Safari 1

fucking ants (or whatever insects). at least the insects are having good time in my room…they do not seem to mind that we are in a hindu temple, but then again I guess Kamasutra suited the religion too. Nandish claims that we drove at least 700 kilometers today and he just might be right. we woke up at 6 and finally arrived the destination, Nakuru, at around 18.30. African roads are not quite up to the Finnish standards, but nevertheless we survived a speeding truck, which overtook another car and forced us half-way off the road. The border formalities of Uganda-Kenya border were much worse than for example the Russian-Finnish border and a pesky Kenyan guy was asking money all the time for “help in getting on with the border” On the Kenyan side of the border the scenery along the road was great and the traffic control was entirely on a different level when compared to Uganda, or to Finland, for that matter. We passed 6 police patrols with nail carpets on our way. We also met Nandish’s cousins, family, who runs few textile mills and are diversifying into tourism and real estate. The new resort was situated along river ??? and although it was not finished yet, it seemed as a very nice place to stay on the way to safari destinations. These Indians seem to have keen instincts for running business. I am writing this in a guest house of a hindi temple, so to conclude the day, I think I have once more had new perspectives on the Indian culture.