We climb aboard our Intrepid Tours overland truck, which will be home (except for sleeping) for the next 16 days. As we are only 8, we can each be indulgent and take 2 lockers. As I said previously in my blog, I seem to meet really nice people who are not on my tours. We leave Nairobi around 7:30am saying goodbye to Jillian from Sydney, whom I had met the morning before. A really nice lady who I will keep in touch with. We really enjoyed each other's ...

An interesting day meeting new and different people. I went to reception to get more internet time and couldn't help but see/hear the girl (around 35ish) at the desk. A loud, intense, Australian who, once her mouth opened, didn't quite know how to stop talking. After some enquiry regarding me moving rooms to now become a member of the tour group and sharing a room with another single female, it became an undeniable truth that this over the top girl wa...

So, it's off to bustling downtown Nairobi.  I have walked here several times over the past couple of days and it is certainly quite an experience for single white female - even in my advancing years! It is similar here to Egypt and even Fiji a little. Men approach and want to "talk".  Now I don't want to be rude or disrespectful in another person's country so I do initially give the first guy the time of day. He was touting his apparent tour ...

I was greeted at the hotel in Nairobi by Irene, a beautiful African girl with beautifully braided hair. Probably because I looked like someone had swatted me across the face with a wet mop several times, she took an interest in who I was and where I had been. She has rung me every day since, to see how I am and make sure I have everything I need.My room is typical of this type of hotel. A great facade with a very welcoming entrance, bar etc but the rooms ar...

Jambo! Gidday has now been superseded! After 15 hours fly time to Dubai followed by 4 1/2 to Nairobi, I am waiting for my final flight to Kilimanjaro. 12 hours in a fairly basic airport trying to get some sleep. Funny how priorities change and the simple things become important. All the seating in the airport is moulded plastic. No padding to be seen here except on my backside and that isn't helping a lot either. The chairs are joined into sets of 3 an...