After Christmas, we spent three wonderful days in Aberdares National Park. A mountainous part of central Kenya, the Aberdares boast spectacular scenery and crisp, Novemberish evenings (perfect for enjoying a roaring fire in the cabin's fireplace!). It was perfectly still and silent, and half of the park is full of highlands heather and shubbery (very reminiscent of Scotland, although, being as we've never been there, we're basing that assumption on the many photographs and drawings of Scottish scenery on single malt bottles we've gazed at over the years). There are lush bamboo and rosewood forest that roll on for endless acres, and in the park you can also see some amazing views of Mount Kenya. Wow - we can't really believe we climbed that mountain last January! There are also gorgeous waterfalls in the park, and we enjoyed a one-hour nature walk with an armed Kenya Wildlife Service ranger named Eric.
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