Day 1058: May Time Slow Down



After picking up their luggage, the four of them became even more nervous. Each of them held on to their own suitcase tightly, as if the suitcase would be snatched away if they relaxed.

Feeling nervous, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo carefully followed the people who came to pick them up to the parking lot. At this time, two black guys were following Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo. They tried to take over the boxes from Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo several times. Yunluo kept saying, "Be careful with the boxes, don't give them to others, and pay attention to safety."

Maybe they are here to ask for tips. After putting their luggage away, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo realized that they were the staff of Kibo Company. Their slightly frayed nerves finally relaxed, and they quickly took out Yunluo's DV to record this moment. The hotel Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo stayed at that day: Gracia Gardens Hotel

This should be a hotel located in the suburbs of Nairobi. It was hard to see the hotel in the dark. The next day, I found that the hotel environment was good, with a small garden, simple and clean. However, there were countless dogs barking around at night.

After a good night's sleep and a delicious breakfast (much better than expected), Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo met Jamal, a middle-aged man who loves to laugh, is talkative, diligent, punctual, and has a son and a daughter. They will be their driver and tour guide for the rest of their trip.

We set off and first went to Kibo's company in Nairobi to pay the remaining amount for Lan Seqi and Yun Luo's safari in Kenya. The staff were very friendly and polite. There was no counterfeit money exchange or other tricks that we were worried about. It is a very formal company and feels much better than the one in Tanzania.

In Kibo company, lemon green is everywhere. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluoche are also in this color.

Karen Manor originally covered an area of ​​600 mu, but now the size of the former residence museum is only 1/30 of the original size. The original manor area included Lake Bogoria where Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo were going to the next day. Karen and her lover flew over the lake in a small plane, and a red cloud was startled below. The romance and enthusiasm left a deep impression on Yunluo.

Karen Blixen, a famous Danish writer, married Swedish Baron Bro Blixen Fenecker in 1914. She came to Kenya with her husband to run a coffee farm. In 1918, Karen met British hunter Dennis Finch Hatton. In 1921, Karen separated from her husband and took over the management of the farm.

In 1931, Dennis died in a plane crash. Karen then returned to Denmark and became a professional writer. In 1937, her autobiographical novel Out of Africa was published and she won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Out of Africa was later adapted into a movie. This old movie made Yunluo sigh. For Karen's courage and love. Out of Africa, her love, all her emotions were left in Africa. How could she get out?

As soon as they stepped into the center, they saw the lovely big eyes and elegant creatures with long eyelashes looking curiously at Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo. The four excited people couldn't wait to step into the wooden house where tourists could get close to them.

They started greeting them intimately near the sink, so much so that the staff in the cabin kept calling out to Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo to go upstairs to feed them closely.

This is much more interesting than feeding giraffes in Beijing Zoo. You can hold their heads, touch their ears, eyelids, nose bridges, and even kiss them.

The ones that had close contact with Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo were a baby giraffe, a pregnant female giraffe, and a male griaffe. The others were resting in the woods. There were also a few Peng Pengs among them.

Females are more likely to accept being touched, while males only caress for food. They will avoid your hand, and will get angry and fight back if touched.

On this day’s trip in Nairobi, Karen’s former residence and the giraffe were all the foils of the orphanage.

In a travelogue of Qiongyou, I saw a Chinese-American girl who traveled alone in East Africa and got a little leopard. Yunluo and Xiaod were so excited that they couldn't sleep for several days. They dreamed of lions and leopards. So they added this day to their itinerary without hesitation.

The aninmal orphanage is located at the entrance of the Nairobi Zoo, where some abandoned animals are adopted. In the past, if there were adopted lion cubs or leopard cubs in the zoo, visitors could have close contact with them at a price of $35 per person, but now this rule has been abandoned by the new leadership.

Under the bright sun, listening to the explanation of the black volunteers with a strong accent, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo were in a very bad mood when they learned that they could not hold the little lion and the little leopard. Later, they learned that they could still hold the little lion, and thought that things would be brighter, but when they learned that the price was a whopping $500, they were immediately dissatisfied and resentful of this place!

Yunluo and Xiaod have been regretting and cursing. Even lying in the hotel is a hundred times better than being here! When Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo gave up and prepared to leave, the real light appeared. The breeder who had been with Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo all the way appeared. He asked Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo if they wanted to hold a small animal. The price was 30 US dollars for four people to hold a lion and a leopard.

The god of luck has descended upon Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo!

The situation was still very tense at that time. After the price was agreed, the breeder left. It was estimated that he might have gone to investigate the situation. About five minutes later, he returned with Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo, who were very nervous. I don’t know whether they were going to hold a lion or a leopard. Then four or five staff members appeared, and followed them. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo actually entered the leopard cage. It was a cheetah!

They were obviously not babies. Even if they were not adults, they must have been young adults! Yunluo was very scared at the time. He kept saying, "Too big, too big." The other party responded, "Its ok, its ok."

In addition to the fear of the young cheetah, the next thing was the fear of people. At that time, the worry about black people had not completely disappeared. When Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo entered the cheetah's cage, the staff took the initiative to take Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo's cameras and video cameras. At that moment, they were still worried. However, the fear and love for cheetah soon took over.

The men were all very brave. Little L took the lead and was the first to touch Cheetah. Nalan Shiqi was the only one who touched Cheetah's belly and tail.

There are two Cheetahs, one and a half years old. Yunluo and Xiaod touched the two, Xiaod was always scared, and the one he touched made a "hmm" sound from time to time, Xiaod stood up several times out of fear, and the staff took the initiative to demonstrate, putting his hand in front of the Cheetah's mouth, and the Cheetah gently licked his hand (I discovered this when I watched the video later).

Yunluo regretted it so much. He should have sat on the ground at that time and put Cheetah's head on his legs. That would have been so cool.

Completely immersed in the incredible, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo followed the keeper to the little lion's home.

The situation here was even more tense. There were not so many staff members. The only two staff members with nervous expressions were standing guard at the door. They winked at Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo, and Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo went into a small room.

What caught their eyes was a parrot. In a cage, there was a small monkey the size of a palm with its eyes wide open. Before Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo could take another look at the small monkey, the keeper took an animal out of the cage to the right of Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo and put it on the ground - the baby lion they had been thinking about day and night.

The scene suddenly became chaotic. Everyone must have been reminding themselves to speak quietly so as not to scare it, but they couldn't help but shout out "Wow, it's so cute" out of surprise and joy!

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

The first moment Xiao D picked it up, his eyes red, he was so excited that he didn't know what to do. This was completely different from the feeling of holding it in Badaling. This was a pure wild little lion that had just lost its mother!

The little guy, who was only two weeks old, had big eyes. What is cute? At that moment, Yunluo knew what cute was. Those bright, not watery big eyes, I will never forget them for the rest of my life!

The two-week-old little guy weighs about the same as Yunluo's 11-year-old dog, but has a pair of paws that are three times the size of Yunluo's dog.

When Yunluo thinks about it now, she feels sad and itchy in her heart. She misses it so much. She misses the feeling of holding it so much! Yunluo's eyes are red and she is about to cry! She misses it so much!

Little D was the first to hold the little lion for the longest time. When Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo were holding the little lion, Little D ran up to join in within half a minute. Poor Little D, Nalan Shiqi - Little L, did not enjoy the fun of holding the lion alone. As soon as he received the lion, he called Little D's name with a dazed look in his eyes and was eager to take a photo.

Last night, when Yunluo and Big L were talking about Little L with a dazed look in his eyes, they laughed so hard that they couldn't straighten their backs.

With the incredible and super excitement that could not be calmed down, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo returned to the hotel. After washing their hair and taking a shower, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo had their first formal meal in Africa in the hotel's small garden. Steak + chicken steak, the taste was good. From today on, the fried noodles that accompanied Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo all the way were officially on the table.

Today we drove for more than five hours from Nairobi to Bogoria to see the flamingos.

From various sources, we know that many flamingos have left Lake Nakuru, a sacred place for watching flamingos, due to water pollution, and many people who went there returned disappointed. Since they wanted to see something spectacular, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo chose Lake Bogoria, which was farther away.

About an hour after leaving Nairobi, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo passed by the Great Rift Valley of East Africa. Having seen too many strategies beforehand, they knew that the Great Rift Valley was only a crack when seen on the moon, but what Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo saw before them was a large plain.

On the way, driver Jamal mentioned the Naivasha Lake cruise project to Nalanshiqi and Yunluo, and Yunluo, who had memorized the plan, agreed immediately. About two hours after leaving Nairobi, Nalanshiqi and Yunluo arrived at Naivasha Lake first. (To be continued...)


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