Saturday May 14th
Location: Nairobi
I woke up excited looking forward to the awesome day ahead! We had so many interests plans. First, we would be visiting an elephant orphanage. We visited the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. The elephants entrance was the cutest, they seemed so excited to put on a show for us. They began to feed the elephants milk from this big bottle. The trainer then began to tell us some interesting facts about the elephants and how they rescued them from the wild. Some older elephants came out after they left. They were my favorite. They rolled in the mud and one was a football superstar. It was one of the best experiences ever. I then, had the idea to adopt an elephant as group when the guy told us we could do so.
Next stop was the giraffe center. How do I describe the emotions that flood me? The giraffes were so tall and they were gentle creatures. They ate alot ; our group of 23 fed them over and over. One of the staff showed us how to kiss them by putting the food in our mouth so of course we tried it out. You only live once right? It's an understatement to say that it was the best kiss/lick as it was lol. Okay it wasn't the best but it was an experience that I will never forget. We sat for a 15 minute briefing on giraffes which was so fascinating I had to take notes. They are definitely one of my new favorite animals. They have an 18 inch tongue and they come to term after 15 months but can still carry their child for 3 months after. I grabbed a couple souvenirs.
Next, we went to a rugby match. I have never seen rugby before and I knew nothing about the sport. The Cheetahs and Sugar Buffaloes. I asked someone in the stand who he was cheering for and he said the Cheetah so I decided to cheer for them. You all know me I was literally cheering and screaming (typical tourist! lol) Just when I was beginning to understand and enjoy the game we had to leave. The Cheetahs were winning by a lot of points.
We had to rush home because we had dinner reservation at 7 at a place called Carnivore, famous for meat (the name says it all). The restaurant was gorgeous and very upscale. The staff was friendly and welcoming. First we were served an alcoholic beverage called DAWA which means "medicine". The drink is served with a stick of honey that you mix around with the rest of the ingredients of lime,vodka, and more. I think the ingredients is the reason why it is called medicine because in Jamaica when you are sick you drink lime with honey and maybe white rum. The brought a hot napkin so we could wipe our hands and then they placed a huge plate of sauces that should be used based on the meat one was eating. The first meat I was served was Ox balls which was quite tasty. We had camel meat, crocodile, ostrich meat balls, pork ribs, turkey, chicken, and other meats. Wamai, a real carnivore, ate meat for two hours while the group had given up after an hour. I, then, asked them to sing Happy Birthday to Johnathan since his birthday will be in a week and half.
We headed to the club in the restaurant but they were having an Indian celebration so Vicky one of Dr. Wamai's friend suggested that we go to Rafiki. The place was packed and as soon as we hit the dance floor we started singing and dancing, The music was mostly American. Everyone was in a jovial mood; Professor was shaking a leg, Hellen was getting down, and Vicky was having a great time. We left after 45mins but it was all worth it. We had to head home for the adventure ahead of us we would be climbing Ngong hills and having a picnic at the top.
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