In the morning we decided to visit the Giraffe Centre, the skies opened up and it began to pour rain. That didn’t stop us from going anyway but thankfully, (is that selfish to say?) it probably stopped other people. Because, when we arrived at the centre, save for one other […]
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Blue’s Day Out to Karura Forest
Meet Blue, the newest addition to our family. A few weeks ago, because he’s been a very good boy, we decided to take him on a special outing to Karura Forest. Obviously, we wanted to go too. This is one of the places Mark looked forward to visiting the most […]
Read MoreEating my Way Through Watamu
One of the things I looked forward to doing during my last trip to the Kenyan Coast was a food exploration at the best restaurants in Watamu. Maybe being locked in at home and only eating home-cooked meals for months had something to do with it but I was ready […]
Read MoreWhen in Kenya: Adventures in the Masai Mara
When we moved to Nairobi, Kenya in late August, one of the places I was sure we would be visiting sooner than later was the Masai Mara National Reserve. Having tried and failed, a few years ago, to see the Wildebeest migration and Mara River crossing in the Serengeti, I […]
Read MoreThe Sweet Life on Deck!
If you had asked me a month ago, if I’d ever spend 2 whole weeks vacationing in a single location, I’d have said ‘maybe, it depends on the location‘. If you had then given the location as Watamu, a small fishing town on the Kenyan coast, I’d have answered with […]
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