Thigiri Ridge

Today we set off into Nairobi to do a bit of shopping. Emily's friend from UK (Caroline) joined us after arriving from the airport the previous evening.
The first port of call was one of the main fruit markets, which we wanted to see. It was brilliant. Stewart parked up in the main car park, and we all piled out. The local scallys "guarded" the car for a small fee. The market was great - lots of small stalls rammed high with fruit and veg from local farms. Stewart had a sugar cane and lime drink made from fresh (through a mangle), which was very tasty. We bought 6 large mangoes to take back to the UK. The fruit over here is so much tastier than back home, with mangoes bearing little resemblance to the fruits we buy in supermarkets in UK. We bought 6 for the equivalent of £2. We also bought fresh turmeric, ginger and garlic.
After that, we found a Maasai market, where we could replace a couple of our old holdalls. At this market Karen saw a curio she rather liked, and within seconds, the salesman was making her an offer she couldn't refuse. She did, of course, so the salesman turned to me. " I can let you have it for 300 US dollars," he boldly stated. We kept walking away, and he kept following, having reduced the price to 200 US (very quietly as he did not want to let the other vendors see how generous he was being). We walked away again, and again and again. Eventually, we settled on a price somewhere near the 30 dollar mark. We congratulated him on a great barter, to which he replied with a broad grin, "Well, we have got to try, haven't we."
We dashed off back to base to pick up GGM, and moved on to enjoy our lunch at the River Cafe.
In the evening we did another fish bbq.Read more