After two nights in Amboseli, we headed back north, past Nairobi, and on to Lake Naivasha. We were scheduled for a boat ride on the lake, which is heavily populated with hippos. I was a bit wary, but figured, well, it’ll probably be a good-sized pontoon boat. Uh, no. More on that in a bit. On our way north, we stopped at the Great Rift … Continue reading Amboseli to Naivasha and Nakuru
Our driver Joseph and safari company rep Ann met us at Rosslyn Academy promptly at 8 am. We were so excited to be off on this great adventure! As we drove through Nairobi, huge Marabou storks were on on lampposts, signposts, and telephone poles in downtown Nairobi. These huge birds are scavengers and eat trash all over the city. It was an odd sight! We … Continue reading Nairobi to Amboseli
Amazingly, I’m not jet lagged. This is our first morning in Nairobi, and it started out perfectly when a local cat—Jarvis—greeted us on the porch. We are staying at Rosslyn Academy for 2 nights; Laura’s niece works here. It’s been great to have a comfy place to crash! We’d been warned that the Academy was adding a patio outside the room, but YIKES! 8 AM … Continue reading Nairobi in a Day
Chesapeake Bay Bridge We started our long travel day(s) with an Uber from Ashburn, Virginia, to Dulles. I was lucky enough to have TSA precheck and sailed through. Laura and I, Laura being one of my high school friends and a many-times-over travel companion (Ireland, South America, Bahamas…), had a nice meal on the B Concourse. We left IAD on time, on Lufthansa. Such a … Continue reading To Frankfurt and Beyond
I went back to Virginia for a long weekend with the Crows, our name for ourselves, four of us who’ve been friends since high school. Ah, the beloved James Madison High School, Class of 1976. We’ve been through our lives together: the boyfriends, the breakups, the weddings, the babies, the divorces, and everything in between. We all met up at Lake Anna, an 18-mile-long manmade … Continue reading Lakes and Hungry Hungry Hippos
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