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About Us
- Sahra and Aidan:
- We are 20 something professionals, recently engaged living in Canberra Australia.
Welcome
This blogspot is intended to keep family and friends up to date on our seven month adventure from Kenya to Cusco via the Camino. We hope you enjoy our posts and if you have any suggestions to improve our blogspot please let us know.
Sahra and Aidan
Sahra and Aidan
Overview
As the title to our blog indicates our adventure starts in Kenya. Sahra and I arrive in Kenya on 1 February 2010 and will spend three weeks in Nakuru- the provincial capital of the Rift Valley province and the fourth largest city in Kenya. While in Nakuru we will be volunteering with Mission in Action (MIA). MIA is dedicated to looking after children at the Nakuru Baby Orphanage and endeavours to raise the children in a loving, safe, family environment offering education and opportunities to become productive members of their community. Anybody can volunteer with MIA for a maximum period of 4 weeks.
On 21 February 2010 we depart MIA and join a tour of Southern Africa which includes visiting Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. Our time in Southern Africa concludes with 1 week in Capetown-South Africa.
On 16 April 2010 we depart Southern Africa for Europe where we spend time in Paris-France before walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain. The Camino de Santiago (the Way of St. James) is a large network of ancient pilgrim routes stretching across Europe and coming together at the tomb of St. James (Santiago in Spanish) in Santiago de Compostela in north-west Spain. The most popular route is the Camino Francés which stretches 780 km. (nearly 500 miles) from St. Jean-Pied-du-Port near Biarritz in France to Santiago.
Finally on 16 June 2010 we travel to South America where we will visit Brazil followed by Ecuador, Peru (including Cusco), Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. The exact details of our trip in South America are yet to be determined. We are due back in Australia on 16 August 2010.
African Destinations
Kenya
• Nairobi
• Great Rift Valley
• Lake Naivasha
• Masai Mara Game Reserve
Tanzania
• Arusha
• Ngorongoro Crater
• Dar es Salaam
• Zanzibar Island
• Stone Town
• Mikumi National Park
Malawi
• Lake Malawi
• Lilongwe
Zambia
• Lusaka
• Livingstone
Zimbabwe
• Victoria Falls Town
Botswana
• Chobe National Park
• Chobe River
• Okavango Delta
Namibia
• Etosha National Park
• Outjo
• Swakopmund
• Namib Naukluft National Park
• Sossusvlei
• Fish River Canyon
South Africa
• Orange River
• Cedarberg Wilderness Area
• Stellenbosch
• Cape Town
For a detailed itinerary click on the Kumuka link
• Nairobi
• Great Rift Valley
• Lake Naivasha
• Masai Mara Game Reserve
Tanzania
• Arusha
• Ngorongoro Crater
• Dar es Salaam
• Zanzibar Island
• Stone Town
• Mikumi National Park
Malawi
• Lake Malawi
• Lilongwe
Zambia
• Lusaka
• Livingstone
Zimbabwe
• Victoria Falls Town
Botswana
• Chobe National Park
• Chobe River
• Okavango Delta
Namibia
• Etosha National Park
• Outjo
• Swakopmund
• Namib Naukluft National Park
• Sossusvlei
• Fish River Canyon
South Africa
• Orange River
• Cedarberg Wilderness Area
• Stellenbosch
• Cape Town
For a detailed itinerary click on the Kumuka link
Planned stops on the Camino
1. St Jean Pied Du Port
2. Ronchesvalles
3. Larasoana
4. Pamplona
5. Puente La Reina
6. Estella
7. Viana
8. Los Arcos
9. Navrette
10. Azofra
11. Santo Domingo de la Calzada
12. Belorado
13. Ages
14. Burgos
15. Hontanas
16. Boadilla del Camino
2. Ronchesvalles
3. Larasoana
4. Pamplona
5. Puente La Reina
6. Estella
7. Viana
8. Los Arcos
9. Navrette
10. Azofra
11. Santo Domingo de la Calzada
12. Belorado
13. Ages
14. Burgos
15. Hontanas
16. Boadilla del Camino
Books Read in 2010
- Age of Iron- J.M Coetzee
- Best of Lonely Planet Travel Writing- Tony Wheeler
- Home- Larissa Behrendt
- In Europe- Travels Through the Twentieth Century- Geert Mak
- Open-Andre Agassi
- The Art of War- Sun Tzu
What a wonderful year you two have planned! When you are in South Africa, contact the CSJ of SA - or just mail me - if you need any help planning your camino. There are pilgrim workshops planned in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban and two hospitaleros volunatarios course in Durban during February and March. Fancy volunteering in a pilgrim shelter at the end of your camino walk?
ReplyDeleteAbrazos,
Sil
What awesome photos. We were all impressed (especially Liam). The hyenas was his favourite. We look forward to lots more updates. It sounds like you are very busy. I could have told you that kids can be gross and it is not always easy.
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The Ramsay's
Hi guys! Guess you are proceeding well with your safari to cusco. We really enjoyed your short visit and we hope you had a `tasty` moment at the carnivore restaurant. How was roasted antelope like? Our little girl salma got so much to say now about wazungu days after they are gone. lots of love from lillian and stanley.
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