We had a lovely leisurely breakfast at the Hilton; badges on other residents indicated that election monitors were also staying at the hotel - the only real indication of any worries about the pending elections on Monday. The taxi driver who took us to Wilson airport for our flight to Laikipia was hopeful that this time the elections would be peaceful. He was clear that the common man had nothing to gain and everything to lose from rioting - he felt that the poli...

We woke up early and were able to watch a lovely sunrise (todays photo) with a dhow sailing by on its daily business......I could see 4 people on board and wondered what they were doing were they traders or fishermen.... It was warm not hot and there was no wind yet so I went for a long walk along the beach, a run was impossible as the tide was just turning and the the sand was too soft. I intended to only be out for 30 minutes but the environment was so intoxic...

Our last morning in the tower - up at 5.30 and we headed to the lookout to watch dawn break and have a cup of tea. I could hear elephant behind us but couldn't see them. It started to get light about 6 with the sun rising just after 0630. I got a quick photo before setting out on our walk; it was cool for the first 30minutes but did not take long to get hot - today we walked across the dried mud flats( covered in spring tides) and along an area with palm trees an...

Today was the day for fly camping - we opted to start with a walk - but this meant having our normal early morning tea and muffin at 5.45 and departing at 6.00. We drove through the park gates and then on to local community land land where the walking concession is - you wouldn't know you weren't in the park as it is all contiguous. First stop was the tower,built by and exclusively used by Tent with a View (see today's picture) - it's the most up market fly camp ...

Change of plan today as one of the chef's mothers had died and he has, quite obviously,been given compassionate leave - so no fly camp today as you need a chef. So instead of fly camp we opted for a day trip ( a combined river and land safari) with a late start taking a picnic lunch with us instead of an early start taking breakfast. This itinerary allowed me to have a jog up the beach and walk back before breakfast. Due to the full house breakfast for the st...