Hi Guys,
Well, on Saturday i depart for my epic journey. For one month I will be travelling around Kenya and South Africa.
Here's the itinerary I was sent the other day...
HE'S OFF!!
After much planning and much anticipation and many problems it seems like i am actually about to leave. Jeez, it still feels like i've got lots to do. So many things to arrange, so many problems to solve. Howabout that then guys? Looks like im gonna have a few stories to tell when i get back!
One of the reasons im going out there is to see if i can arrange an internship in the U.N. Im lucky enough to have family in working for the U.N. in Kenya (my uncle) so im planning on taking full advantage of it. Im sure that would go down well on the C.V.
Yes, i am actually jumping up and down on my seat right now. This is all independant of anyone else. Just him, and his friend, and his plane.
Crikey.
Don't know what else to say really, im sure i've illusrated my excitement effectively.
Cheers Guys.
Well, on Saturday i depart for my epic journey. For one month I will be travelling around Kenya and South Africa.
Here's the itinerary I was sent the other day...
my uncle said:Hi Jake,
Great to hear from you. I will be at the airport to meet you. Please tell
me what airline you are coming in on. The weather right now is warm and
sunny, and hot in the afternoons. I have quite an itinerary planned. Please
make sure you bring no more than one carry-on bag that you could run with -
not a large suitcase. The reason is 1/ it is easier to travel with just a
shoulder bag and nothing else, 2/ if you check anything into the hold, you
will add an hour or longer of waiting for it in Nairobi when you arrive,
and 3/ you run the risk of it being stolen or opened and items stolen from
inside it. I cannot emphasize this more strongly.
[snip!]
Make sure the shoes you wear have hard
souls for the garden and the bush - sneakers or trainers are no good
because thorns go straight through them, and there are big acacia thorns
everywhere. That said, you will not need heavy boots as it is too warm for
them out here.
The game plan is as follows: meet you (friday) at the airport. Then
breakfast in the garden, and out to Wilson Airfield to take off at 10 am
for the Kilaguni game lodge for a five-star lunch overlooking the waterhole
and a walk (saturday) in the southern Tsavo game park. This will involve
you and i and a friend who is learning to fly who needs to get up and get
some navigation experience. It will afford tremendous views of the east
african plains, including the great Mount Kilimanjaro which we will pass
by. It will give you a very interesting taste the savannah bush country, as
well as plenty of discussion with the game scouts who will escort us on the
walk. We will be back by 5pm. Then, formal dinner at the Muthaiga Club. On
Sunday, a garden bbq with friends to enjoy the birds and monkeys. You will
make the fire etc. On Monday we will visit the Nairobi national park for a
game drive and a Masai-escorted riverside walk with other Rollnicks who
live in park(this part is a joke, he means babboons ) , and the gazelles. With luck we will see hippos, crocs, vultures, eagles, elephant and giraffe, cheetah, lion and various buck.
Tuesday, visit and lunch at the UN headquarters in Nairobi. Wednesday, a
visit to the Tigoni tea and coffee plantations outside Nairobi with friends
and possibility of a horse ride or walk as you like. Thursday and Friday,
open days. On the weekend of the 16th we will drive for two days out to
Lake Nakuru National Park, the world's greatest flamingo breeding site, and
overnight in the game lodge there. There is no need to bring mosquito
cream, soap, etc., because we have all that and the right stuff. It is now
dry season here so no need to worry about malaria.
Make sure you have your visa before you leave, and your medical certificate
which you should show them at the airport. They require a yellow fever jab
which is good for 10 years. It is also very prudent to get an anti-tetanus
shot too, and anything else they advise. I have a spare cell phone here, so
just bring your chip.
Bring your licence because you will have to drive Jo around.
She is moving with crutches at the moment and will need help from you to
carry things and so on. She sends lots of love and looks foreward to having
you. Cant wait to see you.
Lots of love and some rhino s***. Roman
HE'S OFF!!
After much planning and much anticipation and many problems it seems like i am actually about to leave. Jeez, it still feels like i've got lots to do. So many things to arrange, so many problems to solve. Howabout that then guys? Looks like im gonna have a few stories to tell when i get back!
One of the reasons im going out there is to see if i can arrange an internship in the U.N. Im lucky enough to have family in working for the U.N. in Kenya (my uncle) so im planning on taking full advantage of it. Im sure that would go down well on the C.V.
Yes, i am actually jumping up and down on my seat right now. This is all independant of anyone else. Just him, and his friend, and his plane.
Crikey.
Don't know what else to say really, im sure i've illusrated my excitement effectively.
Cheers Guys.