We left the luxurious Le Bonheur Villa on Mahe Island and took a ferry across to the second largest island of the Seychelles, known as Praslin.  The ferry ride itself was relaxing and took around an hour, gliding over the glassy Indian Ocean allowing us to observe the numerous other islands making up the Republic... Continue Reading →

Mr Nomad had been working so hard that we felt a holiday was in order.  My riding activities had been severely curtailed with the relentless rainy season so we booked an escape to the Seychelles.  We had seen the most remarkable pictures of beautiful beaches with pristine white sand and clear turquoise sea and the... Continue Reading →

Our latest mini-adventure took us to the beautiful location of Sanctuary Farm which can be found at Lake Naivasha in Kenya.  Sanctuary Farm can be found not far from Camp Carnelley's at Lake Naivasha where we have previously stayed but this time, our visit to Sanctuary Farm coincided with a horse show.  Mr Nomad and... Continue Reading →

So we went to our friend's ranch in the African bush again, to be found on Ol Jogi land.  This time however, the girl dog came too (Princess Zuri).  I had told her that there were other dogs there to play with and that there was lots of running around to be done.  I have... Continue Reading →

When in Nairobi, a visit to the giraffe sanctuary is an absolute must.  The Giraffe Centre was founded in 1979 and has become home to numerous Rothschild Giraffe, a subspecies found only in the grasslands of East Africa, mostly Uganda and Kenya.  The Rothschild Giraffe is one of the most endangered distinct populations of giraffe... Continue Reading →

Our next adventure took us to Lake Naivasha.  This great lake is a freshwater lake in the town of Naivasha in Nakuru county, around 95km north west of Nairobi.  It is part of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya.  The lake has a surface area of approximately 139 square km and it is almost 13... Continue Reading →

A recent mini adventure saw Mr Nomad and myself along with close friends visit the Lolldaiga Hills to 'wild camp.'  This is exactly how it sounds - camping in the wild.  I have never really been a fan of camping and this was camping in the extreme - no facilities at all including no running... Continue Reading →

Jambo!  I am Zuri.....Princess Zuri to be precise.  What a journey I have been on! I was living rough, wandering the streets but now things have changed.  I was all by myself, all alone, lonely and unloved, unwashed and unclean.  I can't recall how I came to be by myself as this is something I... Continue Reading →

After many happy months of riding Miriam (a.k.a Charlie), the opportunity had arisen to compete.  Time had been spent exercising her and keeping her fit, with plenty of schooling both on the flat and over jumps, and we therefore entered the Mount Kenya Horse Show to be held at Timau Sports Club in Timau, some... Continue Reading →