It's been a whirlwind first three days since my friend Nicoletta and I left Rome to fly, via Addis Ababa, to Nairobi, which--on my third visit in five years--is beginning to feel familiar to me.
And goods like these in the outdoor market.
Saturday saw Nicoletta's first visit to the Karen Blixen Museum. It was my third time but I saw little details that I hadn't noted before. I know they will show up in future books.
We've had great meals in the garden next to our hotel...
...And one with my dear friends from Samburu: Sarah and Michael--who brought us Maasai gifts and a banner showing their dedication to the cause Sarah champions among the girls of her tribe.
As I write this, we have just come back from spending the morning visiting an orphanage for elephants and rhinos left without mothers. Sometimes due to poaching. Sometimes because they were separated from the herd. One baby elephant fell down a well at age three months and was rescued.
We spent the afternoon touring at the Nairobi National Museum, where I
photographed, BADLY but legibly, the entire exhibition on the history of Kenya.
We have many adventures still to come. Stay tuned.
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Never mind the usual 'wish you were here' Annamaria. I wish I was there with you! Looks a fabulous place and another great trip.
ReplyDeleteYou have ALL the fun. You really should leave some for the rest of us. Well, maybe not Jeff. But the REST of us.
ReplyDeleteEvKa, I know I get more than my share. I can’t help it. Here is the truth about one of these fabulous experiences. I had a plan to meet a friend, but that did not work out. We wound up calling an Uber car to take us to the. National Museum. Once we were in his car, he told us about the baby elephant orphanage, which is only open for one hour a week. He got us there half way through that hour, and we got to see the sweets critters. I KNOW this level of serentididtous good luck is totally unfair. I feel I don’t deserve it. But I CAN NOT resist loving it.
DeleteI can hardly imagine such a wonderful adventure!
ReplyDeleteFind your adventures, Jono. They are out there waiting for you. Go for it. They could be in a one mile radious of where you are. You have to look.
DeleteZ, anytime you are ready to plan a trip together, I am there.
ReplyDeleteKeep posting your adventures. Keep bringing me the world. Love it.
ReplyDeleteYou can disregard EvKa's comment, Sis. There's no need for me to have any fun. I'm too busy doing taxes, learning the procedures of my new publisher, preparing for a book launch and imagining the next book. Besides, no one knows how to have it better than you! Enjoy.
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