I got back to Nairobi last night and Raring to go. Katie has been serviced and has new tyres (which she was desperately in need of) and feels like a new woman on the road!

We left Jungle junction at 7am to head for Meru where we are spending the night. African towns like Meru seem to all be cut from the same template..20 suspension destroying speed bumps in a half kilometre stretch, the local garbage dump situated alongside the road from the moment you enter to the moment you exit the town, 1 Motel, 1 or 2 fast food restaurants, a petrol station, a bottle store, a butcher and 20 million stalls all selling the same thing and whilst this description doesn’t sound great, they oddly enough have a particular “cobbled together” charm that makes them worth visiting.

I have come to the solid conclusion that the Kenyans are the worst drivers in the WORLD! To the Kenyans, the notion that overtaking on a blind rise or corner should be considered illegal is completely preposterous and met with flashing lights and outrage should one have the audacity to come around such blind rise or corner and be in their way. The law of the jungle definitely applies on the road in east Africa…the bigger you are, the more right of way you have!! Today my life flashed before my eyes at least a dozen times and I now have memories from my childhood that were once long forgotten!!!

Loving being on the road again!

Jungle Junction, Nairobi.

A large psychological milestone…the equator crossing!

0 stars or 5 stars?

Gucci’s new shoe boutique in Meru.

Obviously something bigger was on his side of the road!!!

That certain grungy charm, Meru, not Dale!

The new Honda Sirafas sports!