Although Mt. Kenya was given a little attention in the Flat Stanley series, like many of the other places visited on the FOGs Safari, there’s more to say. First of all, even though Mt. Kilimanjaro is more famous, for Kenyans their own mountain seems to be the one they talk about the most (and Mt. Kilimanjaro …
Flat Stanley Goes to Kenya (14): At the Equator and Saying Good-by
Finding yourself at the Equator certainly seems an appropriate way to wrap up a safari, so here are three of us, Mr. Geoffrey, Mr. Andrew, and Mr. Charles, basking in the equatorial sun with Stanley somewhere around Eldorat in Western Kenya, on our way back to Nairobi. After three weeks together, it’s time to say …
Flat Stanley Goes to Kenya (13): The Elephant Orphanage
Flat Stanley had some wonderful times in Africa, but it seems the Giraffe Center (described last time) and the Elephant Orphanage made him the happiest. Yet describing the elephant orphanage is a real challenge because I become very emotional thinking about how the elephants were orphaned, and what wonderful work the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is doing …
Flat Stanley Goes to Kenya (12): The Giraffe Centre
The Giraffe Centre was a new experience for Stanley. As he prepared for the safari, Stanley had talked a great deal about how much he likes giraffes, and he was really happy he was going to see them up in the wild. Like many of us, he had a hard time expressing just which animal …
Flat Stanley Goes to Kenya (11): Kakamega Forest
I’m not sure getting lost in Kakamega Forest is quite what Stanley had in mind when he asked if he could come along on our safari, but that’s what happened. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Kakamega Forest is the last remaining vestige of a tropical forest in Kenya, a beautiful 45-sq-km (17-sq-mile) rainforest full …
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