Kericho
Our first camping spot was in a place called Kericho - home to a huge tea plantation.
This is where 'YorkshireTea' comes from!
Tea-picking is mostly still carried out by hand, which means only the finest tips are collected.
This tea-picker was on his way to the weighing station
Lake Naivasha
After Kericho we headed to the shores of Lake Naivasha for a couple of nights of relaxing and wildlife-watching.
Black and white colobus monkey
View from my tent
View from behind my tent!
You can just see the lines of the electric fence in this photo, which prevented us being trampled in the night..
Nairobi
Back in Nairobi, we took a trip to the Giraffe Centre. The centre is run by a non profit-making organisation whose aim is to provide conservation education to Kenyan children. The centre allows you to get up, close and personal to the giraffes, which is a very unique experience!
Feeding the giraffe their favourite pellets from my mouth...seemed like a good idea at the time, until one burped in my face!
After 19 days of truck travel, our trip was over and the group spent one last night in Nairobi together. Half of the group would be continuing on the truck all the way to South Africa, collecting new travellers en route, but for the rest of us, our trucking days were over.
I had some amazing experiences on the trip and met some lovely people (special mention for Lisa and Often), but I was keen to return to travelling more independently.
Interesting facts:
- A giraffe's tongue can be up to 45cm long and is bluish in colour
- Over recent years, Kenya has sustained numerous attacks by militant group Al-Shabaab, including one on Nairobi's Westgate Mall in 2013 when nearly 70 people were killed and much of the mall was destroyed. The mall was re-opened on 18th July this year.
- Kenyan tea has been proven to have higher levels of anti-oxidants than tea grown elsewhere in the world. It is of such high quality that it is often blended with lower quality teas to improve their quality.
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