Now if there was a group that has ever tried to clobber me with
ultimate fun it was these guys. We have been partying hard across the
continent for several weeks this December, they said it was the ultimate end of year non stop gig. Winding down, the final lap finds us in
Naivasha town. Our friend Moses claims we cannot leave the little Kenyan
fun city without visiting the Cray fish Camp. This establishment is
hidden in the serenity of the lake almost twenty kilometers from the
town (my sober estimates). At some point we get the feeling of getting
lost or missing the entrance in the darkness.
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| Reception by day |
We arrive at the gate just as we are almost giving up finding the place.
The sentries at the gate inspect the car and the occupants asking
questions of intent and finally direct us to the parking zone. It is
once we are inside that we appreciate the magnitude of the place. Even
in the darkness, we could see lights spread all over the place with
campers enjoying the view of the skies from the grass. The reception is
an open grass thatched banda with a sweet rusty feel around it and the
staff welcome us warmly. This place is humongous, bars and service
points are spread across the place within convenient reach of the
patrons..
My hoard hit the pub straight on and start downing brown bottles as I
walk out to sample the place, fancy sleeping in a converted machine?
they even have boat rooms and vehicle rooms!!! how awesome is that?
Walking around the compound i am greeted by this huge friendly dog, the
size of an year old calf. This animal would scare the guts out of Arnold
Schwarzenegger yet was so friendly and would continuously rub softly
against my legs as we walked around.
The lit swimming pool reflects the blue color creating an ambience of
love and cool, the open night skies directly above the pool welcome the
light in a twinning way creating a second similar pool up there. At the
lakeside there is another bar where patrons can kiss the bottles looking
at the horizon.
Their Discotheque seems quite popular as it is already overflowing,
the sound is really good and the floor is busy, the Dj takes special
requests for songs and infuses them into the playlist. Booze still in
plenty for the partakers at a very friendly price for the location, and
fine looking people everywhere (*wink)
Back to the main bar
and I get busy on the pool table, strangers and friends alike converge
on the tables and we laugh and celebrate life together. I think i saw
scrabble and other board games somewhere. Time flies when you are having
fun, that is what they say. We leave in the wee hours of the morning
with a mental note to come back for a couple of days
The pictures I have in mind of Bogoria are of flamingos and hot
springs. After a three hour Journey from Nakuru town, we arrive at the
National reserve. We are excited and rearing to go, the Kenya wildlife
service staff are very welcoming and polite. They inform us that due to
some activity somewhere below the earth (i heard some mention of
tectonic plates), the lake was flooded and the entire area was
inaccessible, the geysers and hot springs were submerged, and the animals had migrated into the hills.
