Kategorie: Kenia
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Our Route (so far)
Some of our loyal readers asked for a map for orientation. On the fly a Google Maps screenshot of our tour to here. With my other tools I’m struggling. Einige unserer treuen Leser fragten nach einer Karte zur Orientierung. Zu recht. Ich bin nachlässig. Wenigstens auf die Schnelle mal ein Google Maps Screenshot unserer Tour…
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Eddy
Marlon hat uns gebeten, in Afrika unbedingt auch Eddy zu fotografieren. Die Vorgeschichte: Es gibt ein rührendes Kinderbuch von Hans Traxler, das die Geschichte vom kleinen Elefanten Eddy erzählt. Eddy ist der Jüngste in der Herde, deshalb darf er auf Tante Adele reiten und auf Mamas Rüssel in die Schlammgrube rutschen. Seit er weiß, dass…
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Visit of a Colobus Monkey
We continue south and have reached Nanyuki, the capital of Laikipia County. It is located at the equator at an altitude of 2,000 meters at the foot of Mount Kenya. We are not equipped to climb the second highest mountain in Africa (5,199 meters), but anyhow we wouldn’t feel like it, because it is covered…
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Rhinos
Close to Nanyuki is the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. It’s here where Sudan, the last Northern Rhino Bull lived – and died in March 2018. Now there are only two female animals of this subspecies left. Since they do not mate with the Southern White Rhino, scientists are trying to ensure the survival of the species through…
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MFF Project #1
Back in Nairobi – a chaotic city with just too much individual traffic. For the 13 km from Jungle Junction (see 7th October blogpost) to Merck’s office my driver needs 1.5 hours! Nevertheless: Nairobi is „the place to be“: Two colleagues from Darmstadt (Boris H. and Frank G.) acted as Merck ambassadors for the delegation…
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MFF Project #2
The Mary Rice Centre began twelve years ago to care for mentally handicapped children in Kibera. Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, in Kenya and perhaps even Africa. It is estimated that almost 2 million people live here, almost every second inhabitant of Nairobi (4.2 million). Most Kibera residents live in extreme poverty, on…
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Tsavo West National Park
After a breakfast in the rain we leave Nairobi on the infamous Mombasa Road heading southwest. It is the coastal access for Burundi, Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and Southern Sudan. Due to the high volume of traffic and the many heavy trucks, there are 3,000 road deaths annually. We need 2.5 hours for the first 40…
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Amboseli National Park
Before we leave our lonely camp in Tsavo, we want to take a quick shower. There is always no hot water here. But today there is no cold water either. The announced elephant was thirsty last night and thundered the water pipe which is now broken. So without a shower into the Amboseli (and on…
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MFF Project #3 – in Kibera
I experienced poverty in the streets of Mumbai, saw slums in Latin America, we were in Soweto and Katatura. Nothing is enough to prepare for Africa’s largest slum, Kibera. 800,000 to 1.2 million people are supposed to live here on only 2.5 square kilometres . And the railway line from Nairobi to Kisumu runs right…
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Kwa heri, Toyo
With this „goodbye“ in Kisuaheli we leave our faithful travel companion on four wheels with Chris in Nairobi. Toyo was kind enough to get his massive radiator problems right at the beginning of our trip. In many other places this could have been quite dramatic. But then he purred without complaint and once again brought…