Hired bikes and headed into Hell's Gate National Park at 6.45am. We weren't expecting the huge amount of wildlife as we cycled around the 14km circuit. Had zebra, pumba, giraffes, buffalo, springbok and kudu within a few metres of our path. Felt a bit vulnerable in places, especially when we saw large paw prints on the track (think they were hyena). Did 50km and had bloody sore backsides at the end! Had dinner by the lake's edge, but sadly no hippos. Penultimat...

Said bye to lovely Wadu family and got lift on the back of 125 motorbikes to the centre. Got mutatu (small taxi van) 25km to the beautiful banks of Lake Navaisha. Got beautiful apartment overlooking the lake. Visited the home (Elsamere) of Joy and George Anderson, famous for the Born Free story about raising lions. Saw the jeep in which George was shot in 1989! Never seen such an array of brightly coloured birds flying about in their natural environment as we did...

Did our first stint of 'Couch-Surfing' at the home of the lovely Wadu family. Mother and father are artists and their house seems to be filled with all sorts of paintings and sculptures. Their home used rainwater and the kitchen was really basic. They let us cook some wonderful maize-based meals with them and made us feel extremely welcome for 2 days. Their youngest daughter, Ann 15, had some interesting stories about her private girls school. She was punished fo...

Finally made it to Nairobi and a farewell to everyone we travelled with. Did a tour around the slums of Nairobi, which house half a million Kenyans. Unfortunately, no photos, but it was like stepping back in time. Had one last meal with the kiwis, Danish and Jason at a Korean restaurant. Hopefully heading to lake Naivasha for a few days.