This morning I woke up at 6am and lay around till at least 6:30 … it always happens that way, a new place and I can’t sleep in. At 8am went down for breakfast, so it wasn’t too bad, and greeted by more sausage… I hope I get use to them!

We left for the Giraffe Centre in Lang’ata suburb – the centre’s purpose is to educate Kenyans about their country’s wildlife and environment and give people the opportunity to see wild animals up close – we fed giraffes, watched Pumbaa and his family rest up before lunch, and then had a presenter explain the different types of giraffe.

We were all offered the opportunity to kiss the giraffe – you do this by placing a small pellet of food between your lips and the giraffe grabs onto the pellet and “kisses” you in the process… hmm, I declined!

We were then given an informative presentation on the various subspecies of giraffe and why the center exists and why they need donations. One of the most interesting facts about giraffes is that they can’t sleep lying down because they have these massive hearts and can’t lie down.

Later we went to the elephant orphanage to watch the baby elephants getting fed… they each have a handler who becomes the surrogate parent and literally sleeps with the elephant! They were cute – the baby elephants not their handlers    I only wish the crowd  were smaller since it was hard to hear what the presenter said and perhaps we would have been able to touch the elephants.

For lunch we made it over to Mamba Village for buffet lunch… hmm croc & ostrich meat are actually pretty tasty! Afterwards we were taken on a guided tour where the guide played with the crocodiles and we fed the ostriches. They also had camel rides for a fee… I think I will wait till I reach Mombasa to ride a camel since the idea of a camel ride on the beach seems much more romantic and besides which my batteries dies on me.

In the later part of the afternoon a few of us ventured out of the ACK compound and found a huge gathering of locals at a crusade in the park. It was pretty interesting but not as much as the stares we got

I will always love Africa… it’s apart of me. I heard my prof say “…[she feels that she] can live anywhere & be happy..”

We landed in Nairobi – immediately you feel Africa… dry!

Went to pick up the luggage I was a tad disappointed to discover my suitcase wasn’t quite in same condition it left NA in besides the heys emblem ripped off and the frame a little bent my new bag doesn’t look so new…oh, and my sister was so wrong about the light blue colour!!
Afterwards we all piled into the matatu, a Swahili word for “three” since it cost 3 shillings to ride the minibus taxi. Driving fom Nairobi airport towards the city you go through this game park that it fenced off we saw a few giraffes in the distance.

When we arrived at the ACK Guest house they had breakfast ready for us and the sausages were a little odd and the bread is the main staple… but I am thankful there is great mango juice.

Later we went to the Village Market, which is very European, upstairs is a flea market. I bought 2 necklaces then down to check my email at the internet cafe. Then ate lunch and had an americano before heading back to listen to the “staying healthy” talk by some health officials.