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Hey everyone!
So the past couple of days have been tiring, but all of the late nights, have paid off the past couple of days. We went to Elsamere, with the Lion lady. That was one of our first experiences with the Animals up close, with some monkeys. We went on a walk through Safari, and got so close to a giraffe that was posing for pictures, Zebra, Monkeys and Pumba. It was amazing to be so close to the animals, even if we had to get up at 5:30am. Our first night in a national park was soo good. Buffalo and baboons were literally walking past our tents while we ate dinner, and we thought we saw 2 hyena when we were going to bed in a bush neqar our tents that was funny because everyone was getting paranoid.
We’ve visited two schools so far, Longonot EDB Primary School and Kapsoi Primary School, it was amazing. We were all in tears at some point, at the first Primary School, being that it was the first time we got to meet and talk to the children. Their excitement about seeing us all was unbelievable, it was like we were famous or something. Then we played matched of football and volleyball against the second school, that was class, the children were playing in bare foot which amazed us all.
Don’t worry mum I’ve got some good pictures, of the animals and the children. The kids were so amazed by our digital camera’s, and all clung onto us so they could see the pictures of themselves.
The highlight of my trip so far was one little girl in the Kapsoi Primary asking me to come back to visit their school.
Got to go now, we’re currently in the safari truck on our was to the Rain Forest, Which should be fun, Peter said it will probably rain loads so all of our stuff will be soaked.
Anyway I’ll see you when I get back, Kiss Tommy for me.
Love Sophie XxX
Jambo!
Well today really, firstly we went for a boat trip on lake Baringo unfortunately we didn’t see any crocodiles or hippo but we did see a fish eagle catching a fish. Later in the day we went to Kapsoi School and saw all of the children and played volleyball and football with them. We handed out gifts to the school, it was amazing to see their faces as we gave them things that we can get easily and cheaply at home. We spent the rest of the day by a swimming pool sunbathing and swimming (yes I did have sun cream on and no I didn’t burn)
Just after tea it started to rain so we went to the local bar and had drinks (I had coke)
Tuta onana
Lala salama
Peter Sutt
James Coulton
After driving back through the national park viewing several animals and getting fantastic pictures, we drove to Nakuru again where we were able to visit the curio shops. The Africans started to try to sell everybody items through the windows while we were sat in the safari truck, some of which succeeded. We then continued on the road until we reached Lake Baringo. We pitched our tents and sorted all the other necessary items.
While we were travelling, we crossed the equator into the northern hemisphere. Here two ladies showed us the difference between how your toilets back home flush and how they flush here. They also showed us what happened when water goes down the hole while directly on the equator line, the results being no spiralling at all. Although we are in the same country (Kenya) the weather is dramatically different, much hotter, however it is still classed as winter. I know that I won’t be visiting in their summer then…
Peter later showed us the 90+ years old tortoise. Everybody other than peter not knowing her name or being able to pronounce it, we nicknamed her ‘Michelle’, thinking that it was suitable.
On the night we visited a local pub named the ‘Cool Shade Bar’. Here we were able to buy drinks such as coca cola for less than 25p. Peter Sutt and I
then had a couple of games of pool. By the time we had finished them, it was time to go back to the campsite to look for a few crocs before heading to bed at about 9pm.
During the night people were rudely awakened by the crocs and hippos that ventured onto the land and wandered near to our tents, some seeming to be behind our heads. Although we woken from our sleep, we enjoyed hearing them in their natural habitats.
Tomorrow we are visiting a primary school to supply them with the relevant stationery and clothing. We have been told that they are expecting us to give them a match in volley ball and football. Hopefully we will beat the last trip, which came away loosing.
Having a great time, see you all in just over two weeks…
James
Greetings from Kakamega Rainforest. Fortunately it has not started raining yet, and we have managed to get our tents up in time. I need to make a quick diary entry because after our stay at Kericho Tea Plantation tomorrow we then have five days when we have no access to the Internet – in fact there will be no showers, no flush toilets and no electricity, (Maasai Mara, the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater). The next five days will be truly ‘out in the wild’, and we will no doubt have many magic, but challenging experiences.
Last night we visited the ‘Cool Shade Bar’, and met up with some of the local lads again. Elijah got quite carried away in a passionate soliloquy on the poverty, corruption and politics of Kenya. It has become abundantly clear from our meetings with local people how much they appreciate the fact that we have made an effort to meet up and engage with them in their own environment rather than avoid seeing the ‘real’ Africa as is the case with most tourists. Their message to take back home is that more of us should come and see Africa at its grass roots level rather than the sheltered tourist circuit.
Our morning at Kapsoi School was magical, and will be remembered for a long time. Playing volleyball and football against Kenyan boys and girls in bare feet was a sobering experience, (for the record it was Kenya – 1 England – 1). We were able to interact with the Kenyan pupils, and also to present them with educational and sporting resources, (the smile on their goalscorer’s face when he received a leather football was wonderful to behold).
We are up at 6.00 tomorrow to climb up to a lookout point over the forest and watch the sun rise – yet another African experience.
A few bouts of homesickness have cropped up, b that is to be expected. The kids are still ‘doing the business’ out here in Africa on behalf of all of you back home – you would be truly proud of them!!
Tons of love to Diane.
I’ll be back in touch after our adventures in the Maasai Mara, the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater.
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