Sadly, my journey through the inland of south and east Africa this year has come to an end in Nairobi. Happily, it ended with a visit to Mark and Kirsten’s house and school. Most of my time in Nairobi was spent getting the vehicle cleaned and detailed inside and out in a brave attempt to wipe away 4 months of dust and grime, meeting with mechanical, electrical and body shops to arrange for a thorough maintenance of the fuel, drive, suspension and electrical systems, and arranging for insurance and a foreign vehicle permit that will allow the Green Dragon to stay in Kenya for several months.
Not all my time was spent with these necessary chores, however. I managed to get in a couple of sessions of tennis with Mark and friends, only to realize that 45 years without swinging a racket is a long time.
There will be a couple of follow-up posts, a brief one on Kenya Behind the Wheel and a final comprehensive one on Africa Behind the Wheel that will provide a synthesis and summary of my observations and opinions of Africa from this year’s journey.
In closing, I would like to thank all of you that stayed with me on this journey and especially those that contributed to the blog with comments, as it gave me some confirmation that someone was actually listening/watching and, more importantly, motivatied me to keep on posting. It was fun to do this travel blog for multiple reasons. In part, in helped to keep me engaged and thinking about the places I was visiting. But more importantly, it allowed me to share my adventure and enthusiasm with you and give you a chance to experience it with me, even if only virtually. I hope you all learned something about Africa – because life is an educational journey – and enjoyed seeing and hearing the landscapes, wildlife and people as much as I did. Hopefully, I will see you all again next year as I (along with Nancy for part or most of the time) journey throughout the rest of Kenya and then down the east coast of Africa back to Cape Town.
Safe travels home Kevin! While it was an incredible journey with you, it will wonderful to have you back!
Cheers!
Thanks Sherry, I look forward to seeing you all again in the great CO
Iit was fun following your journey through this part of Africa over the past 4 months. Very interesting info, videos, pictures, the landscapes and the immense number of animals and birds. Just amazing. It will be nice to come home, but I’m sure a shocker at the same time.
Have a safe, long journey home to the states. See you soon. Love You sister Joan
Thanks for staying with me! See you in November!
wohooo!!! an amazing intrepid journey! I must say that i am so impressed by your skill and courage to negotiate the challenges of a road trip in africa. To have your background and knowledge of the natural world and to be able to visit the remote and unique locations and parks, is truly remarkable. i felt privileged to be along, even if just on a blog. you made it a very real experience by posting your observations and thoughts (and humor)along with the sites and sounds of your journey. The only thing missing were the smells!:-) Job well done!! Thank you, thank you. Rick Romano
Thanks buddy, hard to believe it is over already. Seems like I just got started. Time flies when you having fun I guess. You would have loved it. So glad you were able to follow along. Hopefully we will see each other in the not to distant future, especially if you can get you know who to take a trip to CO.
Loved following you on your journey as i put the videos up on my TV so it felt more like being there with you than the small computer screen. Good luck with the Green Dragon and safe travels home. Hope to see you at Thanksgiving.
Thanks sis, and so glad you followed my journey. See you in November!
Wonderful to follow along with you on this amazing trek. The pictures are great, and thank you for explaining everything so clearly. I especially loved the tidbits about each of your campsites. Till next time…Have a relaxing journey home. You have been missed!
So glad to have had you following along Becky. I hope to see you in November!
Thanks for sharing your travels. Mount Suswa was my favorite spot!
Safe journey home.
Wow, my very last stop was your favorite. I guess you like those geological landscapes. It was a beautiful and very interesting place. Thanks for joining me and sharing.
Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us Kevin! It has really been fun watching your videos and seeing the animals and trekking “with” you. Safe travels home and see you soon!
Thanks Karen, and thanks for staying with me on this journey. See you soon!