It was a brisk morning, around 60 degrees, and we went to the dining room to meet Lemaron. I almost didn't recognize him because he was...

Lemaron let us sleep late today, so we arose at 6:00 instead of 5:30. Packed again, off to Breakfast, then a short game drive. We stopped...

Up at the crack of dawn to repack, have breakfast and start the long drive to Lake Nakuru. We retraced part of the route toward Nairobi...

I think it's in retrospect that one realizes just how special an experience was. That's my feeling about my experiences in Samburu. ...

Back in Britain with reliable wifi, so I'm adding more photos from early in the safari. One of the things I found interesting and amusing...

After a little break we started out for the afternoon game drive. We saw more giraffes and impalas, found another small herd of elephants...

Up at the crack of dawn to leave for our first game drive of the day. Grabbed a quick bite at the restaurant and met Lemaron at 6:30....

We were up early, had another lovely breakfast in the hotel, then packed up and checked out. Sylvester met us at the hotel lobby with an...

To say it was a difficult morning would be an understatement. Sylvester, CEO of our tour company, came to see us at the hotel. It seems...

9-26 Joy and disappointment OMG, we're in Kenya!! Thinking about this holiday has been sort of unreal. We're going to African. No,...

Planning for this holiday goes back over 9 months. I have wanted to travel to Africa for as long as I can remember. I had hoped to go in...

One of my first posts, “Blame Paul McCartney” talked about how the song “When I’m Sixty-four” motivated me to travel to the Isle of Wight....

It was time to leave our lovely house sit and move on to London. I stripped the beds, did the laundry and a final deep clean of the flat....

Tomorrow is a travel day, so today was primarily devoted to domestic duties. I may have mentioned that we’re travelling for 2 months with...

Last year, one my sits through TrustedHousesitters was in the village of Mickle Trafford, a small village outside Chester. We had...

A couple of years ago, I made contact with a distant cousin I found on Ancestry.com. We met for the first time last year at her home in...

Woke up to the new swimming pool. Okay, not really a swimming pool, just a flooded plain across the street. I don't know how I slept...

Woke up to an overcast sky and the weather forecast threatening rain for most of the day, just as well because Sir Bruce the Wobbly is...

Signs of the war Chart room Communications Commander's office and putting green Arctic Convoys The Wrens Tributes

I discovered on Ancestry.com that most of my ancestors emigrated from Lancashire, England. The geographic origins on both sides of the...