PLUGGING KENYA, MY BEAUTIFUL HOMELAND

Jahazi dhows plough the waters off the magical island of Lamu

The Kijani hotel in Lamu

Peponi: The best wateringhole in Lamu

Heading south

Fort Jesus in the port city of Mombasa

Tiwi Beach, not far from our holiday cottage

Moving inland now to our mountains

Batian point, the highest peak on Mt Kenya at about 17,200 feet

Mt Kilimanjaro, the world's tallest free standing mountain and its highest volcano.

Now onto our lakes

Lakes Baringo and Bogoria

The magnificent Jade Sea

Pretty lake Chala

Flamingoes on Lake Nakuru

Lake Naivasha

Now onto a few scenic shots

The Rift Valley

The Cheranganis in the rain. The picture always stirs my soul

Longonot as seen from Hell's Gate.

one of the plantations where our famous tea is grown

And finally some shots of Nairobi, our capital city.

lioness and her cubs with city in the background

downtown Nairobi

colonial style house in suburb of Karen

A Nairobi golf course

AL-QA'EDA TERROR STRIKES ON U.S. EMBASSY NAIROBI, AUGUST 7 2008 (212 killed, 5,000 wounded)

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ENGLAND'S FAVOURITE HYMN

I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above,

Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love;

The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test,

That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best;

The love that never falters, the love that pays the price,

The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice.

(2)

And there's another country, I've heard of long ago,

Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know;

We may not count her armies, we may not see her King;

Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;

And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase,

And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace

Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, 1918.

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/v/ivow2the.htm