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Today is a very important day to me~


Though I still don't know how to do my best~


Maybe......just act normal~


Posted for memorizing~

Fortunately, the tiring Nobel report has finally done and finished. Though it started as a boring

and we were all reluctant to do it, it at the end turned out to be a lovely job and full of fun. Before

we stand on the stage, we had tried hard to search datas and figures and papers, later

we worked hard organizing the PPT. We even had ten rehearsals before giving the presentation.

Now that we have finished the speach and got a well-done smile from our biology teacher and

teacher assistant, and today our paper report is done~~~Thanks for God~Thanks for my dear

teammate and everyone who gave us advice and wishes!!!

Thank you all~

Kenya

Kenya Under Canvas
Monica Andersson , Marcus Orton
Monica Andersson and Marcus Orton spent 6 months backpacking and camping through Africa, before arriving in Kenya. They had saved the best till last, and for a month they travelled through the country with their trusty tent…
Some people take their travel very seriously. Meet Monica Andersson from Sweden and Marcus Orton from England. When they wanted to see Africa, they packed up their backpacks, a tent and plans to see as much of the continent as they could. They decided to start in South Africa and work their way North.Six months later, after traveling extensively through Southern Africa, they arrived in Kenya. They planned to end their trip with 6 weeks or more in Kenya, and with plenty of African experience behind them, set out to explore the country. As they had made their way north through the continent, they had heard plenty of good things about Kenya. They met plenty of travellers heading south, who had enthused about the wonders of Lamu- “Lots of people raved about the coast in general”- and camping in the Maasai Mara.Monica and Martin traveled under a pretty serious budget, and camped wherever they could. So they were pleased to find an excellent campsite located just outside of Nairobi city centre.Even Nairobi itself was a surprise. Marcus explains “I liked Nairobi much more than I expected to. It feels more relaxed and definitely more safe than a city like Johannesburg”Using buses and matatus, Marcus and Monica headed for the coast. They set up camp by beautiful Tiwi beach, a low key tropical haven popular with young travellers. “It was really nice…it had a great atmosphere…totally laid back” Monica says
Places Visited..
NairobiSouth CoastMaasai MaraMount KenyaNaivasha

of Tiwi, where it is possible to camp by the sand with a n uninterrupted view of the wide blue Indian Ocean.There are plenty of small villages around Tiwi, meaning an abundant supply of fresh fish and fruit for campers.After four days in paradise, Monica and Marcus returned to Nairobi by bus, and planned to explore some of Kenya’s best known National Parks. They booked with a specialist camping safari company that organized their transport and food arrangements in two separate parks over five days.They started off in Maasai Mara, a place that Monica describes as “the best Park we visited in Africa” The sheer volume of game exceeded anything they had seen before. Marcus says “The country was more open, the huge savannah plains made the views much more clearer. Also, the Parks in Kenya feel much more wilder than Parks in South Africa. The Parks down there are much more regimented, they feel like zoos at times…here was just much more…wild”.The Mara under canvas is a real experience. This is not your average camping trip. The proximity of big game makes for interesting nights. Hyenas whoop from the darkness, baboons bark in the trees overhead, and with the dawn comes the territorial call of a lion, a deep resounding roar that is one of the quintessential sounds of Africa.Next stop was Lake Nakuru, where they camped within the park, and spent their days exploring the shores lined with a carpet of pink flamingo. In the forests and plains around the lake, there was more to see. “This was the first time we had seen a rhino so close….it was just a few feet away…suddenly you realize how massive they really are” Both Marcus and Monica are keen trekkers, and knew that Kenya offered one of Africa’s best treks, the challenge of Mt Kenya. Starting off from the small town of Nanyuki, strapped on their packs and set off for the mountain. Their 5 day trek took them from forest trails into the rare air and alpine vegetation of the upper slopes. As they neared the snowline at Point Lenana, the weather took a turn for the worse. Monica advises other trekkers to “be ready to be wet and cold…choose your season carefully…avoid the heavy rain”“The visibility was really low, we couldn’t see much beyond the trail” Marcus explains “When we reached Lenana, we just set up camp…but the next morning, we got up at dawn and the clouds had cleared…the view was incredible”.After their trek, they spent a few days resting by the shores of Lake Naivasha, camped on a grassy lawn overlooking the lake. Each night hippos emerged from the lake to graze.Marcus and Monica found that Kenya was an ideal country for backpacking. There was always somewhere to pitch a tent, and public transport was widely available.“I recommend taking your time”Marcus says “Kenya has so many options and opportunities…meet some other travellers and ask what they’ve done and seen… take your time and take a look around”With another three weeks left in Kenya, Monica and Marcus are planning to head back to the coast and visit Watamu and then the island of Lamu.As they head off to catch a bus, they recommend public transport as a good way of getting to know everyday life in Kenya. “Every now and then some of the matatu guys may try to overcharge you when they see you are a tourist, but the local people will always tell you the correct price and make sure you pay the same as everyone else..”
From Kenya's website

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Kenya seems to be a good place to visit......Hope one day I can visit the amazing and enjoy the wildlife there.