It's not all work in Nairobi

Hi all,

This is my favourite picture from the weekend.

This is me kissing a giraffe, much to the amusement of those around me.  (Actually they just lick your face..lovely!)

As part of our first weekend in Kenya we felt we should really take in a couple of the tourist sites so Lonely Planet took us to the Giraffe centre on the outskirts of town where you can feed....and kiss the giraffes. It feels a little like a glorified zoo that only stocks giraffes, but it's definitely an opportunity to get up close and personal which was kind of cool. That said I think we need to go back at a different time - arriving at the same time as the buses of japanese tourists, armed with an entire warehouse of photographic kit somewhat marrs the experience!


Also touristy and somewhat overrated was the infamous Carnivore resaturant, where the meat is unlimited and they keep serving you off giant swords until you concede defeat. (Although I hasten to add they no longer serve game)

One for the lads I think as unlimited meat is not really my idea of culinary excellence. It was a definitely an experience, but not one I'll be repeating at any time in the near future.

This weekend was also an opportunity to meet some new friends and we have been very lucky in being pulled to the epicentre of the Nairobi social scene through mutual friends. This lead to a very sociable Saturday brunch, complete with bacon and eggs, followed by few beers watching his dogs chase monkeys in the back yard. I guess they're just the local squirrel equivalent?!

So it's back to work today and we're finally hoping to get stuck into our project. Last week was a fascinating introduction to AMREF, providing an overview of how this extraordinary organisation fits together, but we didn't come here purely to listen so this week is all about starting work and seeing where it takes us.

Kim x