3 day weekends are never long enough.

CONGRATULATIONS to Laura, Marty, Isaac, and Natalie who welcomed Daniel Martin on October 19!!! I really miss you guys and wish I could be there to meet Daniel, guess it will have to wait until the summer. Meanwhile I hope Natalie and Isaac are telling Daniel great stories about “Auntie” Amanda.

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Three day weekends never seem to be long enough! This weekend went by extremely fast. The weekend started out with camping at Lake Nakuru National Park. http://www.kws.org/nakuru.html It is located about 3 hours outside of Nairobi and is absolutely breath taking. Beautiful lake, with tons of wildlife, and great scenery. The drive there was not at all nice and in fact was one of the bumpiest roads I have ever been on. But, we made it there safe and sound and really enjoyed our stay. There were 5 of us that went (Dana, myself, Jim, Manon and Kevin).



After buying our tickets to the park we came back to the car and I asked “Why are all the Japanese tourists taking videos and photographs of our car?” Turns out that one of the baboons got into the open window of the car and drank our mango juice. Nice! Who knows maybe the scene will be on You Tube or on “Japan’s Funniest Videos”.

We then spent the day driving around the park, looking at animals and managed to see a wide assortment! Rhinos, zebras, buffalo, antelope, flamingos, and baboons. The baboons are pretty brave, in that the come right up to you and pretty much want to fight you for food. It was at those points that we all piled back into the car and rolled the windows up.

Camping was good- nice and warm which is a change to Canadian camping! At night you could hear that sound of animals- which at times was a bit frightening and at the same time felt exotic. The next morning we learned that there are 27 lions at the park… ummm.. great!

We did some more safaring the next morning and then made it back to the city late afternoon. I actually missed the bustle of the city and missed being at my home. It was nice to return and also nice to feel like I was returning to my home.

Saturday night was a night out on the town. It was a great night!! Lots of dancing and being merry- good times that lasted until the wee hours of the morning.

Sunday I went around the streets of Nairobi to take pictures for the Indian/Kenyan cookbook that my friend Jeremy is publishing for an author in Canada. I have been asked to take the photographs for the cookbook and am extremely excited about this opportunity. I managed to take a few pictures until the rain hit and then went home to read, nap, and watch movies.

Tomorrow is a holiday (Eid) here- yes another one! I believe I will use that time to take more photographs and explore more of the city and the various markets that are open.

Check out more photos from the trip at: http://amandakenya.shutterfly.com
** Take note, I had to change the web address because of problems with Shutterfly.**