African Diary

The following seven posts on Caves and Hills were written during a recent three week Safari in Africa.

With guides at Richard's Camp, Masai Masai

From Nairobi we flew to Amboseli in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.  Onto Tsavo by road. The main Mombasa highway was a white knuckle ride as the two lane road was heavy with container traffic from the port of Mombasa. At speed bumps women selling tomatoes clustered around our vans.

Bush Breakfast after Game Drive at Galdessa

In Tsavo we stayed at Galdessa on the banks of the Galena River, then flew to Masai Mara for four nights.  After Masai Mara onto to Laragai flying over infamous Happy
Valley. The pilot, Kathy regailed us with gossipy details.

From Laragai we drove to Lewa Wild Life Conservancy for the last four nights.

Brunch at Borana Ranch

The journey was planned by Linda Dyer Millard who introduced us to her cousins, 4th generation Kenyans, and to Lewa Wildlife Conservancy where, until recently, she was a board member.



Here is my thanks to Linda, read on the last night at a spectacular Bush Dinner in a quarry at Lewa.

Dear Linda, our Oddessy is almost complete

So what can we say of this glorious treat

An inside look at an amazing place

That in your heart has a large space

You’ve guided us through desert, swamp and forest

Always ensuring we see the best

Your enthusiasm is contagious and care unsurpassed

And the breadth of your knowledge of Africa vast

Amboseli was such a good place to begin

In the shadow of Kili we all settled in

Then drove through salt flats where dust devils danced

Watching ellie and hippo, we were entranced

To Galdessa where Mugabe greeted us all

And our first bush breakfast you did call

This lifestyle we took to very fast

Sundowners, bush dinners - the die was cast

At Roberts Camp a suit of armor watched us all

While lion, leopard and cheetah had us in thrall

Onto Laragai and a wonderful change of pace

How we enjoyed that beautiful place

Then Lewa rendezvous so special to you

Created by a dedicated band of a few

Schools, rhino, poaching we have learned so much

And more, Lewa has your unique touch

So thank you dear Linda from the depths of our hearts

For your inspiration, guidance, every part

Kenya now is a sweet memory for us too

we can’t thank you enough - and Steve too

Angela Neal Grove, Lewa, October 3, 2012