Celtic Rover
Now I am in Kenya, country number 81 for Nelson and I, this is the last country of this trip as Nelson will ship from Mombasa and go into his container on the 18th June, so I have about 10 days left, four of which will be consumed on administration of shipping. My daily journal tells me this is the 186th day of the trip (not including the time I spent at home over Christmas) so I guess it is natural that a gradual feeling of “winding down” creeps into my attitude, like the marathon runner who can see the finishing line the temptation is to coast through the last week or so. I try to resist the feeling, in part to give Kenya its due, as so far it seems like a very nice place.
The heading “quiet times” refers to the simple fact that it is the end of the rainy season so often I am the only person in the camp sites, they tell me bookings start from next week, but is is only in July they really get going. Fortunately for me the rain I do see is pretty light, and only for a hour in the evening, all along the road there is evidence of the big rains that have swept through Kenya over the last month, everyone here is saying that the weather is pretty mixed up compared to historical patterns, in fact as I write this under my awning the evening rain has started.
I am starting to reflect on the trip now and have drafts of some “top tips” from my experience, and the beginnings of the next article for Land Rover Monthly, sketched out in my head, more to come on those fronts on the web site in the next few days. Photos below from Lake Nakuru National Park, which is badly flooded but I did see, at a distance, a pride of lions moving across the savanna. I am now at Lake Baringo which is also very high, flooding many of the resorts, hopefully a sunrise safari cruise in the morning will yield some good sightings.
