Just wanted you all to know that we are still with you!! The rains have been extraordinary!!.. Its a miracle really!! I dont have too many words to describe how absolutely BEAUTIFUL it is up in Northern kenya!! Some before and after pics.. October 2017 and June 2018.. Same place.. Before and After! just […]
Category Archives: Wildlife
Hello from a very green Milgis… We have had the best rains out and theres not a single person, animal, plant, reptile or insect that is not happy out there … I only have one photograph so far… We are grounded!!!! I’m sure there’ll be many to show you of how beautiful it is out […]
Its been a year of ABSOLUTE desperation because of NO RAIN, or minimum lets say, for the people and animals living in this area.. AND NOW THIS!!! Suddenly there is this wonderful feeling of PEACE…. Every one just getting on with life.. its wonderful! Down on the right hand side of this picture we had […]
All animals people and plants are ‘dancing with joy’ up our way.. The rains finally came!! Its been tough times in Northern Kenya and every one has been holding their breath for some rain.. We have been so occupied with going on safari and enjoying the amazing final lmuget ceremonies for the warriors that not […]
The incredible, steep, strikingly dramatic and beautiful Ndoto Mountains!! this time I focus on Upe the second highest peak, which I climbed with some of the family this month!.. Every year, we as a family, try to climb a special mountain or rock to remember Simon.. LAST YEAR OUR DESTINATION WAS THE INCREDIBLE ROCK […]
When I first set foot in the MILGIS LUGGA, the huge dry river that divides the Ndoto and Lenkiyou mountain ranges, it captured me.. It was 1990… I was mesmerised by its wildness, its beauty, the danger, the grandness of this huge sandy lugga!! One of the dangers was the wirey, almost grey lanky lions, […]
Droughts are sent to try us and this one sure did.. In Northern Kenya basically it did not rain except the odd shower here and there for a whole year!.. thats a long time when its hot, windy and dry!.. Its an amazing thing, as the night before the rain came, 29th April we were […]
Good day from Bamako! You are receiving this email, which comes with an opportunity to do something extraordinary. See details in the following website: http://barakachallenge.org/ I have been training for the Marathon des Sables for a year and will fly to Ouarzazate to start the race next week, on the 7th of April. It’s been […]
A fire that went on burning for over a week, and over 1200 acres of valuable northern Kenya forest burn’t… this is Matthews peak on fire… We were luckily about 20 kms away from it on safari but we all felt awfall, as we watched it with sadness as it gobbled this beautiful land mark […]
