It was not my first time travelling to Nanyuki . This was actually the tenth if not twentieth time I was going there. So, it all started with a phone call. And to be honest I had my plans for the weekend but shout out to the gang that made me change my plans.

Shout out to our amazing photographer, Vincent Odero, who made sure our memories were nicely frozen.

Nanyuki is cold since it is near the famous Mt Kenya. It also happens to lie at the equator which is the zero degrees latitude that divides our earth horizontally into two. Enough of the geography talk. I love geography and I could go on and on about it till I finish a book. I call it the price I have to pay for being a free spirit.

The journey to nanyuki

We were supposed to leave on Friday morning but the person organizing the trip was not keen on communicating the schedule to the rest of us who had no idea of the plans. For one, we had no itinerary, so we were just blindly going for this trip. In case you read this, do not take any offense Warren. I love you buddy. Anyway, I am just chilling in bed at 9 am and I get a phone call from Angie saying that we were supposed to leave at 11 am. For some reason, I had not packed anything which is unlike me. I normally pack the night before a trip to avoid last minute rushes. So, fresh out of bed, still hungry and very unprepared, I had less than two hours to get ready.

By the time I was done, it was already half past 11. I know what you are probably thinking. That I was very late and I was probably left by the rest of the gang. But truth this, though I took my time, I was very punctual as compared to the others. Our check in time was 11 am but I can tell you for a fact that we did not check in any time close to 11 am.

FINALLY LEAVING

So, Angie and Warren were the first people to get ready and they passed by my place to pick me up. I was done getting ready at this moment and now I was busy rearranging by closet. After a few minutes, we get a call that we are meant to pick someone at the mall. This ended up being a whole series of events and by the time we were heading out, it was 3 pm already. We then later stopped somewhere in Juja, Thika Road, to pick one more person. So in short, our journey started at around 6 pm. The drive to Nanyuki was fun though we missed the beautiful hills and scenery since it was dark.

The Arrival

Along the way we made sure to buy groceries since the villa where we would be staying was an Airbnb. At this point, I will spare you the details of the drive and I will instead jump forward to the arrival. We got to Nanyuki just before 11 am. Some of us were really hungry so we had to look for food. To be honest, it is a little daunting getting food in some places at that time of the night. Since it was a Friday night, the best option was to go clubbing and buy food while at it. We however had some distance to cover to get to the villa because it is located in the outskirts of Nanyuki, way past the Army Barracks. The roads on those sides are not as good which made the drive a little slow. But boy was it worth it.

THIS IS FREAKING KENYA, AFRICA

As you drive, you can actually spot zebras, hares, warthogs and dik-diks along the road and it gives you this feeling that you have finally escaped from everyone and everything. Have you ever had that fuzzy warm feeling in your stomach when you embark on a trip or when you go somewhere you have never been before? Well, that is how I felt.

We got to the villa a few minutes to midnight and unfortunately, the estate we were staying at did not allow you to get out past 11 pm. But we live for the thrill and as millenials, sometimes you got to break some rules. On my own I would probably fake something lame but the gang was better at breaking rules than I am. Thank God for such bold minds, right?

Let me rewind the tape a few minutes back. I did not mention the name of the villas. They are the Mt Kenya Wildlife Estate. See photos below: