Adventure Travel Blogs

Into the truck we climbed - the group split into the buses that we travelled in, and off we went. What a sight behold us, many buses with roof rising waiting in line to enter the gates.

Once through, we first came across the Masi wildebeast, these guys stay put -as these ones don't follow the migration - apparently 'no passports'!

Then with the radio crackiling to life in the buses, we turned at fork in the tracks and went across the mara, going in the same direction as many othe...

Left Jinja - Uganda and the source of the Nile on 13 January to enter Kenya. Needed to get visa's for crossing, this was built up to be a major problem by the tour guide, but actually it was relatively smooth and reasonably quick. Passing our dollars over with completed forms, photos taken by the custom personel, we were ready to carry on. For the whole group it took about 45mins.

Once into Kenya a long drive lay ahead, few stops (to st...

Going through to Uganda was relatively smooth. Passports checked, visa issued and through, Gosh what a difference in landscape - lots of litter, very dusty and everything covered in orange road dust.

Long trip on truck - eventually reaching Lake Bunyonyi.  Walk in tents, good facilities, beautiful lake views. Groups were swimming in the lake  (supposedly safe) sat at bar looking across lake was quite tranquil.

9-January. My wedding anniversary. 29 years to Stefan and what a love...

Ok, i have been wanting to visit Everest Base Camp for years, i am forty this year and feel that as i training for one of the ultimate fell running challanges the Bob Graham Round i will be at my fitnest ever, so in essence, no time like teh present!

Well into 2011 and our trip is almost here. I am getting really excited but also nervous and apprehensive. Who else will be going, will I! we all get on?

Lots of questions to ask.