photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Spencer Kuhner | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> East Africa '07 tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

East Africa '07

A little late in posting these, but here are the pictures of my backpacking trip through Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in the Summer of 2007
previous pagepages 1 2 3 4 5 6 ALL next page
Trafalgar Square, during my layover in London.
Trafalgar Square, during my layover in London.		 Upper Hill Campsite - Nairobi, Kenya.
Upper Hill Campsite - Nairobi, Kenya.		 Lounge area at Upper Hill Campsite.
Lounge area at Upper Hill Campsite.		 Elephant orphanage - Nairobi.
Elephant orphanage - Nairobi.
Baboon chillin' by the side of the road.
Baboon chillin' by the side of the road.		 I'm home!
I'm home!		 Some of my kin at the centre.
Some of my kin at the centre.		 IMG_0022.JPG
IMG_0022.JPG
IMG_0025.JPG
IMG_0025.JPG		 Fisherman's Camp - Lake Naivasha, Kenya.
Fisherman's Camp - Lake Naivasha, Kenya.		 Friendly warning at Fisherman's Camp.
Friendly warning at Fisherman's Camp.		 Lunch time for some Colobus Monkeys.
Lunch time for some Colobus Monkeys.
Marabou Stork wandering through Fisherman's Camp.
Marabou Stork wandering through Fisherman's Camp.		 Yawning hippo on Lake Naivasha.
Yawning hippo on Lake Naivasha.		 Biking through Hell's Gate National Park with Brian, a retired Peace Corps Volunteer.
Biking through Hell's Gate National Park with Brian, a retired Peace Corps Volunteer.		 Got ourselves a little lost - had to bike down the hill and across the field to get back to that road.
Got ourselves a little lost - had to bike down the hill and across the field to get back to that road.
Thompson's Gazelles in Hell's Gate National Park, Kenya.
Thompson's Gazelles in Hell's Gate National Park, Kenya.		 Zebras in Hell's Gate.
Zebras in Hell's Gate.		 IMG_0040.JPG
IMG_0040.JPG		 Hiking down into Hell's Gate Gorge.
Hiking down into Hell's Gate Gorge.
IMG_0042.JPG
IMG_0042.JPG		 Our guide in Hell's Gate Gorge - Tomb Raider was filmed here.
Our guide in Hell's Gate Gorge - Tomb Raider was filmed here.		 Navigating through hot springs in the gorge.
Navigating through hot springs in the gorge.		 The view after climbing out of the gorge.
The view after climbing out of the gorge.
Brian and I split the guide's fee with a couple from Spain.
Brian and I split the guide's fee with a couple from Spain.		 Kenya supports Obama.
Kenya supports Obama.		 Biking home after a long day in Hell's Gate.
Biking home after a long day in Hell's Gate.		 Ran into some buddies from Upper Hill Camp at Lake Naivasha.
Ran into some buddies from Upper Hill Camp at Lake Naivasha.
Biking to Crater Lake outside of Naivasha, Kenya.
Biking to Crater Lake outside of Naivasha, Kenya.		 Scenery along the way to Crater Lake.
Scenery along the way to Crater Lake.		 Crater Lake - the pink things are thousands of flamingos.
Crater Lake - the pink things are thousands of flamingos.		 Taking a walk through Crater Lake Wildlife Reserve.
Taking a walk through Crater Lake Wildlife Reserve.
A giraffe crosses my path.
A giraffe crosses my path.		 Something spooked the Zebras.
Something spooked the Zebras.		 The town of Naivasha.
The town of Naivasha.		 Matatu waiting to depart Naivasha.
Matatu waiting to depart Naivasha.
IMG_0087.JPG
IMG_0087.JPG		 My hotel room in Nakuru, Kenya.
My hotel room in Nakuru, Kenya.		 Street boy sniffing glue at the Nakuru bus terminal.
Street boy sniffing glue at the Nakuru bus terminal.		 Another glue boy.
Another glue boy.
On the way to the plains of the Masai Mara.
On the way to the plains of the Masai Mara.		 Masai market.
Masai market.		 Hard Rock Cafe - Masai Mara.
Hard Rock Cafe - Masai Mara.		 Dinner at the campsite outside the Masai Mara.
Dinner at the campsite outside the Masai Mara.
Early morning, about to set off on a game drive through the Mara.
Early morning, about to set off on a game drive through the Mara.		 Sekenani Gate - Main Entrance to the Masai Mara.
Sekenani Gate - Main Entrance to the Masai Mara.		 Zebras.
Zebras.		 IMG_0104.JPG
IMG_0104.JPG
Family of elephants.
Family of elephants.		 IMG_0108.JPG
IMG_0108.JPG		 Baby taking cover under mama.
Baby taking cover under mama.		 Pride of lions chowing down on a zebra.
Pride of lions chowing down on a zebra.
IMG_0113.JPG
IMG_0113.JPG		 IMG_0118.JPG
IMG_0118.JPG		 Washing down dinner with a drink from a small stream.
Washing down dinner with a drink from a small stream.		 On the lookout.
On the lookout.
Posing for pictures.
Posing for pictures.		 Chillin' in the shade of an overland truck.
Chillin' in the shade of an overland truck.		 IMG_0135.JPG
IMG_0135.JPG		 IMG_0139.JPG
IMG_0139.JPG
IMG_0140.JPG
IMG_0140.JPG		 Buffalo.
Buffalo.		 Our game drive brought us all the way to the Tanzanian border.
Our game drive brought us all the way to the Tanzanian border.		 IMG_0149.JPG
IMG_0149.JPG
Wildebeest migrating north from Tanzania.
Wildebeest migrating north from Tanzania.		 More of the wildebeest migration.
More of the wildebeest migration.		 With Sonkoi and Richard, in front of Anne and Sonkoi's house.
With Sonkoi and Richard, in front of Anne and Sonkoi's house.		 Hanging out in the kitchen while Richard's mom cooks dinner.
Hanging out in the kitchen while Richard's mom cooks dinner.
It was eventually agreed that we were to be married.
It was eventually agreed that we were to be married.		 School house in the village of Kanunka, built by the British during colonial times.
School house in the village of Kanunka, built by the British during colonial times.		 The beginning of a 3 hour hike to Pemba's village of Oltulelei.
The beginning of a 3 hour hike to Pemba's village of Oltulelei.		 Scenery along the way to Oltulelei.
Scenery along the way to Oltulelei.
Walking to Oltulelei with Pemba and Leketoon.
Walking to Oltulelei with Pemba and Leketoon.		 Maasai children tending their herd of goats.
Maasai children tending their herd of goats.		 Still hiking....
Still hiking....		 Masaii villages in the distance.
Masaii villages in the distance.
Finally made it - Pemba's village at the other end of this plateau.
Finally made it - Pemba's village at the other end of this plateau.		 Curious, smiling kids come running out to greet us.
Curious, smiling kids come running out to greet us.		 Many of the younger ones had never seen a white person before.
Many of the younger ones had never seen a white person before.		 Women and girls of the village working on ceremonial clothing and jewelry for an upcoming wedding.
Women and girls of the village working on ceremonial clothing and jewelry for an upcoming wedding.
Pemba's family's hut, and my home for the weekend.
Pemba's family's hut, and my home for the weekend.		 Some other houses of the Oltulelei.
Some other houses of the Oltulelei.		 IMG_0201.JPG
IMG_0201.JPG		 Inside Pemba's hut, his mother heats milk for chai (tea).
Inside Pemba's hut, his mother heats milk for chai (tea).
Pemba's father. The cowhide he's sitting on is where I slept.
Pemba's father. The cowhide he's sitting on is where I slept.		 Kids playing a kind of hop-scotch.
Kids playing a kind of hop-scotch.		 IMG_0204.JPG
IMG_0204.JPG		 Some of Pemba's buddies.
Some of Pemba's buddies.
Getting a haircut.
Getting a haircut.		 IMG_0216.JPG
IMG_0216.JPG		 IMG_0217.JPG
IMG_0217.JPG		 Me with some of the boys (Pemba took this one - hadn't quite mastered the camera yet).
Me with some of the boys (Pemba took this one - hadn't quite mastered the camera yet).
IMG_0220.JPG
IMG_0220.JPG		 Men of the village enjoying some shade.
Men of the village enjoying some shade.		 IMG_0223.JPG
IMG_0223.JPG		 Pemba and I.
Pemba and I.
IMG_0228.JPG
IMG_0228.JPG		 Bringing the goats back from grazing in the fields.
Bringing the goats back from grazing in the fields.		 IMG_0232.JPG
IMG_0232.JPG		 Pemba and his buddies
Pemba and his buddies
They were absolutely blown away when i turned the camera around and showed them the picture i just took.
They were absolutely blown away when i turned the camera around and showed them the picture i just took.		 IMG_0237.JPG
IMG_0237.JPG		 IMG_0238.JPG
IMG_0238.JPG		 IMG_0240.JPG
IMG_0240.JPG
Bringing the cows home.
Bringing the cows home.		 IMG_0243.JPG
IMG_0243.JPG		 The cows sleep in a pen in the middle of the village where they're safest from predators.
The cows sleep in a pen in the middle of the village where they're safest from predators.		 I attracted a lot of attention.
I attracted a lot of attention.
IMG_0250.JPG
IMG_0250.JPG		 IMG_0253.JPG
IMG_0253.JPG		 IMG_0254.JPG
IMG_0254.JPG		 Oltulelei village elders.
Oltulelei village elders.
IMG_0259.JPG
IMG_0259.JPG		 IMG_0260.JPG
IMG_0260.JPG		 Back in Kanunka with Richard's family.
Back in Kanunka with Richard's family.		 Some adorable kids who came to say hello at the bust stop in Ewaso Ngiro, Kenya.
Some adorable kids who came to say hello at the bust stop in Ewaso Ngiro, Kenya.
Sunset at Anne and Sonkoi's house.
Sunset at Anne and Sonkoi's house.		 Sonkoi's wife, Anne.
Sonkoi's wife, Anne.		 Some gnarly bug bites - these suckers itched for days.
Some gnarly bug bites - these suckers itched for days.		 A wealthy neighborhood in Kisumu, Kenya.
A wealthy neighborhood in Kisumu, Kenya.
IMG_0293.JPG
IMG_0293.JPG		 taking a boat ride to see the wildlife on Lake Victoria, just outside Kisumu.
taking a boat ride to see the wildlife on Lake Victoria, just outside Kisumu.		 Kisumu Yacht Club.
Kisumu Yacht Club.		 Men fishing for dinner along the Lake Victoria Coast.
Men fishing for dinner along the Lake Victoria Coast.
IMG_0305.JPG
IMG_0305.JPG		 IMG_0307.JPG
IMG_0307.JPG		 This sailing canoe transports coal from Uganda - a voyage of several days.
This sailing canoe transports coal from Uganda - a voyage of several days.		 IMG_0313.JPG
IMG_0313.JPG
IMG_0315.JPG
IMG_0315.JPG		 Vendor selling his wares at the bus terminal.
Vendor selling his wares at the bus terminal.		 Stuffing our hiking packs into the trunk of a matatu.
Stuffing our hiking packs into the trunk of a matatu.		 In a crowded matatu, leaving Kisumu.
In a crowded matatu, leaving Kisumu.
Kakamega Forest campsite.
Kakamega Forest campsite.		 Jan, from Slovenia, helps me pitch my tent at the Kakamega Forest campsite.
Jan, from Slovenia, helps me pitch my tent at the Kakamega Forest campsite.		 Jan and I attempt to get a fire going.
Jan and I attempt to get a fire going.		 Success! Boiling water for pasta.
Success! Boiling water for pasta.
Jan and Polona perfecting the sauce.
Jan and Polona perfecting the sauce.		 On a nature hike in Kakamega Forest.
On a nature hike in Kakamega Forest.		 Jan, with our incredibly uninformative guide.
Jan, with our incredibly uninformative guide.		 IMG_0334.JPG
IMG_0334.JPG
Ants. Lots of em. And they bite.
Ants. Lots of em. And they bite.		 IMG_0338.JPG
IMG_0338.JPG		 Kakamega Forest.
Kakamega Forest.		 Overlooking the forest, with Jan and Polona, my Slovenian travel companions for a few days.
Overlooking the forest, with Jan and Polona, my Slovenian travel companions for a few days.
IMG_0344.JPG
IMG_0344.JPG		 IMG_0346.JPG
IMG_0346.JPG		 IMG_0347.JPG
IMG_0347.JPG		 Taking a break by the river.
Taking a break by the river.
Heading back to the campsite after our nature hike.
Heading back to the campsite after our nature hike.		 Our welcoming committee back at the campsite - Muzungu! Muzungu!
Our welcoming committee back at the campsite - Muzungu! Muzungu!		 Arriving in Eldoret, Kenya in the pouring rain with Jan and Polona.
Arriving in Eldoret, Kenya in the pouring rain with Jan and Polona.		 We split a room with two beds, private bath and balcony for $12 - total.
We split a room with two beds, private bath and balcony for $12 - total.
Polona did some laundry.
Polona did some laundry.		 View from our balcony.
View from our balcony.		 Having our morning chai on the balcony.
Having our morning chai on the balcony.		 Polona is disgusted by how fast Jan and I trashed the room.
Polona is disgusted by how fast Jan and I trashed the room.
Chillin' on the balcony.
Chillin' on the balcony.		 The market at Eldoret.
The market at Eldoret.		 A typical meal for us - goat stew, ugali, chipati, fried veges of some sort, and a coke.
A typical meal for us - goat stew, ugali, chipati, fried veges of some sort, and a coke.		 The security guard at our hotel - incredibly nice guy.
The security guard at our hotel - incredibly nice guy.
Parted ways with Jan and Polona and headed for Uganda - this is the bus terminal in Kampala.
Parted ways with Jan and Polona and headed for Uganda - this is the bus terminal in Kampala.		 Joined an organized tour and headed north to Murchison Falls National Park.
Joined an organized tour and headed north to Murchison Falls National Park.		 Red Chili Rest Camp - Our home base for our Murchison Falls Trip.
Red Chili Rest Camp - Our home base for our Murchison Falls Trip.		 The Nile at sunrise, Northern Uganda.
The Nile at sunrise, Northern Uganda.
Loading up the ferry to cross the Nile.
Loading up the ferry to cross the Nile.		 Crossing the Nile to go for a game drive in the park on the other side.
Crossing the Nile to go for a game drive in the park on the other side.		 IMG_0375.JPG
IMG_0375.JPG		 IMG_0381.JPG
IMG_0381.JPG
Lake Albert - the far shore is the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lake Albert - the far shore is the Democratic Republic of the Congo.		 Look real close and you can see a leopard climbing down the tree.
Look real close and you can see a leopard climbing down the tree.		 IMG_0391.JPG
IMG_0391.JPG		 IMG_0392.JPG
IMG_0392.JPG
Getting ready for a nature tour of the Nile.
Getting ready for a nature tour of the Nile.		 IMG_0398.JPG
IMG_0398.JPG		 IMG_0399.JPG
IMG_0399.JPG		 IMG_0404.JPG
IMG_0404.JPG
IMG_0407.JPG
IMG_0407.JPG		 IMG_0409.JPG
IMG_0409.JPG		 Tom and Chris enjoying the view from up top.
Tom and Chris enjoying the view from up top.		 IMG_0414.JPG
IMG_0414.JPG
IMG_0420.JPG
IMG_0420.JPG		 IMG_0429.JPG
IMG_0429.JPG		 As close as we could get to the falls by water.
As close as we could get to the falls by water.		 Hiking to the top of the falls.
Hiking to the top of the falls.
IMG_0443.JPG
IMG_0443.JPG		 I don't usually go in for organized tours, but this was a great group.JPG
I don't usually go in for organized tours, but this was a great group.JPG		 The mighty Nile is forced through a gorge only 6 meters wide.
The mighty Nile is forced through a gorge only 6 meters wide.		 Incredible.
Incredible.
IMGP2549(Large).JPG
IMGP2549(Large).JPG		 Maybe hiking into the bush at night for a few drinks was a bad idea.
Maybe hiking into the bush at night for a few drinks was a bad idea.		 But it was a great time.
But it was a great time.		 IMGP2508(Large).JPG
IMGP2508(Large).JPG
Parted ways with the Murchison Falls group and headed further north to Gulu, Uganda.
Parted ways with the Murchison Falls group and headed further north to Gulu, Uganda.		 Gulu has a large population of refugees displaced by Joseph Kony and the LRA.
Gulu has a large population of refugees displaced by Joseph Kony and the LRA.		 IMG_0457.JPG
IMG_0457.JPG		 Getting geared up to go white water rafting on the Nile..
Getting geared up to go white water rafting on the Nile..
On the way to white water rafting, with Rich, a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya.
On the way to white water rafting, with Rich, a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya.		 After a day of rafting.
After a day of rafting.		 On the way back to the campsite with a cooler of beer.
On the way back to the campsite with a cooler of beer.		 Camping on the Nile.
Camping on the Nile.
IMG_0471.JPG
IMG_0471.JPG		 Catching the ferry to Kalangala in the Ssese Islands.
Catching the ferry to Kalangala in the Ssese Islands.		 Arriving in Kalangala.
Arriving in Kalangala.		 Tom and Rosey, friends from the Murchison Falls Trip.
Tom and Rosey, friends from the Murchison Falls Trip.
Riding motorcycles around the island with Tom and Rosey.
Riding motorcycles around the island with Tom and Rosey.		 View of some of the Ssese Islands.
View of some of the Ssese Islands.		 Bonfire at the campsite with other backpackers on the island.
Bonfire at the campsite with other backpackers on the island.		 Lining up for the ferry ride back to Kampala.
Lining up for the ferry ride back to Kampala.
IMG_0480.JPG
IMG_0480.JPG		 Tom and I on the Ferry back to Kampala.
Tom and I on the Ferry back to Kampala.		 Loading cargo onto the MV Kamongo - my conveyance across Lake Victoria.
Loading cargo onto the MV Kamongo - my conveyance across Lake Victoria.		 The Kamongo pulling away from the dock at Port Bell, Uganda bound for Mwanza, Tanzania.
The Kamongo pulling away from the dock at Port Bell, Uganda bound for Mwanza, Tanzania.
Leaving Port Bell behind, embarking on the 24 hr trip to Tanzania.
Leaving Port Bell behind, embarking on the 24 hr trip to Tanzania.		 Headed for the open ocean.. errr, lake.
Headed for the open ocean.. errr, lake.		 Pilot house of the Kamongo - I slept on the foam mattress in the far corner.
Pilot house of the Kamongo - I slept on the foam mattress in the far corner.		 Fishermen on the lake in late afternoon.
Fishermen on the lake in late afternoon.
Making landfall in Tanzania, having crossed the equator into the southern hemisphere during the night.
Making landfall in Tanzania, having crossed the equator into the southern hemisphere during the night.		 Arriving in Mwanza, Tanzania.
Arriving in Mwanza, Tanzania.		 IMG_0511.JPG
IMG_0511.JPG		 The MV Umoja - the boat Paul Theroux crossed Lake Victoria on in Dark Star Safari.
The MV Umoja - the boat Paul Theroux crossed Lake Victoria on in Dark Star Safari.
Boarding the train in Mwanza, bound for Dodoma.
Boarding the train in Mwanza, bound for Dodoma.		 Taking a dhow to Kilwa Kisiwani to see 15th century Arabic ruins.
Taking a dhow to Kilwa Kisiwani to see 15th century Arabic ruins.		 Jen Harding, old friend from CT, currently Peace Corps Volunteer in Tanzania.
Jen Harding, old friend from CT, currently Peace Corps Volunteer in Tanzania.		 Setting sail.
Setting sail.
IMG_0526.JPG
IMG_0526.JPG		 Our captain and his first mate.
Our captain and his first mate.		 IMG_0529.JPG
IMG_0529.JPG		 Remain of a 15th centruy palace of the Sultans.
Remain of a 15th centruy palace of the Sultans.
IMG_0532.JPG
IMG_0532.JPG		 I had Jen tell him to smile....
I had Jen tell him to smile....		 so he did this.
so he did this.		 IMG_0546.JPG
IMG_0546.JPG
IMG_0547.JPG
IMG_0547.JPG		 Restored ruins of a mosque.
Restored ruins of a mosque.		 IMG_0552.JPG
IMG_0552.JPG		 IMG_0553.JPG
IMG_0553.JPG
IMG_0554.JPG
IMG_0554.JPG		 IMG_0558.JPG
IMG_0558.JPG		 Jen walking with our guide.
Jen walking with our guide.		 IMG_0562.JPG
IMG_0562.JPG
19th century Omani fort.
19th century Omani fort.		 Fort entrance.
Fort entrance.		 Locals on their way home to the island.
Locals on their way home to the island.		 Wood carvers in Masasi, Tanzania.
Wood carvers in Masasi, Tanzania.
Putting the finishing touches on my mask.
Putting the finishing touches on my mask.		 Partying with Peace Corps Volunteers in Masasi, Tanzania.
Partying with Peace Corps Volunteers in Masasi, Tanzania.		 IMG_0581.JPG
IMG_0581.JPG		 Rashaad busting a move at Jen's birthday dinner.
Rashaad busting a move at Jen's birthday dinner.
Jen and Bakari - my heroes.
Jen and Bakari - my heroes.		 Stuffing Jen's face with cake - a Tanzanian birthday tradition.
Stuffing Jen's face with cake - a Tanzanian birthday tradition.		 IMG_0614.JPG
IMG_0614.JPG		 IMG_0618.JPG
IMG_0618.JPG
Strolling through Jen's neighborhood in Newala.
Strolling through Jen's neighborhood in Newala.		 IMG_0631.JPG
IMG_0631.JPG		 Downtown Newala.
Downtown Newala.		 At Jen's house in Newala, giving away donated clothes.
At Jen's house in Newala, giving away donated clothes.
IMG_0625.JPG
IMG_0625.JPG		 IMG_0634.JPG
IMG_0634.JPG		 IMG_0637.JPG
IMG_0637.JPG		 Bakari and me.
Bakari and me.
Local men trying to free a grounded fishing boat on the beach at Mtwara.
Local men trying to free a grounded fishing boat on the beach at Mtwara.		 At the fish market in Mtwara.
At the fish market in Mtwara.		 IMG_0645.JPG
IMG_0645.JPG		 IMG_0646.JPG
IMG_0646.JPG
Town of Moshi in Northern Tanzania.
Town of Moshi in Northern Tanzania.		 Jen and her new roomie Elizabeth at their new place in Moshi.
Jen and her new roomie Elizabeth at their new place in Moshi.		 Jen and Elizabeth's rescued dog, Bado.
Jen and Elizabeth's rescued dog, Bado.		 IMG_0672.JPG
IMG_0672.JPG
previous pagepages 1 2 3 4 5 6 ALL next page

comment | share
Type your message and click Add Comment
It is best to login or register first but you may post as a guest.
Enter an optional name and contact email address. Name
Name Email
help private comment
click on thumbnails for full image