Sunday, December 16, 2012

When I was on Holiday I Desired my Pine Bed

By Penny Bennett


Egypt is one of the rich holiday destinations as it has a wide variety of attractions that you can enjoy. I recently visited this country for my summer holiday, as it is always my tradition to visit a new destination. As expected, my itinerary was full of fun activities, and places to visit for the entire duration. Not only did I want to experience the beautiful East coast but also the African Savanna. Moreover, I am a lover of hiking, thus this time I was determined to hike Mt. Longonot. In fact, this was the first activity on my itinerary coming just one day after arriving.

Whilst the mountains are simply about an hour's drive within the town of Nairobi, which is also the main city in Kenya, I opted to hunt accommodation in a local town, which has fairly several safari lodges which is even much nearer to the larger mountains. For starters, this mountain is in a beautiful Valley therefore, it provides a chance to encounter East Africa's wilderness, as it is about 3000 ft above the sea. As opposed to other mountains I understand, hiking on this mountain can be done in one day.

So to the set day, we started out early in the morning enjoying mixing with other people on holiday including visitors and domestic travelers, we started early to try to keep away from getting caught up with the heat and the sizzling sunlight later on during the day. Though this hike is generally not manageable by all men and women, we were decided to walk to the peak of the mountain. The holiday was tiring and I missed my house and the comfort of my very own bed. So we took small breaks during the hike, in particular where the terrain was fairly demanding. We were lucky that after braving the sunshine for about five hrs, we made it towards the rim of your crater, we had all walked about nine kilometers from the start of the Mountain range touring park. The height enabled us to see Valley the valley below from this height it was wonderful to stand and stare. It is actually a charming view as in the distance you can see the small towns and cities below. Due to the fact the Mountain is under the security of the Kenya Wildlife Service, we had a ranger who also watched out for wild animals he always carried a shotgun.

We had a quick meal at this time and took a great deal of fluid in order to avoid dehydration, simply because the heat of your sunlight was far too much for us. We before long embarked on descending the mountain which was much simpler. It took us a couple of hours to make it to the foot of the mountain. As we were inside the park, the hike couldn't be finished with out seeing the park and all the animals .

So while we were all sleepy, we liked the visit to the park whose ecosystem is typical savanna where we were able to see pumas, leopards, antelopes and the apes. To crown everything, we also had a view with the sun setting as we drove from the savanna to our respective accommodations about twenty kilometers away. Following this very long day, I desired to sleep in my own huge pine bed. Therefore, when I got to my hotel I went for a hot shower and later on tucked myself in my cozy bed since the evenings here are rather cold.




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