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Sunday, August 4 and Monday, August 5

We are in the evening until eleven o'clock and were therefore taken off the next day at ten o'clock. We are halfway in Athens just tanked, we could not have it, it took a but three quarters. Piet arrived in Mombasa was the suitcases and I do the bank, So basically, as always, the division of tasks. 100 KES = 3.30 guilders. This should have been counting. As we left the suitcases and had the money we were welcomed by a hostess who brought us to our safari van. There were our fellow passengers and our driver Ali in us waiting. We would travel with Joke and Kees, a couple from Aprons. Great stuff, we sat with four in a nine seater van. Nice to be able to see everything and even stretched to sit. From the airport we got a packed lunch and our safari we started right from the airport. Somewhere along the road the packet is eaten, it was pretty good. We also took two bottles of water for 100 KES. After lunch, but the Wildlife Reserve. First Tsavo East. In the beginning we saw four gazelles and an ostrich at a distance. There are We again, if it is not a disappointment because there are few animals if they remain at a great distance. We had brought binoculars, but still. Then it began, elephants, giraffes, zebras, gazelles, pelicans and still some of that stuff. They were good to the naked eye see how the binoculars came in handy for close-ups. For the giraffes they were useful, which are quite timid animals and so are not so close. Later in the afternoon we arrived at our first lodge. It is unbelievable. In a wildlife park suddenly puts a four-star hotel. What they have here is my build mystery, but let it come. Our room looked out over a waterhole and was on the side of the pool an all-glass facade, so the view was overwhelming. Also there were elephants and a flock of three hundred buffalo. Also a group of baboons had found his home. There was a bathroom with bath, so a nice oil bath after the dust our first game drive we deserved. After freshening up we went for dinner, it was a completely open restaurant overlooking the pool. There were bats in the roof doing a contest. All very special. After the delicious dinner we have another from the pool half hour to the lake and then looked full of impressions but went to bed. It is pitch dark here!


Tuesday, August 6

After a delicious breakfast we left for eight hours at the first game drive of the day. We went to Tsavo West, there were not so many animals. But we came very close two giraffes and we saw a big male living alone elephant. Ali said he would weigh 7 tons. It was a very impressive sight, that beast on the African scene. The looks like a documentary of Discovery. Of course we also saw appropriate numbers of antelope. Then we went to the Mzimi sources where a large number crocodiles and hippos lived. It is a sanctuary where you can walk into. We were only a guide armed with, for Where one of those surely dangerous animals in his head would get something to get too close. During the walk saw a small crocodile between Piet roots of a tree. He lay on his gemakkie in half shade and watched what was happening. Finally a crocodile which you do not have to be afraid of (I think). The park is also an underwater observation room, with some lucky we would see hippos swimming. Apparently, we have more luck in love for watching hippo did not swim here. There was a lot of fish, so we still seen it. Hop in the safari and then on to the next park. First Kilaguni as food in the Lodge. It was again excellent, the food but certainly the view. We ate on a terrace overlooking two waterholes where the animals once again gained food and drink. Even giraffes and ostriches. Course also monkeys, zebras and various species of antelope and gazelles. In that lodge, they also have pets. A lot of marabou, big birds that were fed at half past one. Whole pieces meat, complete with bones that were big in pouches. Very special to see, especially from so close. It was not quite like it in the wild, but still. When we left there was an extra passenger along. An armed military. En route to Amboseli tourist buses were sometimes surprised by Tanzanian poachers. They had it here not provided on lions or elephants, but tourists down have money or jewelry with them. En route we stopped at a Masai village. There we were, after payment of 3500 KES, village visit and take pictures of all inhabitants, unless they themselves did not want. These people are living in a different way, entirely without luxury even as their ancestors centuries ago. They were dependent on decorated their rank within the community. For example, if a man a lion had slain his earlobes were very versierd.Zo there were holes in all, the headman of the village had a hole so large that a case of a roll of film is fit. That he carried over with appropriate pride. The people are well dressed in a very special way, all in the red or dark shades such as orange. These colors scare off the lions as they like shepherds of course very much to do in the open field. After it but not as a souvenir folding pear to have bought we went on with our journey. In a way we stopping place where five hundred years ago a volcano exploded. And really explodes from the volcano was nothing More over, it was a very large piece of land inundated with lava flows. From a distance it looked like pieces of whole earth were plowed, but on closer inspection appeared to be lava. Nice was that here again the nature of land on the foot gets, albeit by only a shrub in the whole lava field, but it started. After a quick ride on the A103 (made of loose sand and pebbles) Kilamanjaro we arrived in the Buffalo Lodge. We could goodbye to our need to guard without him happy have had. Asked and address natural picture. The rooms in the lodge are all separate cabins happy this stone and they just electricity and hot and cold running water, a hut I do not like the Masai. Good food and then to a spot in the lodge where a Honey is made for feeding bugs and hyenas. The former we have seen, it's a great kind of ties. The hyenas but we did not wait, it's a cool party on the savannahs of Africa. So I put the sack, we also have tomorrow back in time for our next game drive.


Wednesday, August 7

At half past nine, we went to the Amboseli Park. Since are only the really big herds of wildlife. We saw single elephants, but herds of twenty or more animals, especially children. Once the bus had even deteriorate because elephant mother felt that we too close to its crossing stood. If you have such a beast, and looks at you a lot of noise belongs to, just go backwards. Such small groups we certainly have five or six times. Furthermore, we saw whole herds of wildebeest, zebra, impala and a four other gazelles. A number of giraffes quite close. While driving, when we saw nothing great here, we got a spotted hyena some against. They look in real life as to like on television. For lunch we went to Observation Hill where we had a had beautiful views over the greater part of the park. As we saw in the distance a huge herds of elephants for their abdomen in the swamp stood. We ate in Amboseli Lodge, it was again as we now are used: excellent food and a nice cold beer. After lunch we went via a different route back to our lodge for the night. Splendid dinner and then to a Masai dance looked. Of course enjoyed a nice glass of White Cap beer. The name comes from the snow that lies on Kilimanjaro.


Thursday, August 8

The morning spent in the car. We are also the Great Rift Valley drive. Very impressive as far as you by can see that valley. For lunch, we pack a picnic had. What we have eaten, we set a sculpture bought as a souvenir to take home. Kees and Joke have a wooden head bought for U.S. $ 500.00. After lunch we drove to Lake Nakuru, first at the a lot more flamingos seen. It is unfortunate that they are so far way and as shy as you come closer. It stinks moreover terrible. What else we have seen Kenya Express, impala, Thomson gazelles, buffaloes, baboons, but also a new species: waterbuck, giraffe (Rothschild) and even a leopard. In any if a few of the Big Five seen. Ali suddenly stopped the car and in the distance we saw rhinos. They were just too far away to make pretty pictures, but another part of the Five. Ali has promised us to show rhinos, but a lot closer, I'm curious. We have so far the best of the safari lodge slept; all of a detached cottage, connected by the bathroom. Just a pity that I got sick, so as usual some one night sweat and the weather. Fortunately, with fever a safari bus seems no picnic.


Friday, August 9

The whole morning we drove, I've never been through scrambled. That they still dare to have on roads. And if you're in a park was driving cross country, no it was the A2. It was a dirt road and Ali, the driver of the car wrong soon, so we have a lot of dust before it can happen found out. After lunch at our lodge we first manipulated and to some four hours we went out for game. First through a meadow full of zebras, impalas and gazelles. You can ride from so because this is the only park in our safari where you can cross country on trails and not have to remain. You do not know what you see, everywhere around you wild animals, it looks like you in the middle of a documentary Discovery sits. On the way to the high pasture, Piet already lions. Who had in a bus ride as a safari guide, he sees everything just as fast as Ali. So back to the lions, with ten other vans. That is funny, like a guided bus ride will go somewhere he with a blood going back because the first guide will be saw something. So it can provide you with ten buses back each to a group of lions or something is watching. Luckily our guide of the kind that the animals too close approaches, he takes the view that in their area are and therefore should leave alone. Other guides do not think that sometimes a bit differently and handle much about the animals go to to give tourists a good view. Fortunately, after ten minutes look away again and we have plenty of time. When first pair of lions we definitely half hours to watch. Because they were on honeymoon and every twenty minutes did she did it with a big roar, so we only waited. You will so four hours a day and seven days after vol hold together. After a thorough look at the lions in the white-bread went weeks we continued across the plains that were full of all sorts really animals, it was unbelievable. At the next gathering of the van in the middle of the savannah was a cheetah in the middle of the vans. When the beast looking forward had also just jumped on the hood of one of the vans. A person who through the roof pictures was to be Scared crushed, they are still wild animals and remain natural. En route to our next stop we took a bus the bail out helped. The driver did not see it on a large stone and was driven to sit down. So it was los van towed, you yourself are happy when you are in that situation geholpen.En is when Ali got a call from the mobile phone. Full speed behind another bus, again with us a dozen buses. At the destination was really a beautiful mess lions, lionesses with cubs and two males as separate from the group layers. Probably they sought peace of the cubs after have a nice meal wanted to play. Meanwhile it has become pretty dim and we went back to the lodge which is situated on the Mara River. The lodge itself is a little less quality as what we are accustomed, but in the river is a whole bunch more hippos and pays a lot In the evening there was also a crocodile at scheduled times to visit (Not crazy, it was meat for him filed).


Saturday, August 10

On this day Ali redeemed his promise on the Rhino. We had the Just choose either the three drives do that today at the program were, if but two drives, so that we first what could go away. He would bring us to a place we are very close to rhinos could come. Course we just discussed and Kees Joke, but fortunately they found also a good idea to go to the rhinos. During the ride to the rhinos (completely cross country) Of course we saw the usual animals like impala, among other and zebras. We also saw elephants remains spread over a large Part of the savanna, probably taken by predators at eating them. In the area where the rhinos were they protected by four supervisors. By day they may Fri walking around, but at night they are locked in a bead to properly protect them from poachers (too crazy for words, but it's just not different). There were six rhinos, two males, three females and one young. They are the most impressive animals I ever close've seen. They would be so out of prehistory runaway. We could approach to within five meters. If we came closer they started blowing up and if a rhino going to attack you is not happy, but then so were we afstand.We there are some more great pictures (Of course at least thirty too much). In the afternoon we spent lazing about four hours and another game drive with the usual stuff to animals. It is pretty much a habit animals. It was striking that there quite a few birds in the savannah walk. En route to the lodge we also bless a couple of lion honeymoon so it was roaring again fill the air. If conclusion of our time in the lodge and actually a bit of the safari we enjoyed a beautiful sunset, like you really only see on television. Beautiful fever-trees in the light of the setting Sun


Sunday, August 11

The last day of our safari week. Ali brings us to the now familiar bus to Nairobi. At noon we ate at the famous Carnivore restaurant. It eats a barn for tourists, but very nice. In the middle of the table is a turret with various sauces and raw vegetables. On top of that tower is a flag. Until that flag upright is to control the sign over again to fill your plate with various meats. They create it or not on a scale from, but putting a large skewer with meat on your plate and then cut it with an incredible large pieces of meat knife, which then fall on your plate so. Thus, them along with meat from giraffe, zebra, ostrich, crocodile and even more of these exotic animals. They also have chicken and sausages, but we have beaten, which can also still at home. After we have completely stuffed it was time to do some in culture do. The occasion where we could do was The Karen Blixen Museum. The museum is dedicated to the woman as one of the first attempted in Africa life for themselves, but unfortunately failed by For example, the climate is not suitable for growing of coffee. About the book she wrote called Out of Africa and was later filmed. When we had looked at the museum and everything in the surrounding garden have idled it was time to say goodbye to Ali. We did that in the parking lot of the museum because the station where he would take us to go and no time or place would be ahead. When our train arrived on the platform was a surprise to us waiting. On the outside of the wagon was a name tag with our name on it. That car was so obviously reserved for us. We obviously right that ticket from the box removed, the would be a shame if the album could be lost during the wind sweeping along a moving train. It is very special, a double wagon with sliding doors to the neighbors, so it contact was still here. Nice and luxurious, a wagon with its own cabinet and sink, so crazy we have not meegemaakt.Het dinner on the train we use now we were eating our beds were made that is course, not wrong. It is also amazing how they do with such limited resources for many a very reasonable dinner on the table set.


Monday, August 12

After a good night's sleep in our two person compartment, we also had breakfast in the train, again all congratulations to all the people who cared, even fried eggs and not lacking in the meantime, our Beds downloaded again. After this experience in the train were we said goodbye to our safari and we were enjoyed by a van to our hotel. We had a nice room, nice and big. Unfortunately, no bath, but a double shower. First I discover, this was not bad, two swimming pools, a cozy bar, a restaurant where you expanded but can eat a hamburger and the hotel is at the beach. Taking the long pants have a look at a piece in Sea run. You really want a short walk up to your knees ebb the water and walk on the coral, which is so much Snorkeling nearby because there will be something to see. On the I stepped back from the water on a very small jellyfish that a very common stitch I have the rest of the day anyway I had fun. SO REAL PAIN!. When we had fallen a little outside the hotel something have a look and we soon found the local supermarket where we but equal bought tickets and washing powder. Not everything could be in the hand cleaned, for example, not the things that were on safari worn, so that we have only the laundry of the hotel given. They came back at least neat and clean and costs almost nothing. After our exploration nice shower and fussing for dinner. The shower barely worked, but then fell off the power. Happy we were there and we had already warned a flashlight included. Still not used, it would be so over, not so. After almost one hour in the dark were located to have we wells, in the pub it is dark and there it is adopt a more cozy. Come outside the room we could see that the people here anyway more power to make have had, all along the pass to the bar and restaurant so were candles so we could follow the path of the torch was completely unnecessary. So we romantically candlelight dinner. At the beginning of the dinner was light again, so that was along and now we could still see what we boasted on our plates. Meanwhile we had decided all drinks but an account to put all the time with you walking around wallet is not everything, and then we did not exchange, we finally have a gold pass for a reason.


Tuesday, August 13

In the afternoon we spent in the sun, again is the man of the pool with sunbeds and starting its mattresses. At noon we have the restaurant and our fish dinner after the afternoon We once again call home. It was the first time since We had gone on holiday and we found it very nice to hear home that everything went well. They have a good system to make calls without the cost really rise from the pan; office in a special phone number you can request through a formuliertje and then choose to not more than three minutes to call (that is the minimum). After three minutes is simply disconnected. The price for that everything is 750 KES (about Dfl 25.00). It is just a pity that the twenty minutes walk, but you need some in your free time.


Wednesday, August 14

In the afternoon we enjoyed the sun (it is a good habit). After lunch we went snorkeling, but first another half hour to walk over the coral two feet of water encounter, of course I really paying attention to things like a piece of plastic, but who secretly are tasty jellyfish. Let us return to the beach by the tide, having a nice relax and float now look at everything underneath Water can be seen. A lot when you consider how shallow it is. We have least eight species of fish seen from very small to quite large. Several species of sea anemones and huge sea urchins. Piet has also seen a big fish, but I just missed, I have to agree with lenses snorkelling. Furthermore, we have the whole day just lazing about and some more food and drink but also add to. It still tastes good a cold beer by the pool. They also have delicious Cuba libre and it is not very expensive.


Thursday, August 15

Against the advice of the hostess with the matatu to Mombasa been. The opinion of the hostess had to take a taxi to go but of course we see no reason to. It seems here with the notorious crime might turn out okay. You must not only hung with gold in a bus too full, but that you should not do in Amsterdam. And then you have over the world to fit your stuff, even at home in Den Bosch. Resigned, it's simple, you stick out your hand and they stop. People move just for you and if you do not drive in rush hour they do not cram too many people (just sixteen or so). You pay by giving a note to the front and change just comes back. The cost is 24 KES for two-way. The sights that anyone calling once again visited. Some time at Fort Jesus. Nice when you is not organized, you do not find the time to watch you like it then just keep a little longer. The major Mosque visit and then walked around, of course, to the road with large tusks. They appear to be fake, of iron. That can not be otherwise they are so big, that can never have been an elephant, but not the kind that we have seen in the wildlife parks. At lunch we enjoyed in Mombasa Coffee House eaten. Pepper steak with a sauce for finger-licking, with fries and salad. There and drink coffee and milkshake to and all for the tune of 500 KES. The effort of worth recommending. After lunch we ate at our leisure we are looking gone to an Indian temple. Piet had seen in a travel book and found it very beautiful in it. Searching we came even an industrial district where not find the buildings, but we looking gaze of the people present there about us felt. Not hostile, I really did not feel threatened. But all in all, everything seen and not the temple that we actually sought. When we arrived back in civilization we saw a whole another beautiful temple, the floor was for women only. That's something else. The rest of the temple we did not visited. We had a lot of past, so tired and sore feet were back home.


Friday, August 16

Piet today only snorkeled and not seen much. I could not count, you'd have to swim against the tide and I have no strength to. At lunch we went to the Chinese takeaway near eat the local supermarket. It was delicious and not expensive. Fun along the highway as food. Fortunately, between the noon not much traffic because of exhaust fumes.


Saturday, August 17

We have all agreed on three dives, it is here anyway very nice if you only look at what we all encounter while snorkeling near the shore in two feet of water. All day we go to the pool. Only after the afternoon we have now done usual snorkel tour. We certainly twelve species of fish seen and hoses. There was also once a moray under my goggles. I was frightened rot and swam away as fast as I could. Piet saw him later and was I still get to watch, but I was so frightened that I hardly dared to return.


Sunday, August 18

Relaxing at the pool, snorkel in the afternoon again. Weather snakes seen this time and some larger fish. Course the most beautiful sea anemones, and large and small sea urchins.


Monday, August 19

We are of course Piet's birthday abroad. Fortunately we no cake to get, but we were able to afternoon sun by the pool remain. In the afternoon we headed for our first dive in Kenya and my first dive without an instructor to watch me. BEAUTIFUL!, Like the Dominican Republic, only the bigger fish here. Alain, the apparent owner of the dive told that the snakes I had seen eels are. Nothing again exciting to tell at home. We saw entire schools or Flying Gurnards such fish. Also multicolored fish and many types of coral. John (Our guide) made us feel the anemones. They have Small suckers on their tentacles. He also saw one and Piet rock a big fish. So I did not, to me John arm took a bit closer to the reef to watch. Comes that beast outside, I was frightened to death. Such a big fish I had not seen so close. John has probably a long time with a bruise on his arm walked. Overall we've been under forty-five minutes, the time flew by. At first I went with six kilos to down, but that was enough. John has even halfway through the dive a kilo in my jacket done and then it went a lot better. Of all the impressions we were obviously exhausted, we were therefore at half past nine already in bed.


Tuesday, August 20

On foot we went Bombululu. It's a nice stroll so along the road in a well-worn path. It is a village where disabilities live and work. The village is mostly part self-sustaining. Especially because the products are made and around the world are sold to the world shops. It is a beautiful village where we were guided by our Ali's own directory. (It is a common name in certain Kenya, whether they call themselves so in order to make it easy for tourists). Ali also has a disability, he wears glasses with loupes as glasses, he sees nothing else. He took us to all workshops where disabled people were busy making of souvenirs, buttons, textiles and anything that sold well is. They also have a workshop where wheelchairs repaired. You will be all the people in the workplace very much received. Everyone wants her picture taken and there was even a man who first took off his apron and combing his hair before we could cut. The village has an area reserved for a number of huts, so visitors can see how the different tribes in Kenya live. In some of these huts are also people work. In one hut was that if the people who straps on the braids were stopped in their work and on indigenous started playing a musical tune. You feel you somewhat embarrassed, they do that just for you. After a portion of the tour we have the adopted an open-air restaurant lunch. Tasty and accompanied by dances by the different tribes in Kenya were performed. These were also not disabled. After lunch we have every souvenir shop in the village purchased. Beautiful things and the prices are not high. Maybe are the things we have bought into a large retail something cheaper, but here we help these people with it and that is what worth.


Wednesday, August 21

In the afternoon we dived off the reef. We have many and seen large fish, including four rays and a life-size moray. Piet was on the boat after the dive a little queasy. It seemed of seasickness, therefore he wanted as quickly as possible. Another diver had also affected, but that was really puking over the railing hanging, while Piet still within could hold (with difficulty). When I saw the boat was Alain suddenly some blood down my leg and he asked what I run had done. There were two large scratches on my leg down. Slid along the coral, that I had nothing under water marked. Moreover, I walk around blue knees at the back the boat climb FUN DIVE!. All in all, no turtles or sharks, but many fine other animals. This morning I found the idea of diving outside the reef a little scary, now I want it every day. Alain asked or the next time we could not go looking sharks. He could promise nothing, but would try. After lunch at the pool first and then we went to Nature Trail. This is a zoo set up in a large pit, which was formerly a quarry. So the landscape is still again restored, otherwise there would be only a large, bare pit lie. The park was set up by the owner of the quarry. It's nice up there and we still have finally take pictures of hippos out of the water. Also on safari we missed elk antelope as we can admire. Moreover, it was a little rehab, we had already so long not seen antelope and the like. For dinner we have here called Sara, as well. Of course twenty minutes walk. When she appeared in conversation and we have to wait another twenty minutes. After call was of course the now famous twenty minute walk back. Still it is nice to have another look at home called.


Thursday, August 22

Nothing, nada, niente done!!


Friday, August 23

An hour wait at the Buccaneer (our dive). They we were simply vergeten.Toen we have a look at Mombasa gone, it stays fun. First look around for a book, they were very expensive. In the same eatery as before eating, again pepper steak, delicious again. To see all the people we thought there would be a demonstration , but when asked for a police officer revealed that the president later that afternoon to the city would come. Various groups and opponents of the president were along the road stand. All with plenty of music and dancing. We saw by then it was time to go out of town, because that a later date what ever may be more difficult. After lunch we went snorkelling, seen something new: a kind of caterpillar. Also bright green fish and fifty centimeters a large eel in a pit. That was again shocked that animals they can for me from the oceans remove. Unfortunately, the tide is not so much on, so we have not seen so many fish.


Saturday, August 24

In the afternoon we made two dives. The weather was smallpox; a strong wind and no sun, so also pretty cold. Before we left We were only taken one pill for seasickness, which do work. Piet was just a little bit. It was a great momentum, it seemed like we at the fair in an attraction sat. Sometimes we made between two waves of a free fall five feet. The first dive was not so many fish, but big. Two very nice king fish and a very different kind than we starfish seen before. I had enough lead again (12 pounds). Between dives but pounds there. I, and everyone with me, was happy to go back underwent the weather there is a lot calmer. The dive was shallower but there was more fish. Two big black and yellow piles of large, small, drawn and plain fish. There are also many different types of coral, we have least a dozen different species. Entire walls and no wonder of those small pieces. At noon we returned to the Chinese food and we walked home. Then we slept for six hours (yes also Piet). Pure fatigue, FINE VACATION!.


Sunday, August 25

Our last full day in Kenya. Just relaxing by the pool seated, some snorkelling. In the evening we went for dinner and we called the front desk bill to meet. That was after dinner so the drinks its also on the bill could. Then we had a problem for the evening. No money and credit card is no longer can afford. The whole holiday on the Bacardi and whiskey-cola and sat on the very last evening we had to with beer. That was also wrong, so it was still okay.


Monday, August 26

After three weeks Kenya is well of us. At home!