Lakes, Leopards and leisure – Rhona What a busy day! We started off with a visit to the cattle market which was an empty coral when we got there but soon filled with lots of young bulls, a few cows and lots and lots of goats and sheep. We almost had Pastor Tom believing that we had bought a young cow because one of the locals tied one up next to Danielle. We left before the public auction started but saw lots of strange handshakes doing deals. Onwards from there to Nduru beach for our sailing expedition. After putting on our life jackets (buoyancy aids of sorts) we went onto our boats for our trip on Lake Victoria. Immediately they headed towards some hippos out in the lake a little. Some of us were more seaworthy than others, and the young boys on our boat were trying to show off a little, but their jumping off the boat into the lake and rocking was making some people nervous. We got a good view of the hippos though and the crew picked some papyrus for us. It was a lovely day, not too hot but the lake was quite misty, very pirates of the Caribbean. Lots of birdlife to see also. Next , off for our treat out. This time we went to the Vic hotel, just next to the supermarket. It was really nice. More so than last week. The team got their longed for hamburgers!If that wasn’t enough, from there we went to the impala sanctuary. This is really a zoo on the edge of Lake Victoria where the impala live and just wander around. They also had lots of other animals who have been rescued and hand reared. Monkeys, Ostrich, Rhino, Lions, leopard, cheetah and Giraffe. Jon and I were a bit nervous when these little monkeys came running up to us. The best part though was some of us were allowed into the cheetah enclosure to pet the cheetah. It was so cool! What a highlight, she was really purring and rolled over with Mr Mac, but we were still wary. Mr Mac got some really good pictures and trekked into the dark jungle after the zebra. Hard to believe that is our work as such finished, I am awed that our little team have accomplished so much. We have completed a building with a classroom and school office, now with roof, windows and doors and we are now chilling and starting our journey to the Masai Mara and back home.
Lakes, leopards and leisure
Lakes, Leopards and leisure – Rhona
What a busy day! We started off with a visit to the cattle market which was an empty coral when we got there but soon filled with lots of young bulls, a few cows and lots and lots of goats and sheep. We almost had Pastor Tom believing that we had bought a young cow because one of the locals tied one up next to Danielle. We left before the public auction started but saw lots of strange handshakes doing deals. Onwards from there to Nduru beach for our sailing expedition. After putting on our life jackets (buoyancy aids of sorts) we went onto our boats for our trip on Lake Victoria. Immediately they headed towards some hippos out in the lake a little. Some of us were more seaworthy than others, and the young boys on our boat were trying to show off a little, but their jumping off the boat into the lake and rocking was making some people nervous. We got a good view of the hippos though and the crew picked some papyrus for us. It was a lovely day, not too hot but the lake was quite misty, very pirates of the Caribbean. Lots of birdlife to see also.
Next , off for our treat out. This time we went to the Vic hotel, just next to the supermarket. It was really nice. More so than last week. The team got their longed for hamburgers!
If that wasn’t enough, from there we went to the impala sanctuary. This is really a zoo on the edge of Lake Victoria where the impala live and just wander around. They also had lots of other animals who have been rescued and hand reared. Monkeys, Ostrich, Rhino, Lions, leopard, cheetah and Giraffe. Jon and I were a bit nervous when these little monkeys came running up to us. The best part though was some of us were allowed into the cheetah enclosure to pet the cheetah. It was so cool! What a highlight, she was really purring and rolled over with Mr Mac, but we were still wary. Mr Mac got some really good pictures and trekked into the dark jungle after the zebra.
Hard to believe that is our work as such finished, I am awed that our little team have accomplished so much. We have completed a building with a classroom and school office, now with roof, windows and doors and we are now chilling and starting our journey to the Masai Mara and back home.
The rocking of the boat explains some of the wary faces in the photos 🙂
Looked like a nice day out though, looking forward to all the photos.
Pam x
Poor Danille she seems to be having a bit of a hard time! The trip sounds fantastic though Im sure you will all be feeling it now and no doubt there will probably be mixed emotions as the time draws nearer to coming home….