I went to Ndere Island, a Kenyan National Park in the middle of Lake Victoria, close to the city of Kisumu. I don't think it is one of the more popular national parks because the park rangers seemed so happy to see us and excited to share their place with us. You could smell Lake Victoria before you could see it as all the villages we drove past on the way there smelled of drying fish. To get there you take a little boat, that seemed about 2,000 years old, from the mainland and then you're on an island with literally no one else. We spent a few hours hiking up from the shore to the top of the hills and the views were beautiful. We were told stories about wildlife but all we saw were a few lizards and a few antelope in the distance that ran away from us. Later we heard mysterious rustling as we were walking through the forested part of the island and then I was happy not to see anything! We also didn't see the Nile crocodiles I keep hearing about, which I kind of do want to see, but preferably at a distance.
You'll probably see quite a bit more wildlife this weekend, but even seeing antelopes running away is pretty cool. And let's not forget the fact that you were on a pristine island in the middle of Lake Victoria over the weekend. That beats quite a few other people's weekend plans of going to Home Depot or whatever :)
ReplyDeleteHey, Mara! Remember Captain Hook and really keep your distance when you finally see those Crocs! Thanks for the photo and journal entries.
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