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Maasai Mara to Nairobi to Mt. Kenya, June 8, 2006

Even with lots of ground to cover today, we got to sleep in a bit! Setting out after a leisurely late breakfast, our first stop was the Kichwa Tembo airstrip, to catch our plane to Nairobi at 11:30. After a short hop and jump (it's only a 1/2 hr flight in the Dash 7), we were back in the Micato vans, on our way to Mt Kenya Safari Club with a 'not so bad' lunch box from the Hilton Hotel. We arrived at 5:30 at the extremely elegant Mt. Kenya Safari Club, it was like walking into the past! You could all but see the ghosts of the past, the men sitting around comparing rifles and telling stories of their 'trophies' today, with the women sipping tea served by people wearing white gloves and tails!
Kichwa Tembo airstrip parking lot
Kichwa Tembo airstrip parking lot		 The departure lounge
The departure lounge		 Benson, our driver from Kichwa Tembo
Benson, our driver from Kichwa Tembo		 Our plane to Nairobi, it's a regularily scheduled flight
Our plane to Nairobi, it's a regularily scheduled flight
Nairobi streets
Nairobi streets		 School outing in Nairobi
School outing in Nairobi		 Driving north of Nairobi
Driving north of Nairobi		 Markets along the road were quite common
Markets along the road were quite common
It's coffee and corn country up here!
It's coffee and corn country up here!		 Along the hghway
Along the hghway		 A small town on the way to Nanyuki
A small town on the way to Nanyuki		 Rural scene
Rural scene
Oh no! It's a crashed Tusker beer truck!!
Oh no! It's a crashed Tusker beer truck!!		 More roadside stalls
More roadside stalls		 Mount Kenya Safari Club entrance
Mount Kenya Safari Club entrance		 Sitting area in the Riverside cottage - room 11
Sitting area in the Riverside cottage - room 11
Spunky says it's a really comfy bed - Room 11
Spunky says it's a really comfy bed - Room 11		 Double sinks, cool!
Double sinks, cool!		 A sunken bathtub, a perfect way to relax
A sunken bathtub, a perfect way to relax		 There are lots of open airy hallways here
There are lots of open airy hallways here
Lounge and bar area
Lounge and bar area		 The grounds are well kept
The grounds are well kept		 While we were at dinner, the staff lit a roaring fire in the fireplace
While we were at dinner, the staff lit a roaring fire in the fireplace

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