Two weeks ago I was sitting in a plane after countless hours
of travel looking down at my summer home. As the plane was approaching the
airport, I was struck by how green the landscape was. I had been told that it
was the dry season in Kenya and as such I was expecting a desert like
environment. The reality is that I am living in the foothills of Mount Kenya in
a region that is currently still has very lush vegetation. The dry season may
have started according to the calendar but thankfully for the farmers here,
Mother Nature isn’t following the calendar.
Our first taste of Kenya was a visit to one of the national
parks. The park is located in Nairobi, the capital city. It is here that
injured and orphaned animals from all the national parks are brought for
treatment and rehabilitation before being returned to the wild. During our walk
through the rehabilitation center we were treated to sites of pygmy hippos,
cheetahs, lions, leopards, Thompson’s gazelles, giraffes, zebras (including an
albino zebra), water buffalo, a few different types of antelopes, ostriches,
and even more animals. It was great to
start off our time in Kenya by seeing animals I had only ever seen in a zoo
realizing that here, it is the local wildlife I was seeing I promise I took plenty
of pictures!
Something I haven’t told you yet is that when my plane
landed in Nairobi, my suitcases were not on board. As it turns out, my bags
were lost and all I could do was hope they would be found and be thankful I had
not used the courtesy check for my carry-on bag. That being said, I only had two pairs of
pants for the foreseeable future. Thankfully one pair happened to be my brown
cargo pants which meant the cow stains I had to wear for a week didn’t show too
much. I am happy to report that after nearly a week without our bags, they were
found and delivered to us. Made me feel like a kid at Christmas.
I’ll try to write again soon. Take care!
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