The website I found was for a company named Travel Connections based in Nairobi, Kenya. Listed there were a variety of itineraries and descriptions of the journey. The places and lodges I read about seemed very exotic. What would it be like being out in the wild?
This was in the Spring of 2007. We made our final plans and we were off on another yearly adventure!
We landed in Nairobi and were greeted right away at the airport and taken to a hotel for a nights rest. Then the next morning we were met by our personal driver/naturalist, Stanley. The week that followed was awesome!
We spent a week in Kenya visiting the Samburu tribe and National Park in northern Kenya, then the Mount Kenya area where we stayed in a tree top lodge overlooking a salt lick. The animals came to us and we watched them come and go from our big picture window in our room. The staff there asked what animals we would actually want to see overnight, and if they came, the staff would call us and wake us up to see them. The salt lick had some flood lights that would come on when animals passed by. This was an interesting way to view the animals. The rest of the time, we rode around the parks and conservation areas to find animals and birds. You never know what you are going to see next! It was always a surprise and we loved it! They talk about the "Big Five" in Africa. We did see them all: Rhinos, Hippos, Buffalo, Lion, and Elephants.
Being a social worker, I always seem to want to help people. This trip was no exception; we brought a small bag full of school supplies with us to give to local children on our journey. Little did we know that American Bic Pens were like gold to the people in Kenya. The children we visited were in a Samburu village. There were about 20 little ones there. We gave them each a box of crayons, a coloring book, a few pencils, erasers, and pens. The elders were very grateful for these gifts. Then we offered everyone a Tootsie Pop
(lollipop). The children held them in their hands, not quite sure what this new gift was....We opened one and popped it in our mouth and they got the idea! Even the adults got a lollipop and it seemed the whole village was slurping the candy. It occured to me that they probably don't have sweets like this very often. They were slurping and drooling and really enjoying this treat! We were enjoying their smiles!
This was in the Spring of 2007. We made our final plans and we were off on another yearly adventure!
We landed in Nairobi and were greeted right away at the airport and taken to a hotel for a nights rest. Then the next morning we were met by our personal driver/naturalist, Stanley. The week that followed was awesome!
We spent a week in Kenya visiting the Samburu tribe and National Park in northern Kenya, then the Mount Kenya area where we stayed in a tree top lodge overlooking a salt lick. The animals came to us and we watched them come and go from our big picture window in our room. The staff there asked what animals we would actually want to see overnight, and if they came, the staff would call us and wake us up to see them. The salt lick had some flood lights that would come on when animals passed by. This was an interesting way to view the animals. The rest of the time, we rode around the parks and conservation areas to find animals and birds. You never know what you are going to see next! It was always a surprise and we loved it! They talk about the "Big Five" in Africa. We did see them all: Rhinos, Hippos, Buffalo, Lion, and Elephants.
Being a social worker, I always seem to want to help people. This trip was no exception; we brought a small bag full of school supplies with us to give to local children on our journey. Little did we know that American Bic Pens were like gold to the people in Kenya. The children we visited were in a Samburu village. There were about 20 little ones there. We gave them each a box of crayons, a coloring book, a few pencils, erasers, and pens. The elders were very grateful for these gifts. Then we offered everyone a Tootsie Pop
(lollipop). The children held them in their hands, not quite sure what this new gift was....We opened one and popped it in our mouth and they got the idea! Even the adults got a lollipop and it seemed the whole village was slurping the candy. It occured to me that they probably don't have sweets like this very often. They were slurping and drooling and really enjoying this treat! We were enjoying their smiles!
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