Tag Archives: Kenya

July 1: Diani Beach, Kenya

Posted on July 15, 2012 by East to Hedon

This was our first day of “planned chill-time” and we took complete advantage of it. We both still awoke before dawn but today we just rolled over and went back to sleep. Later, we explored our resort and mostly just … Continue reading →

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June 30: Tsavo East to Diani Beach, Kenya

Posted on July 14, 2012 by East to Hedon

Similar to most facilities in the national parks, our lodge was surrounded by an electrified game fence. And by electrified, we don’t mean tickle-your-cow-electrified; theses fences have current strong enough to discourage adult Elephants! In the included image, you will see … Continue reading →

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June 29: Pachyderm Encounters of the Closest Kind – Tsavo East Nat’l Park

Posted on July 14, 2012 by East to Hedon

We drove from Tsavo West National Park to Tsavo East National Park(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsavo_East_National_Park) this morning. The four hour drive took us from the dramatic cinder cone vistas of extinct volcanos, including Kilimanjaro, to the more familiar savanna and woodlands of East Africa. The … Continue reading →

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June 27: Amboseli Day 2

Posted on July 8, 2012 by East to Hedon

We started the morning with a game drive. As we were leaving the lodge compound, we were treated to a spectacular view of Kilimanjaro in the early morning light. Of course we stopped to take photos. (We’ll send you some, … Continue reading →

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June 26: Nairobi to Amboseli National Park

Posted on July 8, 2012 by East to Hedon

We were torn from the warm embrace of our comfy bed at 5:00 AM – AGAIN! Patrick, our guide and driver from JT Safaris (http://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowUserReviews-g317068-d318009-r22534296-Julius_Safaris_Day_Trips-Ukunda_Coast_Province.html), picked us up at the hotel well before dawn. When everything else is on African-time here, … Continue reading →

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June 24: Meserani Snake Park Camp to Nairobi

Posted on July 7, 2012 by East to Hedon

We crossed the border into Kenya with nothing more than the expected line-ups at immigration. Shortly after entering the country, we came upon a tractor-trailer unit blocking THE main road to Nairobi. There was no way Malaika could make it around, … Continue reading →

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