a small town south of Nanyuki
In several roadside restrooms we saw
dispensers like the one to the right offering
at no charge condoms supplied by the Kenyan
government. Seems like an effective way to
reduce the spread of AIDS.
dispensers like the one to the right offering
at no charge condoms supplied by the Kenyan
government. Seems like an effective way to
reduce the spread of AIDS.
Our drive continued south through a drier and more barren country and then stopped in the small
town of Kajiado at the "AIC Girls Boarding School", sponsored in part by OAT. We toured the
school, including the dormitory, library, and a seventh grade classroom with 54 students. We also saw
a singing show by some of the girls, conversed with some of them, and made a badly-needed donation.
town of Kajiado at the "AIC Girls Boarding School", sponsored in part by OAT. We toured the
school, including the dormitory, library, and a seventh grade classroom with 54 students. We also saw
a singing show by some of the girls, conversed with some of them, and made a badly-needed donation.
Classroom at the AIC Girls Boarding School between classes.
Dormitories at the AIC Girls Boarding School. The girls
do their own laundry and hang it out to dry, as shown at
the building on left.
do their own laundry and hang it out to dry, as shown at
the building on left.
Concert at the AIC Girls Boarding School.
A girl at the AIC Girls Boarding School.
After visiting the school we continued south with a gift shop stop at the border town of Namanga and
then continued our all-day drive, arriving in Amboseli National Park and checking into the Amboseli
Serena Safari Lodge around 7:30 in the evening.
then continued our all-day drive, arriving in Amboseli National Park and checking into the Amboseli
Serena Safari Lodge around 7:30 in the evening.
After dinner Virginia and I attended a lecture and slide show by Alan Donavan promoting his book
"My Journey Through African Heritage". He called attention to the fact that the seasonal wildlife
migrations between Amboseli and the area just south of Nairobi were being hampered by new
developments and fencing in the Nairobi area, and urging that those migration routes be kept open.
"My Journey Through African Heritage". He called attention to the fact that the seasonal wildlife
migrations between Amboseli and the area just south of Nairobi were being hampered by new
developments and fencing in the Nairobi area, and urging that those migration routes be kept open.