A poem lovely as a tree: The Awali Adventure — Day Five
Discovering a new land is one of the great joys of travel. The scents, sounds and sights offer up a delightful buffet of unknown experiences. There are new people to meet, unusual landscapes to take in, and unfamiliar flora and fauna to view. Travelling with the Calgary-based Awali group in Kenya is delivering experiences on all of these fronts.
In addition to meeting a fascinating array of people building a better future for their country, we’re able to venture off the path for a day or so and journey into safari areas. I knew I’d be “camera happy;” I shoot way too many photos of the lions, elephants, hippos, giraffes, zebras, gazelle and many more animals we see. What I didn’t know, however, is how drawn I am to the trees of Kenya. As we drive through the great expanse of reserve land known as the Maasai Mara, I am in awe of a tree every few kilometres. This, I say to myself, must be the most beautiful tree and landscape in the country . . . that is, until I see the next. There are more than 1,100 species of trees in Kenya and each seems more interesting than the next.
Click here to read more The trees of Africa contribute to stunning landscape and scenery | Calgary Herald.
Earlier related:
- Opportunities and options abound: New teaching campuses will help transform East Africa, but much work remains
- Africa is calling and groups such as Awali from Calgary are answering
- The health care picture in Kenya is improving, but there’s still work
- The growing impact of nurses in Kenya: The Awali Adventure
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