Hubers go Africa

Heading Northeast: We leave the African Rift Valley and take a last look back at an altitude of almost 2,600 metres. Auf dem Weg nach Nordosten verlassen wir den Afrikanischen Grabenbruch und werfen auf knapp 2.600 Meter Höhe einen letzten Blick zurück.  After four hours drive, almost all along a beautiful tarred road, we reach…

We crossed the equator several times on our route. The place to remember that the rich north is quite close to the global south. Auf unserer Route überqueren wir mehrmals den Äquator Und wo, wenn nicht hier, lässt es sich bildlich umsetzen, dass einer auf der Seite des reichen Nordens dem anderen im globalen Süden…

Our plan was to stay one or two nights in Nakuru, it became four. The reason was that we liked Kambi Amani (Kisuaheli for „peaceful camp“) so much. Eight fixed tents with real beds and a wonderful green grass that invites you to camp. Besides the romantic tent huts that offer shelter from the rain…

The spectacle that we missed at the two southern lakes (Nakuru and Elementaita) now takes place at Lake Bogoria: Hundreds of thousands of flamingos. Thanks to the high alkali content, especially nutritious or even tasty algae grow here – at least if you are a flamingo. At peak times there are two million flamingos in…

But another post from Nakuru: The local Lions club has donated a school bus with great PR impact. Und doch noch ein Post aus Nakuru: Hier gibt es einen Lions Club, der sehr öffentlichkeitswirksam einen Schulbus gespendet hat. PS: Oder ist das schon Sponsoring? PPS: Nein, meine Lions-Sehnsucht war noch nicht so groß, dass ich…

Nakuru is the provincial capital of the „Rift Valley“ – one of the seven provinces of Kenya. You don’t have to see the city. But the lake. Lake Nakuru together with Lake Elementaita and Lake Bogoria is an UNESCO World Heritage Site in the African Rift Valley. All three are strongly alkaline lakes and are known…

Nobody (not even banks) want to have our old 1,000 Schilling notes from the previous year. We learned that new banknotes have been in circulation in Kenya since 31 May.  And 30th of September was already the last day to change. Sometimes you are forced to burn money. Seit dem 31. Mai sind in Kenia…

On miserable roads, recommended for 4×4 vehicles only, we drive from the Masai Mara up the mountains and then down into the Great African Rift Valley. The 1st gear is not only used for starting, the speed is often only 10-15 km/h, the shock absorbers groan, hopefully the tires do not hit a sharp stone…

The luxury of space, peacefulness and freedom  ….   Der Luxus von Weite, Frieden und Freiheit    

We sit in our camp (quite lonely) at breakfast when an eland antelope appears. At first this biggest antelope (150-200 kg) is only interested in leaves. Then it gets closer. Lore immediately puts a lot of the breakfast stuff back to the car while I try to photograph and film this unique encounter. On the…