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Nairobi Club

 

Nairobi Club Ariel

The Ground

Whalers with Kenya Kongolis

Whalers Team Vs Kenya Kongonis

 

Possibility: Before the first ball is bowled

Fiery Fast Bowling

Play and Miss

         Presentation from the Kongolis        

Outside of the Club

The Second Breakdown on the way to Longonot

Lake Naivasha

1 Hour to get to the Top

 

Al sets a quick pace in the thin air

The View from The Top

 

Ed summits

 

 

Everyone at the top

Keeping fitness levels up with a game of footy

Practice on the wet ground for Ruaraka game

Waiting for the sun (and opposition!)

 

But it wasn’t to be

So a replacement sport was found

Nairobi station ready for the all night trip to Mombasa

 

The Train

Restaurant Car

 

Happy Diners

Sleeping Quarters

View from the train

 

African Sunrise

Arrival the next morning

Mombasa Beach

View from the (free) bar!

 

Games 2 and 3 at Mombasa Sports Club

Channa looking keen

Elegant shot

Both games were competitive

 

 

But both ended in defeat

Super-fit Latif put us to the sword finishing on 96 not out

Seafood banquet between games

Relaxing after a game

 

The locals were friendly

Gouldy had to unpack on top of the bus

Relaxing in Mombasa included snorkeling

Or a guided tour around the historic port

 

Scaffolding Kenya style

Port

Jesus Fort

Getting ready to head back to Nairobi

 

It was a time for patriots

And getting drunk

Giraffe visit in Nairobi

Carnivore restaurant was a big hit

We made our own way home

 

Party bus

The start of the Rift Valley

It was a very long drive

 

At first it was hard to spot anything

But quickly became easier

The experience was incredible

Buffalo

 

Zebra Crossing

Warthog with Wartlets

Elephants

Lioness with cubs

 

Best to let them lie

Sunset

Relaxing in the tree house bar

Giraffe

 

Another sunset

Heading back to the lodge as sunsets

Some took to balloons for an even better view

 

Cheetah

 

Rhino

The Kill!

Family Kirkness

Money shot 2

 

Back in the van for the very long drive to Nakuru

The Whalers attracted several thousand birds

The lodge was in the national Park

Though the view could get boring

Tree balancing

Time for more safari

Zebra

 

White Rhino

Our final game was in Nakuru

 

At and against the Rift Valley Sports Club

The full touring party

 

The team

 

Presentation to Al

Whalers were good in the field

Attacking with the bat

Enthusiastic support

The winning runs!

 

First international victory!

The celebrations began early

 

Khalil is Player of the tour

 

Rich gets champagne moment for hitting winning runs

Al thanks the Whalettes in his own way

Channa is Muppet for taking his roiling baccy out to bat and asking the umpire to remove it from his trousers

 

Everyone agreed James did a fantastic job organizing

 

The celebration continued into the night

We fly home early the next morning

But not everyone

Gets the early night they should

 

Hardcore