Tuesday, June 25, 2024
To get to Kenya, we had to return to Johannesburg in South Africa.
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| The fire suppression equipment at Jack's Camp Airstrip |
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| Our Mack Air Cessna Grand Caravan EX |
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We had a full plane, and the very tall German fellow
had to go in the co-pilot's seat, because even we short
people had to bend in half to walk through the cabin |
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| Plane's view of the zebra tracks; zebras walk in single file |
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| Small to expansive salt pans |
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| Some water in the Boteti Riverbed |
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| Paved two-lane "highway" |
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| Fenced kraals |
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| City of Maun, Botswana |
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Airlink Embraer ERJ 190 AR (98 seats)
that flew us to Johannesburg (KSS) |
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| Maun International Airport |
In Johannesburg, we stayed at the African Rock Hotel, where each room had a rock/gem color scheme.
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| Benin brass sculptures in the lobby |
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African Rock Hotel room; one of the owners
created the art work high on the walls |
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| Bathroom |
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| There was a tub and this rain shower |
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| Towel sculpture of a Cape buffalo head |
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| Our room was based on lapis lazuli |
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| African Rock Hotel bar |
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
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| African Rock Hotel swimming pool |
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| The name of the hotel restaurant was Blue Hippo |
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The gift shop sold jewelry using the
gems of each of the hotel rooms |
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| Traffic on the way back to the Johannesburg airport |
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After a four-hour flight and losing one hour,
we arrived in Nairobi, Kenya (KSS) |
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| Our room at the Emara Ole Sereni Hotel |
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| Bathroom |
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| We looked out over the Nairobi National Park |
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| Hotel lobby |
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We do not know if there is always an armed soldier
at the hotel entrance, or if it is in response to
protestors burning Parliament yesterday |
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| Décor outside the hotel restaurant |
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| Work was being done on the hotel's rooftop swimming pool |
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| We had dinner at the Pool Bar |
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| Local grilled sausage and French fries with a mayonnaise dip |
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Giraffe sculpture made with
recycled flip-flops |
Thursday, June 27, 2024
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| Wildebeest sculptures outside the hotel |
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This morning we were driven through the city to
Wilson Airport, for domestic flights |
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| Very crowded, with people coming and going |
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Tamiko is in line to board the Safarilink
Cessna Caravan C208B (KSS) |
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| A safari camp? |
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Arrival at the Mara Ol Seki Airstrip, Kent goes to assist
our Maasai driver with the backpacks, but he is good |
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A dozen safari vehicles were lined up waiting to take
visitors to as many safari camps |
Next: Basecamp Wilderness Safari Camp.
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