The name of the emotions.. Kenya, my travel story

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was a year of great change and great stress and Joe and I we really need this vacanza.è the first time he flies overseas. The decision of the place was not easy, I wanted to Beppe was something really special and that if you take her in for the rest of his life, considering the sensitive nature and careful thought that Africa would make a breach in his heart and so I proposed Kenya as our goal ... I had always affascinato.La decision was warmly entusiasmo.Siamo parties from Bologna and we landed after 8 hours of flight. Once we got off the plane surrounded by the tropical climate and in the distance, with the first light of dawn welcomes you to Mombasa.Ci we read, we are in Africa. Beppe was looking around in disbelief, I do not know if it was more incredulous that it was in Africa or the fact that I had convinced him to do 8 hour flight! We are waiting for luggage that did not seem to get more! We dated and loaded on a bus without air conditioning, the heat is stifling and arrive in Watamu after a couple of hours stanchezza.Soggiorniamo devastated by the Barracuda Inn of the Condor. We assign our beautiful bungalows, four-poster bed, in typical African style decor, porch monkey, and included in the package!
The village is small but cozy, the food is good although not very vario.Nel Overall not bad. The beach is the best of all, enjoy a beautiful view and is very close to the island of love, reachable on foot at low tide or by crossing the village of Watamu and ending the trip with a ride in a canoe from locali.Il first day we enjoy the beach of the village and the first sun after the long winter. The sea and the beach are beautiful and the ever-changing tides of the water due to enchants.
The first day we "attacked" by the beach boys who want to sell tours, and other objects to our response but we had planned it all from Italy we are left alone.
In fact Italy had contacted a local beach boys, found on the internet, dear Jammy with which he immediately established a friendship that continues adesso.Vorrei open a parenthesis on him and say that we had a great and that its gravity is exceptional. (Jammysafari@yahoo.com cel.: 00254734646977) How do you come to Kenya and not to organize a safari? I would not have ever perdonata.Ed Jammy is how organized 2 days Tsavo East park overnight at the tented camp (specifically requested by us) Ndololo Safari Camp.
We started very early in the morning for Tsavo with the van 4x4 with sunroof. We passed through many villages, stopping here and there to leave some things. The African reality is very hard and is very bad. is in contact with these places out of the tourism that makes you feel very aware of being in Africa. I knew that I would break the heart of Beppe touched watching children running to meet our van with his arms up hoping that we throw some little gift for them .... Are many and would like to give a smile to everyone but unfortunately it is not possible and there feels helpless before them, their hardships to survive because that's what we talk about ... not the effort that we can do to make ends meet with his salary, giving us 1000 luxuries ... but it's not whether you get alive at the end of the day because they lack water and cibo.Ci stop and a lot of kids run towards us, all smiles, there are no long faces and whims, do not exist here. it's time to Beppe and distributes books and pencils to children and take the opportunity to take some souvenir photos, he looks at me, I understand that you moved and now I am certain that Africa will always be there in the heart and remember this journey as the first distance, the first insieme.Io'll remember as the first to be given a meaning and it is to him that I dedicate this diary.
We continue and after 2 hours of holes arrive at the park and we settle in the camp. The curtains are beautiful, they are the ladies tents, with large bathroom and beds with mosquito nets. Lunch and after a short nap is immersed in hot and humid part of x safari. He looks at me and says ... I'm in the bush, unbelievable! The sky is deep blue, the earth is red and the combination of the 2 is nearly perfect. They begin the first sightings of gazelles and impala, the driver makes a sudden then discarded, takes a side street and the spectacle that unfolds before our eyes is that of 3 lionesses who seem to have almost finished their meal, a zebra. We are delighted, it's all so unreal. Continue, and we spot giraffes, zebras, eagles, baboons, elephants, buffalo, hippos, crocodiles and finally we see the king, the lion dozing next to a pond! We enter and see lots of elephants with the little ones that we spend a few meters ... try to get closer but the mother did not allow him to load and suggests that, wisely we retire. A unique experience. We're in their habitat, the animals run undisturbed and we can admire them. Life here is slow, has no rhythm, everything flows with confidence. After several hours of several sightings and game drive we return to the tents. We get ready for dinner, we have with the guests of the camp and we retire to our accommodation ... a moment that I waited. Ndololo unlike other camp is not fenced so animals can roam freely around the tent, we are in the hands of guards, the Masai.
We lie down and we are surrounded by the breath of the savannah. Noise can not be defined, but definitely not silent, is the sound of the savannah, the steps of the animals, the cries of baboons, birds singing, a melody that will remain forever in our memory.
The next morning, the safari continues good and now make the best sightings, there are lots of animals.
Satisfied with the gift that has made us the bush back to Watamu.
We organize for the next few days, always with Jammy and go to Sardinia 2.
Another unforgettable day. We climb into the boat to reach the place and see a pod of dolphins playing with the waves, which are beautiful! We reach the beautiful beach, indescribable beauty. Water is an incredible transparency. The beach boys are supporting the BBQ on the water which remains low for hundreds of meters due to the low tide and cook lobsters and fish. In 'Waiting let's take a bath in a natural pool, beautiful. Familiarise yourself with a puffer fish, and enjoy the beautiful day that Kenya is once again we are giving away.
The remaining days will pass the island of lovers. A paradise. The beach is fantastic, there is a strip of white sand and a sea amazing. We do open a coconut on the beach and eat it with gusto, knowing that regret this moment so many times in Italy!
The holiday comes to an end and given the friendships made on the beach with the beach boys are organizing a dinner of fish and lobsters in the hut managed by them near our village. The event takes place nicely, have excellent fish cooked for us and played songs to the beat of bongo Kenyan and tools arranged, what better goodbye.
That said, the holiday is over, but only materially riaffiorerà because in our minds over and over again in order to make this wonderful endless journey together on African soil.
Jambo, Annalisa and Joseph.