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Bondeni Location

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    • Day 13

      De retour à la cambrousse

      December 21, 2021 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      La ville, c’est vraiment pas trop pour nous : ça grouille de gens, parfois un peu agressifs aux abords des gares de bus et grands croisements de routes. C’est vraiment par nécessité qu’on passe par ces endroits (argent, produit introuvable ailleurs, etc.). De notre côté, l’argent a un peu capoté (cf mon post précédent) et nous sommes donc heureux de retourner à la campagne et à la montagne. Nous arrivons à un endroit assez incroyable. C’est une sorte de lodge avec de grandes tentes qui font face à une vue spectaculaire. Nous négocions pour y poser notre tente. Ce soir là, on nous a préparé un repas d’exception, le meilleur jusqu’à présent au Kenya, qui nous fait vite oublier le stress de la ville.Read more

    • Day 34

      Retour au paradis !

      January 11, 2022 in Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

      Ce soir, nous arrivons à un camping/lodge d’exception avec une vue spectaculaire sur le volcan Menengai.

      Bon… en fait on était déjà là il y a 2 semaines mais on a décidé d’y repasser parce qu’on y avait oublié des affaires 🤦‍♂️ et surtout parce que la nourriture est excellente…Read more

    • Day 13

      Ziwa Bush Lodge

      June 21, 2017 in Kenya ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      Today was a very, very long bus ride! I managed to watch two movies which were both a tad strange 'mr. right' and 'dirty beautiful'. There were lots of toilet stops today because there were a few sick people on the bus, still trying to figure out if it is dehydration or gastro from drinking too much river nile water while white water rafting!

      Once we got to the camp we had the option of upgrading from camping to a room for two nights while we're here. We were told these were one of the better upgrades so we did it and let's just say we're not regretting it either, the room is beautiful. The whole site is beautiful actually, the gardens, the outdoor pool and a bar overlooking a water hole.
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    • Day 14

      East Africa Mission Orphanage

      June 22, 2017 in Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      I am exhausted already and I am only two weeks in!
      It doesn't help I haven't stopped since getting here so today I decided it was time for a 'rest day' where I would hang out at the resort and visit a local orphanage called East Africa Mission Orphanage (EAMO).

      EAMO was established in 1997 by Australian couple, Ralph and May Spinks who today provide a loving home for hundreds of orphaned children including babies and teenage mothers. EAMO provide health assessments, fresh clothing, 3 nutritious meals a day, and an excellent education program all the way through to completing High School, followed by vocational training or preparation for University.

      I was given a tour of the orphanage, they have two dormitories (one for the girls and one for the boys), a large dinning area, church, library (which was donated by an Australian family), classrooms for each grade and a babies room. The orphanages is fairly self sufficient with solar panels, a poultry farm, they also grow all their own fruit, vegetables and wheat. I liked the fact that majority of the people employed here were actually orphans and grew up in the orphanage.

      First we visited the boys dorm, followed by the babies and then the girls dorm. All the children were welcoming and were curious to find out more about me, looking through my photos and asking about what home was like. They loved the pictures of my dogs and the Police car. I then walked to dinner where I sat down and had dinner with the children, they were fighting over which table I was going to sit at.

      After dinner they sung songs in Swahili and in English, then it was our turn - we had to sing songs in front of them, number one request was 'mamma mia' which we did not do any justice and then we sang nursery rhymes which they loved.

      It was now time for the children to go to bed and for us to return home. I was only there for a short period of time and everyone has their own opinion on these sorts of places but I thoroughly enjoyed it and most importantly I felt like the children enjoyed it even more.
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