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On Safari Day 2

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Well, like I said, it rained last night but I might not have mentioned that we are camping right next to Nakuru National Park! Yeah, we are not that far from the wildlife… hehe, but it’s in a safe area. Our tent withstood the rain so all is good.
Wow, today…. just wow. We went on a game drive this morning in the park… and we saw soooo many things:
Gazelles (sp?), impala, cape (some sort of buffalo), baboons, black and white clobus monkeys, flamingos (there’s over a million in Lake Nakuru), zebras, … god… there’s too many to name… I’ll just name the one’s that everyone is thinking of right now… hehe… we DID get a chance to see:
Giraffes, Lions, Rhinos, and even a Leopard!! Going on a drive through the park is one of the most exciting things I’ve ever done… man, I can’t even put it into words how exciting it was to see these animals. It’s surreal. So far I am LOVING Africa… It’s too much for words… you should really just come here and see it for yourselves.
We went back to camp for lunch where our wicked chef prepared us an absolutely delicious spagetti lunch… Mmmmm… we are in the town of Nakuru right now… I need to get more film.. hehe. I won’t be able to put pics up for a while… and a lot of them are on film since I brought my super zoom lens to get right up and personal with the animals. I can’t wait to be able to share the pics.
I hope I will get to post again soon because everyday is sooooooooo incredible!

On Safari Day 1

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Day 1 took us to Nakuru. We got off to an early start from the hotel and were in Nakuru by noon. We grabbed a quick lunch and took a nice stroll around the town of Nakuru. It was Sunday so many things were closed. It is a cute little town… people love to say helllo to us tourists.
We went to Nakuru Crater after our walk. The children along the way are adorable! haha… They love waving and trying to grab onto the back of the van. We went up an extremely bumpy road (actually many of the roads here in Kenya are extremely bumpy) and at the top… well, at the top is one of the reasons we came to Africa! It was the most amazing veiw I’ve ever seen… vast areas of undeveloped land… just beautiful scenery with mountains in the background and lush green everywhere else. Simply breath-taking!!! I still get goose bumps just picturing it again.. and to think, this was only day 1!!
It rained at night quite a bit but that’s ok… we’re in frickin’ Kenya!!

Smiling Ear To Ear

Monday, November 27th, 2006
Well, John and I said our goodbyes to Cairo and our new found frends who showed us such egyptian hospitality. It was almost like saying goobye to old friends... bit it was time to move along. ... [Continue reading this entry]

Felluca Ride and Khan Al-Khalili

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006
Well, today was a slower paced day but it was pretty wicked none-the-less. Of course, John and I decided to sleep in this morning. We did wake up in time for our free breakfast that the hostel offers. I spent ... [Continue reading this entry]

The Great Pyramids

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
Well, we are in Egypt so of course we had to see the Pyramids and Sphinx in Giza. Our new friends Ahmed and Mohamed picked us up this morning and we headed to the Pyramids. There, we of course took ... [Continue reading this entry]

How We Are Alive, I’m Not Too Sure…

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
So, John and I thought the traffic in Europe was bad... then we got to Cairo. Our flight here wasn't too bad... there was a small delay but our airport pickup dude was still waiting at Cairo International when we ... [Continue reading this entry]

Goodbye Europe, Hello Africa!

Sunday, November 19th, 2006
Well, it's been 2 months and 2 days since we left Edmonton to embark on this journey around the world. This first leg of the trip started in London and progressed to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Satu Mare, ... [Continue reading this entry]

A Nice Long Drive Around Lac Leman

Sunday, November 19th, 2006
Today was pretty neat. My Aunt, John, and I packed up some fresh local cheese, carrot sticks, tomatoes, and chocolate and went of a car ride around Lac Leman (This is the Lake that Geneva sits on the tip of). ... [Continue reading this entry]

Food Day for John

Saturday, November 18th, 2006
Well, the day didn't start off so great for John because my Uncle thought it would be funny to make John eat the same thing I eat so John had eat vegetarian fried rice for brunch before my uncle drove ... [Continue reading this entry]

Leaving Paris…

Friday, November 17th, 2006
Well, our time in Paris is up... we`ve actually done a lot of relaxing and what not. The laundry is done, we`ve sent home our purchases from Europe, and we are ready to head to Geneva to visit my other ... [Continue reading this entry]