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 →

The camp was on the move again.  After an uneventful night, save for the incessant grunting of the hippo, we arose reasonably early and following a hearty breakfast, we hit the road again with another epic ride through the Maasai Mara.  The ride was to be approximately 20-25 km and we rode across Nkilenya Plain... Continue Reading →

Even though an early night was had in preparation for our 'moving day,' it was a restless night owing to the thunderstorm and the eerie sounds of the night, including the lions roaring to each other. Their roaring was loud and booming, reverberating around the valley and sounded a little too close for comfort. It... Continue Reading →

Mr Nomad and I had dreamed of visiting the Maasai Mara for some time and this is a dream that we have now fulfilled.  It has to be said that this was truly magical and there is nothing in the entire world that comes close to this experience.  We embarked upon this adventure by catching... Continue Reading →

Following our stay at Samburu Game Lodge back in May 2019, we enjoyed it so much we re-visited.  We travelled to Samburu National Reserve by car which took approximately 3 hours and this time, we were accompanied by Grandma Nomad and Grandpa Nomad who had flown over from England to investigate what Kenya has to... Continue Reading →

There has been a new addition to the nomadic family unit.  Mum and Dad came home one day with a strange smelling dog which they said they had rescued from a local garage where the dog had been seen by Mum when she was filling the car with diesel.  Apparently, this dog had wandered across... Continue Reading →

My role with exercising the horses at Sangare Conservancy has come to an end now that the horses have gone off on safari so to occupy myself and to continue getting my horse fix, I have leased a horse called Miriam.  She is stabled at friend's ranch around 20 km's from Nanyuki, off the Naibor... Continue Reading →

For the last couple of months, I have had the privilege of exercising safari horses at Sangare Conservancy, to keep them fit so that they can participate in horseback safaris in numerous places across Kenya with Safarisunlimited.  You may recall from a previous post that in describing my rides out into the conservancy, that whilst... Continue Reading →