Hello Everyone,
I haven’t forgotten any of you.
Here is some “International Traveller News”
International traveller isn’t far off the mark,Mark.
On 21st. November, Mark took me to Harrogate Train Station where my travels began.
Some of you will have seen the photo he took of me . I was really well loaded up.
From Manchester I flew to Dubai with United Emirates then straight on to Nairobi in Kenya.
My friend Daniel was there to greet me with a minibus and a wonderful driver called
Duncan.
The next day ( I spent each evening at the Nairobi YMCA) I met Daniel’s wife Jane and their 2 little girls ,Mercy who is 6 and Lynn who is 3. The whole family made me feel very welcome .
We used the minibus and Duncan every day to get around.
During the week we:- 1. had a 3hr. walk with a Massai Guide through Hell’s Gate Gorge (Mercy and Lynn were at school),
2 visited Mercy’s school
3 visited Nairobi National Centre to see traditional Kenyan dancing and several reconstructed tribal villages
4 visited the Rothschild Giraffe Centre. These giraffes are endangered. We were able to feed them . There is a plan to increase their numbers
5 met Patrick, Daniel’s boss. Patrick gave me a very good deal on the hire of the bus and Duncan for the week. His youngest little boy contracted Malaria while I was there.
He’s O.K. now thankfully
6 spent 3 hours plus in the Nairobi Widlife Park with the top of the bus up. Duncan rescued a car load of very grateful Oriental gentlemen (Homo sapiens) by towing their Toyota out of a big rut.
I had the pleasure of visiting Daniel’s and Jane’s home and have to say that their hospitality is second to none . Mercy read to me from a Ladyird book in English.
Finally the family came to the Jomo Kenyatta Airport to see me off.
My thanks for a wonderful week during which I saw:—-
baboon,hartebeest, Thompson’s and Grant’s gazelles,impala,warthog ,3 kinds of giraffe,hyrax,tortoise,ostrich,guinea fowl, buffallo, rhino and crocodile
Thanks go to Daniel, Jane,Mercy, Lynn,Duncan , Patrick and all the staff at the Nairobi YMCA.
P.S.We didn’t see lion or cheetah; it was too hot.
From Nairobi I flew to Dubai again and then Singapore.
I had a free morning in Singapore so after having a chat with ubiquitous Brits. in the breakfast room of the Furama or was it Fumara?I went for a long walk to The Raffles Hotel. Just to see it.
People are attracted to it in much the same way as they are to Betty’s in Harrogate.
Helen met me at 2am. Melbourne time. It was lovely to see her after several months.
