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<blockquote data-quote="traveler" data-source="post: 245181" data-attributes="member: 1954"><p>Been on a safari in Kenya. Really enjoyed it and we saw quite a bit of game. Many giraffes, monkeys, lions, elephants, etc. We rode around the preserve in an open top van. Funniest part was the trip from Mombasa to the preserve. Much of the road is new and well paved. The Chinese are doing the work and it seems they have to negotiate with the local chiefs to gain the right to pave. Some of these chiefs have gone nuts with their demands, millions of dollars to allow the work to take place. So, the road has not been paved for many, many years in one stretch of about 10 miles and this is the main and only road between Mombasa and Nairobi with loads of 18 wheelers bringing good inland. Well, I have never seen in the worst war movie a more "bombed out" road. The van we traveled in with four other folks carries extra fan belts, two spares (both of which we used on the trip) and even a spare leaf spring. We were more often off the road than on it. There were potholes bigger and taller than the van itself! A totally unbelievable experience.</p><p> </p><p>Being at Machu Pichu is a great experience. If you plan a trip there make sure you have an overnight in the town below the mountain. Otherwise you will only spend a few hours at the sight with little or no time to do more exploration. There is a train that takes you from Quito to the sight. When you start up the mountain at the beginning the train proceeded forward for a while, the backs up for a while and repeats that procedure over and over on the switchback's to climb the first mountain. An experience in itself.</p><p> </p><p>Stonehenge was a disappointment, I agree. The best view is as the vehicle approaches on the highway. Once you get there you are kept away from the stones by a guide path. Uninspiring.</p><p> </p><p>Time to get out and see some of Vancouver since the rain has not come today.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="traveler, post: 245181, member: 1954"] Been on a safari in Kenya. Really enjoyed it and we saw quite a bit of game. Many giraffes, monkeys, lions, elephants, etc. We rode around the preserve in an open top van. Funniest part was the trip from Mombasa to the preserve. Much of the road is new and well paved. The Chinese are doing the work and it seems they have to negotiate with the local chiefs to gain the right to pave. Some of these chiefs have gone nuts with their demands, millions of dollars to allow the work to take place. So, the road has not been paved for many, many years in one stretch of about 10 miles and this is the main and only road between Mombasa and Nairobi with loads of 18 wheelers bringing good inland. Well, I have never seen in the worst war movie a more "bombed out" road. The van we traveled in with four other folks carries extra fan belts, two spares (both of which we used on the trip) and even a spare leaf spring. We were more often off the road than on it. There were potholes bigger and taller than the van itself! A totally unbelievable experience. Being at Machu Pichu is a great experience. If you plan a trip there make sure you have an overnight in the town below the mountain. Otherwise you will only spend a few hours at the sight with little or no time to do more exploration. There is a train that takes you from Quito to the sight. When you start up the mountain at the beginning the train proceeded forward for a while, the backs up for a while and repeats that procedure over and over on the switchback's to climb the first mountain. An experience in itself. Stonehenge was a disappointment, I agree. The best view is as the vehicle approaches on the highway. Once you get there you are kept away from the stones by a guide path. Uninspiring. Time to get out and see some of Vancouver since the rain has not come today. [/QUOTE]
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