tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72711575160067161042024-02-19T07:24:29.887-08:00ECOVOLUNTEERING IN AFRICA (KENYA)Astrid Clavé-Letourneur et Erick Letourneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08308665731494210054noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271157516006716104.post-58045849846894809862014-03-20T05:49:00.001-07:002014-03-20T05:49:08.814-07:00New video about Wild Routes of Kenya-Subukia Bandas<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>New video about Wild Routes of Kenya-Subukia Bandas made par Nicolas Falquet , a videographer and friend who came at Muringa Farm in December 2013-January 2014:</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span>Astrid Clavé-Letourneur et Erick Letourneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08308665731494210054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271157516006716104.post-35844835120498922602011-03-16T04:37:00.000-07:002011-03-17T07:31:40.888-07:00Angèle and Rosa tell about their eco-volunteering experience at Muringa Farm (October 2010):<strong>Angèle (31) and Rosa (33):</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubAAELml3WULWwf_NpdEcCK8ml30q9cfaayBKKdA939Gjry8fKsG0Ng5NyGjIqzowT6Ves1SvCMQYTp6Cwc80JZl9GYIFLrJf2K0yXfKnZ145HJf_pty4UuCRRXGevHegkSGeSZjtwGIg/s1600/DSCN1058%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubAAELml3WULWwf_NpdEcCK8ml30q9cfaayBKKdA939Gjry8fKsG0Ng5NyGjIqzowT6Ves1SvCMQYTp6Cwc80JZl9GYIFLrJf2K0yXfKnZ145HJf_pty4UuCRRXGevHegkSGeSZjtwGIg/s320/DSCN1058%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585029589176946642" /></a>For a long time we have always wanted to go for such a journey...<br />We came across Muringa farm via the site www.eco-volontaire.com. We immediately took contact with Astrid and Erick who gave us additional information before our arrival on Kenyan territory.<br />Korir welcomed us at the airport and took us to Subukia where we received a warm welcome at Muringa Farm and what did we discover?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQ3cRlP_2NegcOl0fPPgzCeOPOT8aLx5s3YSiHOxFTCLvAH6KB5KxkZjNhwqooh7mKWetu8G3-ng-m02Wpq2NcVlHViR-VJ64tw01cYtV9tJ1QzD6OQEj7yagvccC3VPJwNvlb5gSAEoI/s1600/CIMG0209%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQ3cRlP_2NegcOl0fPPgzCeOPOT8aLx5s3YSiHOxFTCLvAH6KB5KxkZjNhwqooh7mKWetu8G3-ng-m02Wpq2NcVlHViR-VJ64tw01cYtV9tJ1QzD6OQEj7yagvccC3VPJwNvlb5gSAEoI/s320/CIMG0209%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585030236960878066" /></a>A magnificent place in the middle of nature, a truly unique area away from the disturbances of the city where you feel quiet and serene. <br />The programme established by Astrid allowed us to experience unforgettable moments like the contact with local people and their different cultures, the discovery of flora and fauna as well as the warm relations with the staff.<br />Kenyans are very touching because of their kindness, their smiles and their welcoming motto of “HAKUNA MATATA”.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNHA7Yso27cwwAkvAX1Mf83WfMIUU1jtzGJ477h2fSGKfdWUh7OHD908lqWa-a8pcypCDsELKdOgVZJAcop2naSMvm_Ujof1H21z1gICU7uk6NaY4F25_gxdJb5aXyEcMLQz0IGK1niBI/s1600/DSCN1652%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNHA7Yso27cwwAkvAX1Mf83WfMIUU1jtzGJ477h2fSGKfdWUh7OHD908lqWa-a8pcypCDsELKdOgVZJAcop2naSMvm_Ujof1H21z1gICU7uk6NaY4F25_gxdJb5aXyEcMLQz0IGK1niBI/s320/DSCN1652%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585031361298204066" /></a><br />The knowledge of Korir, Benjamin, and Samuel allowed us to discover several medicinal values and daily uses of some plants.<br />In fact every flower, plant or tree serves purpose in treating malaria and other body ailments, in the manufacturing of tools and materials used for construction (hammer handles, nails......)<br />On the same note we also left traces of our passage by making writings of the names of the main trees found in Muringa Farm.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFlMAs5yi4xiSG8Z1z_by6ctu-L0NbY2h6eI63nNW78_Z0hah0N2uHaNFgdkQRZY53aS2L47GoI1Uagbc69sG3hcOErp2ILPQAWgRtKY0LD9y6E0i-ymeGRsyNWgn_2bW0lFDORhefqoK/s1600/CIMG0404%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFlMAs5yi4xiSG8Z1z_by6ctu-L0NbY2h6eI63nNW78_Z0hah0N2uHaNFgdkQRZY53aS2L47GoI1Uagbc69sG3hcOErp2ILPQAWgRtKY0LD9y6E0i-ymeGRsyNWgn_2bW0lFDORhefqoK/s320/CIMG0404%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585032246663749970" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />With Samwael we equally pruned the Bougainvilleas so that they could flower the surrounding of the bandas. Muringa has a good number of domestic animals i.e. Mwitu the cat, 5 dogs, 2 donkeys, 4 horses, Lolita the goat, geese, ducks, guinea fowls, turkeys, pigs, cows and a big bull.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhhk2KoBEbqf91P77-HndjWIWH_2lRgjCumGYhbyg-AKicoFZnTk6PDLCiCsKs4pVpu2Yf5bkLnpovh_vHG-OH9_azBEbnxIe_Ud6yAKgTuLUuBBWEzHN1jcC1vCDMn5kl2Yq689IMWbs/s1600/CIMG0029%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhhk2KoBEbqf91P77-HndjWIWH_2lRgjCumGYhbyg-AKicoFZnTk6PDLCiCsKs4pVpu2Yf5bkLnpovh_vHG-OH9_azBEbnxIe_Ud6yAKgTuLUuBBWEzHN1jcC1vCDMn5kl2Yq689IMWbs/s320/CIMG0029%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585034311964125538" /></a>With the help of Vincent, Benjamin, Samwael, Peter and Erick we assisted them in taking care of the animal(removal of parasites, spraying, washing, feeding ....)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZCd16YJHC16STFrDg87LO11vnB6kTp3AKyxqSFvrGTHx5xftpLwFfNJocCv9VIfOV4r_Y8sGeHlW1Ia9rUSzLDtRehp1eh-Vnh7agaq3jS9lym8MTUyIYQKf9KhO9lfRzgXBrZQ75MxP/s1600/CIMG0519%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZCd16YJHC16STFrDg87LO11vnB6kTp3AKyxqSFvrGTHx5xftpLwFfNJocCv9VIfOV4r_Y8sGeHlW1Ia9rUSzLDtRehp1eh-Vnh7agaq3jS9lym8MTUyIYQKf9KhO9lfRzgXBrZQ75MxP/s320/CIMG0519%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585035713640944098" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Vincent and Benjamin equally accompanied us for the long horse rides to the exterior of the property as well as for work in the round pen.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRGc49vPKzOHamQo2UH6DPzMaIy03OEZO0Ka7GGWGpHN-DItQ5bceAD4pkDPlqwof55Gc5lKCD9OhE0ypQzTQOr_-Z33g4KoAraQW-kOO3jGB68zd6AqBa8Y9Oar6ylZ7CNbfNhjnRL8A/s1600/CIMG0094%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRGc49vPKzOHamQo2UH6DPzMaIy03OEZO0Ka7GGWGpHN-DItQ5bceAD4pkDPlqwof55Gc5lKCD9OhE0ypQzTQOr_-Z33g4KoAraQW-kOO3jGB68zd6AqBa8Y9Oar6ylZ7CNbfNhjnRL8A/s320/CIMG0094%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585036148835127394" /></a>Situated at the heart of nature, Muringa Farm, home of Mama Daktari also provides the opportunity of discovering numerous wild animals.<br />Korir, our super guide, showed us a diverse variety of birds with conspicuous colours and their songs which were not always that melodious (search on youtube the sound of the hadada ibis!) <br />He initiated us into the observation of two species of monkeys living in the property (colobus and blue monkeys), and we took part in their behaviour study.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlstW3SRF3XS1TzyBz2roJoa5tTqidOBDPrHueqpaNfMy0rM8NhxOzA8DCmkDOUZK7mo1WkOduE6JMCBp2DOqtzYt6H9EY0xktWB7LIAolL0isjGqYmjmDTf3ZjdKx4EEg32rUzGdFrhZl/s1600/CIMG0401%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlstW3SRF3XS1TzyBz2roJoa5tTqidOBDPrHueqpaNfMy0rM8NhxOzA8DCmkDOUZK7mo1WkOduE6JMCBp2DOqtzYt6H9EY0xktWB7LIAolL0isjGqYmjmDTf3ZjdKx4EEg32rUzGdFrhZl/s320/CIMG0401%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585038016597982866" /></a>Among the activities proposed we had equally the opportunity to help Astrid and Erick with the orphans at Lillian’s Children’s home and at the refugee camp of Subukia (bringing them food, buying shoes for the children).<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7l1mYVzY3KFJJ3VatHwM38NqZ4gAnEhr1WdTkpn0Zas2R79H1h9eO7RvjCGTA2tmOX4WWMv-u57jSfna3NO5dGzTjcldqtYvcG_V7GWhx5CC87Yo3ofEtOfdOyyqVC-jyWmP1VYyLYBs/s1600/CIMG0357%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7l1mYVzY3KFJJ3VatHwM38NqZ4gAnEhr1WdTkpn0Zas2R79H1h9eO7RvjCGTA2tmOX4WWMv-u57jSfna3NO5dGzTjcldqtYvcG_V7GWhx5CC87Yo3ofEtOfdOyyqVC-jyWmP1VYyLYBs/s320/CIMG0357%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585038575377471122" /></a>We had the opportunity to meet a lot of merchants of Subukia with whom it was very easy to socialize.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJ0FHoW1OvdE-caFwuug4lRt5DZ4_0pbTtlFFOc6L8ZpJJWE49rJG5PE9GrPXtB5mMcT6e_oVq7Yd99COnNzIf-yTO5ttL0femQGLGeC6nEnR3FpRvbm3NYgC_0A7D5JWyjHZRlgK0rEh/s1600/CIMG0102%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINzkeb-05Zfgtrc5vLbqiI3VpVhrc8yQwyYeYViZ36zm7n1mGlukQZZaK5hOGCT5GRGCORCjcT5gJbHBqntDY81GENmYq5ZdcuKfi8uF6xszFRxnYKo3bZwI2op7owo2CYl0MV44CKx19/s320/CIMG0069%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585040997071757474" /></a>We also gave our contribution by donating clothes, stationery materials etc.<br />The diversity and the flexibility of the proposed programme made our first experience of eco-volunteering enriching and pleasurable because of the contact with the nature as well as Kenyans.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSakdJVWsQBmnM3bfye2Qeu2IqXSxh54EpnJEsjj12qj57cAQWB7uuCq9xjGTxcvqjT2rIE4lJUxxl9_AH7EIOHWvLtJMxO4zA-X-DWmIEpJQYjSQ5hgCwwJ8f6ZmRryVeVOnCmcKRJoo/s1600/CIMG0289%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSakdJVWsQBmnM3bfye2Qeu2IqXSxh54EpnJEsjj12qj57cAQWB7uuCq9xjGTxcvqjT2rIE4lJUxxl9_AH7EIOHWvLtJMxO4zA-X-DWmIEpJQYjSQ5hgCwwJ8f6ZmRryVeVOnCmcKRJoo/s320/CIMG0289%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585041535863172834" /></a>It is good to know that every morning Charles and Godfrey made sumptuous pancakes daily and served them with a smile and a sense of humour.Rest assured all other meals were excellent too.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DEuwH2pYmTICDIaJ40eMDEaSMSSf2McLhvYGwVlxi389xbbT_hXbC2Jcouaf8m-sVlPudZZ8UlVnpdUMGppkSocri4U5dof4r_N05knulBHpx8tPsfBXbbVGEhqs_J9wMGd3QsQPX5kI/s1600/DSCN1632%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DEuwH2pYmTICDIaJ40eMDEaSMSSf2McLhvYGwVlxi389xbbT_hXbC2Jcouaf8m-sVlPudZZ8UlVnpdUMGppkSocri4U5dof4r_N05knulBHpx8tPsfBXbbVGEhqs_J9wMGd3QsQPX5kI/s320/DSCN1632%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585042212395203890" /></a>While leaving the restaurant which is situated at the shore of the lake you could see the magnificent smile of Sally who takes good care of the bandas. <br />During the day you will have the opportunity of seeing the discrete smile of Peter and Erick (Michael Jackson like like Rosa said) who guard the animals.<br />If you love walking then try to follow Samuel up to the different viewpoints of Subukia!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROHo1TcfkZaCvgLyEqkf6DoukcudBxR0i2NYeZQ-w7GPtF4ZPWpL7rwheWU6djwG7GGx-5LewYaN8rsOSnCUEwFW_vvUXFJcYt8vp_Rt2_cHhIau2nwW3McqcgL5yiS-4LEn8J4QlhwkS/s1600/CIMG0129%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROHo1TcfkZaCvgLyEqkf6DoukcudBxR0i2NYeZQ-w7GPtF4ZPWpL7rwheWU6djwG7GGx-5LewYaN8rsOSnCUEwFW_vvUXFJcYt8vp_Rt2_cHhIau2nwW3McqcgL5yiS-4LEn8J4QlhwkS/s320/CIMG0129%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585047809327882450" /></a>On your return tired from trekking, when you find yourself in a deep sleep to the point you start snoring and making noise more than the rocky hyraxes, rest assured that the Askaris John and Hassan are going to keep an eye on your sleep.<br />In the course of the different sport activities you are going to enjoy the humour and philosophy of Benjamin as well as the soft laughter of Vincent.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIR7U3h_TNCcbkBmK9qtpszZK6Ce9ZKd6X_EwjFoBig-6jcj7WaXhHxhUKCvZCnyeUcyG1wNoTSs8woJ8av-jWsmsFWlp_PDoZ3f7N9LBv6gNGIlGqkMpesCbPOVRLZj7-cyL8cQl5iqKe/s1600/CIMG0517%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIR7U3h_TNCcbkBmK9qtpszZK6Ce9ZKd6X_EwjFoBig-6jcj7WaXhHxhUKCvZCnyeUcyG1wNoTSs8woJ8av-jWsmsFWlp_PDoZ3f7N9LBv6gNGIlGqkMpesCbPOVRLZj7-cyL8cQl5iqKe/s320/CIMG0517%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585048266157991282" /></a>What a luck to share diverse enriching moments and socialize with Korir, the best tour guide in Kenya.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijn9QYSCEGvW8NmcwYlHM1UrbTHg4YcRvr5I8WRJfK_utBFJHLYDvxHx64vuxjbxDocibOtsRtGj4NFw1H0pbCTAgCNVQDdcyK2y_Nr5sEbiHoGfpbNKB1NhikcN_AG66xVvpoqfmxIr9U/s1600/CIMG0261%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijn9QYSCEGvW8NmcwYlHM1UrbTHg4YcRvr5I8WRJfK_utBFJHLYDvxHx64vuxjbxDocibOtsRtGj4NFw1H0pbCTAgCNVQDdcyK2y_Nr5sEbiHoGfpbNKB1NhikcN_AG66xVvpoqfmxIr9U/s320/CIMG0261%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585048820606096786" /></a>He will surprise you in how he can differentiate with the naked eye the posterior of a rhino from a rock at a distance of one kilometre or even by showing you a lioness’ ear that is 500m away whereas your eyes can only see trees. Thank you Korir you are so strong!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pHDN2CZjtFfsgeKee5JdG2A7WB1SRMIVXDmuNu6MJwdz30k6GBuiO3f1tLVOFcJ1m8rrT63L5OAXRdIBIoU1tZYZ96ARGMvmGa92bvqzdo2mGHfgb_tx8qUbbsCH4y64YVTSDmlSgwui/s1600/DSCN1302%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pHDN2CZjtFfsgeKee5JdG2A7WB1SRMIVXDmuNu6MJwdz30k6GBuiO3f1tLVOFcJ1m8rrT63L5OAXRdIBIoU1tZYZ96ARGMvmGa92bvqzdo2mGHfgb_tx8qUbbsCH4y64YVTSDmlSgwui/s320/DSCN1302%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585049915723330834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7bgckoogMGCp5yg50kvFmorpA_vVrNdktBUkHSG3hSLcByJqwPAA2JGGlPe-jkhaGciEGtmeQqT8rzbvdLalbsmxITr3vX2PtOI1s3B_t7mbNogMvAtywZ0cvCwlk-iM0QJyFBjkbcsU/s1600/DSCN1225%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7bgckoogMGCp5yg50kvFmorpA_vVrNdktBUkHSG3hSLcByJqwPAA2JGGlPe-jkhaGciEGtmeQqT8rzbvdLalbsmxITr3vX2PtOI1s3B_t7mbNogMvAtywZ0cvCwlk-iM0QJyFBjkbcsU/s200/DSCN1225%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585049736731077906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzRx77UmAxrs-KdamUiDPXkUrDIA_GqxAFA0NCVDP5t-pD6d92LeIRvTWy0TOLnCDSgUvLg_0KtwnLQBW9K9siMdgFS5lDZ4ha2S7d6Iyl5c-veUsl5rR4mcPctyJii2Wv8QxiosQI70G/s1600/DSCN1342%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzRx77UmAxrs-KdamUiDPXkUrDIA_GqxAFA0NCVDP5t-pD6d92LeIRvTWy0TOLnCDSgUvLg_0KtwnLQBW9K9siMdgFS5lDZ4ha2S7d6Iyl5c-veUsl5rR4mcPctyJii2Wv8QxiosQI70G/s200/DSCN1342%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585049552113714130" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />If you have a chance of visiting the Masai Mara then you will meet Kennedy, Charles, Joel and Tira the staff of the Mara Kima Camp.<br />We hope you will be able visit the Masai village where they will reserve for you a traditional and authentic welcoming.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMSZNFtv2jUM07cfhr8MqcY63wELqz9lrAl0_NpuS7zN54jAbHHF1IFnjKiR8dXWwLeU9W2VlA4aCSWkJvAv6FjsfDTyPQQC5BDOv7-rGOw_IAx5x-4GHtFDqhC5qHbSMPpfRU6uerXpB/s1600/CIMG0622%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMSZNFtv2jUM07cfhr8MqcY63wELqz9lrAl0_NpuS7zN54jAbHHF1IFnjKiR8dXWwLeU9W2VlA4aCSWkJvAv6FjsfDTyPQQC5BDOv7-rGOw_IAx5x-4GHtFDqhC5qHbSMPpfRU6uerXpB/s320/CIMG0622%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585051593463847858" /></a><br /><br />All this wouldn’t be as fulfilling and pleasant without Astrid, Erick and the staff.<br /><br /><br /><br />If your relationship with this small world is as warm as it was for us, be ready to cry on the day of departure…!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExqA6Ec3WbIXq0g3_gbwfT76a_Xeym-3I51YJzd3mdJvXwiSoD2MYgX6iXR4aaSNhhPgxIHtFvMohakv6QHtlhSiMIw6AaJwnriMHOOG70pe7rX8TXOMrawMBFecZIIAe1VHtEfBLZBuE/s1600/DSCN1656%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExqA6Ec3WbIXq0g3_gbwfT76a_Xeym-3I51YJzd3mdJvXwiSoD2MYgX6iXR4aaSNhhPgxIHtFvMohakv6QHtlhSiMIw6AaJwnriMHOOG70pe7rX8TXOMrawMBFecZIIAe1VHtEfBLZBuE/s320/DSCN1656%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585052197989768706" /></a><br />Sincerely from the bottom of our heart a big THANK YOU, hoping that our humour and our friendliness will rest in your memories and that “funny Lolita” becomes a symbol of our passage at Muringa Farm.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWIAJtQSOxt3UiySdc9dMSOI9t5xm7GkTEk71Luje5Tcl7WOR8Ahtcc4M2VxKL2vB4BvrFHliwKRzBi4_oW2Yvsm_meWNlNSaK34Vm7MXc9vSMVE5wZ4f7ZLVdfgAYw1Hd1oGb-y-OMKT/s1600/DSCN1456%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWIAJtQSOxt3UiySdc9dMSOI9t5xm7GkTEk71Luje5Tcl7WOR8Ahtcc4M2VxKL2vB4BvrFHliwKRzBi4_oW2Yvsm_meWNlNSaK34Vm7MXc9vSMVE5wZ4f7ZLVdfgAYw1Hd1oGb-y-OMKT/s320/DSCN1456%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585052552546725010" /></a><br />angele_michel@yahoo.fr<br />alves_rosa@hotmail.comAstrid Clavé-Letourneur et Erick Letourneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08308665731494210054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271157516006716104.post-71333705366526747782011-03-16T04:31:00.000-07:002011-03-17T08:26:15.608-07:00Eva and Céline, eco-volunteers at Muringa Farm (August-September 2010) comment on their stay:<strong>Eva, 22 years old:</strong>
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<br />I think I can summarise my stay here with just one word: exceptional!
<br />I would love to urge all of you people who love animals, nature and want to know about the local people.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_VpS4BAHvuZHMLG0onneWr_JwDBM0xuuckbnxDSdTf_RVHY59ODQCb2BbaByrq8HWbfXRuMxF30lVIh4cPUrfbPwKPJVyOlnQTckkl9mYd4d-ltuaWaY9mLXz46j-QDOC1ww4TuhB8Y/s1600/bis.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_VpS4BAHvuZHMLG0onneWr_JwDBM0xuuckbnxDSdTf_RVHY59ODQCb2BbaByrq8HWbfXRuMxF30lVIh4cPUrfbPwKPJVyOlnQTckkl9mYd4d-ltuaWaY9mLXz46j-QDOC1ww4TuhB8Y/s320/bis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516368721876327762" /></a> The bandas, the restaurant at the shores of the lake, the multicoloured birds, and the monkeys make Muringa farm a magnificent place where you feel most welcomed.
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<br />All the persons of the staff are very kind. Each moment passed with them was very enriching and I hope to experience it another day.
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<br />There is no standard day, the activities start at 9:00 am and end at about 6:00pm.
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<br />The programme proposed by Astrid and Erick suist everyone’s needs.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixg4FKD2d03uXlsCB7tabjJuPIOoYGVL1HLjSw-gdnGMulLmd2wmE6iTKZqO4AVoMJDSfXpEjzTXSJa0lHJtn94Ix4fL-t8C8qmnqNgXNESwu1eLOptUGhh_AEb_0bZ4vvl4tE1GSjceQ/s1600/bis+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixg4FKD2d03uXlsCB7tabjJuPIOoYGVL1HLjSw-gdnGMulLmd2wmE6iTKZqO4AVoMJDSfXpEjzTXSJa0lHJtn94Ix4fL-t8C8qmnqNgXNESwu1eLOptUGhh_AEb_0bZ4vvl4tE1GSjceQ/s320/bis+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516371299665996866" /></a> According to your wishes, you can observe the behaviour of the monkeys (blue monkeys and colobus), take care of the animals of the farm, interact with the locals or learn the medicinal use of the plants from Korir.
<br />As far as I am concerned, my program was a mixture of a lot of activities.
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<br />The moments I passed with local people (the visit at the children’s home, the school of the refugees and the meal at Samuel’splace) and the animals at the farm (Laini, Adabu, Justice...) will rest dearly in my heart.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlhnlBf1zYvPgJqxkTpRdRCYEvxLoxQmXP6lVZDyffL4kM_Ycksrc-5smCwa0Rm4PW18anFzdPKC2M2tNvBT16dhb-IP0zAz4h0JYd9kEGq8GiFRJJzQDn_EhwfZ85UBwMOLEXrXON_M/s1600/P1020688.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlhnlBf1zYvPgJqxkTpRdRCYEvxLoxQmXP6lVZDyffL4kM_Ycksrc-5smCwa0Rm4PW18anFzdPKC2M2tNvBT16dhb-IP0zAz4h0JYd9kEGq8GiFRJJzQDn_EhwfZ85UBwMOLEXrXON_M/s320/P1020688.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516393873030705202" /></a>
<br />According to the length of your stay they will offer you to go on safari. As I was staying for 3 weeks, I went on a safari to Masai Mara and Nakuru.
<br />The two places were magical. Mara with its typical savannah and Nakuru with its lake full of pink flamingoes.
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<br />Finally I would like to thank Astrid and Erick for being welcoming and kind. I wish all the next eco-volunteers to live such a beautiful experience!.
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<br /><strong>Céline, 26 years old:</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheF2nyJZoRiqp5Auc28dSf3gizeQsmVeezw33-7JwABKmeb3I_TyZ3VII6Up62FVUDJ85_Ws6Tr3bbyMdcsGyM7t2WFdhrqXr44huyCTMWzHKhNe4wnT6LZ0NYJEgNqB73sCPQ70VshPI/s1600/P1030654.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheF2nyJZoRiqp5Auc28dSf3gizeQsmVeezw33-7JwABKmeb3I_TyZ3VII6Up62FVUDJ85_Ws6Tr3bbyMdcsGyM7t2WFdhrqXr44huyCTMWzHKhNe4wnT6LZ0NYJEgNqB73sCPQ70VshPI/s320/P1030654.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516394906244605362" /></a>
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<br />What a happiness! Typical wonderful bandas which according to me are very comfortable.The restaurant at the shores of the lake was a tranquil place. We could observe the magnificent birds and sometimes the colobus monkeys a little bit shy or even the blue monkeys jumping from tree to tree.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIttma1MlHZj2u3GhU1r04K6J9G6SdTQb0lJtgItgu0SZSB7DbOItlXe_6g6aezwm47dg3o9QCFCDhcY9oFmpzQt0piVw1PMO6o6_qZQ-_wsd21GlZe_WWWmEzxoOUKReneRK39XVLsUU/s1600/P1020710.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIttma1MlHZj2u3GhU1r04K6J9G6SdTQb0lJtgItgu0SZSB7DbOItlXe_6g6aezwm47dg3o9QCFCDhcY9oFmpzQt0piVw1PMO6o6_qZQ-_wsd21GlZe_WWWmEzxoOUKReneRK39XVLsUU/s320/P1020710.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516395657846929090" /></a>Really, there l looked at all that my eyes could see and it filled my heart.
<br />Thanks to Astrid and Erick for welcoming us to this wonderful place.
<br />Thank you for the life you gave to this place. I will miss all the animals that we took care of (Laini, Adabu and Mwitu and especially Santos), the staff also.
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<br />The cooks prepare a variety of good food with the local products. I am going to miss the pancakes that I had for breakfast!.
<br />They were all very nice, sharing their culture and interests with us. A permanent exchange that has enriched me a lot.
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<br />Our guide Korir was exceptional! He is a goldmine of information for all that concerns birds, animals and plants.
<br />I very much loved the way they could take plants and look for their medicinal values.
<br />I adored the horse rides with Benjamin and Vincent.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5xe19HHEIDE1Yx31hlAMx7XDZW_8EpDT2wg7c5u3JSqIhHi6RXYzEZlEWACpOwN0SiXnBVXzTm2ZU3-9_LLd8G3kb57FyEqpR_v25b6ntERzy992OVHjKWJNiiYAOUfcNpCm9sXVPs0/s1600/P1020853.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5xe19HHEIDE1Yx31hlAMx7XDZW_8EpDT2wg7c5u3JSqIhHi6RXYzEZlEWACpOwN0SiXnBVXzTm2ZU3-9_LLd8G3kb57FyEqpR_v25b6ntERzy992OVHjKWJNiiYAOUfcNpCm9sXVPs0/s320/P1020853.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516396574785215618" /></a> Erick and Astrid make a programme that suits everyone’s needs. For my part it’s especially the plants and the contact with the population which interested me most but I loved discovering other things and notably observing the monkeys, the birds and taking care of the animals of the farm.
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<br />The Kenyans are very welcoming. At the beginning we went for a walk in the city, the impression was an attractive one. All the children came to say hi with the phrase “how are you”. Then I quickly got adapted to their warm smiles. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYv10qZJcSNa85dQ-_UH4ww_UoOyxgwF05y6loDh1Tg5v9KZAFq6Z321oKgqh1lk33QSrNyMh2Enp0J56ECQJ45QdrxI9G8DQcgbcd4kg-bm5HDNhJYYAvNn5Sfqc1sJy11kSm3R-h-0/s1600/P1020498.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYv10qZJcSNa85dQ-_UH4ww_UoOyxgwF05y6loDh1Tg5v9KZAFq6Z321oKgqh1lk33QSrNyMh2Enp0J56ECQJ45QdrxI9G8DQcgbcd4kg-bm5HDNhJYYAvNn5Sfqc1sJy11kSm3R-h-0/s320/P1020498.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516398512149001586" /></a>Samuel and his Family welcomed us into his small house and served us with one of the local delicacies. Those were strong emotional moments.
<br />I am going to remember this place and the inhabitants for a long time!
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<br />I am going to finish with one typical African activity for us tourists: the safaris.
<br />Astrid and Erick gave us the opportunity to go to their camp in Mara and to Nakuru. I am not going to make any other comment than this: MAGICAL!!!
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<br />To all those who desire to live such a rich experience as the one I had, I advise you without hesitation (if you hesitate…!) to visit Muringa Farm.
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<br />Astrid Clavé-Letourneur et Erick Letourneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08308665731494210054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271157516006716104.post-51739238418738464642010-07-15T05:41:00.000-07:002010-07-15T06:21:51.729-07:00Ecovolunteer in Muringa farm: Anne Sophie's comment<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSMNl9Z58bAWzdwqPZD_h1KAARKGVYLQfwYjbyzVvTBBNEaqFd8mDjLuPWgNWs7pF53nVMmzSkynl0O378gFpWjdRyc4kcwsz5Mp8bw48LIJdVrFSg9KA4_GOHgKdEU1E0VIfXKAyPO88/s1600/CIMG2427.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSMNl9Z58bAWzdwqPZD_h1KAARKGVYLQfwYjbyzVvTBBNEaqFd8mDjLuPWgNWs7pF53nVMmzSkynl0O378gFpWjdRyc4kcwsz5Mp8bw48LIJdVrFSg9KA4_GOHgKdEU1E0VIfXKAyPO88/s320/CIMG2427.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494113259133431298" /></a>Anne Sophie, 29 years old:<br /><br />The program: perfect, adapted to anybody’s skills, combines love for nature, animals and people, that are all connected. It is varied, days are fulfilled, all of it in a very beautiful scenery.<br /><br />Muringa Farm: property of 10 hectares at 5 minutes of Subukia’s small village.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbQjvoPHYF5uPAtHmvJn_c4IuJoVgf_B27aX9bKit7Vb7Q_frNoSCmtvCBdrCt3_0XRBKwLzaKDzEEeoN-lMge9r2sWE6WKfHCJD9zYjXORwJjnSqxy3uHP2ZKe50jXgKBamRxWxMvK8u/s1600/SDC10315.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbQjvoPHYF5uPAtHmvJn_c4IuJoVgf_B27aX9bKit7Vb7Q_frNoSCmtvCBdrCt3_0XRBKwLzaKDzEEeoN-lMge9r2sWE6WKfHCJD9zYjXORwJjnSqxy3uHP2ZKe50jXgKBamRxWxMvK8u/s320/SDC10315.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494113919959133954" /></a><br />Everything is there: farm animals, domestic animals, wild animals, an incredible number of plants and flowers, all this in a historical scenery, as it is Mama Daktari’s former farm. Eric and Astrid kept the character of the house and its visit is a real museum!! The bandas, built on the local model are simple but charming, with electricity (solar panels) and warm water …<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpZdleTMvDUeNUB_a96FKKi9XfVw0P25AQqCrcGjjakV1a8LDVM_sRf-Hp8MwFtCSmJORU1EDkW52V-pOpGLvplvAb8yF72-Vn5rJapcEtu3LbTrcSpree_0bazmPvahMgEDjtVQ5bInV/s1600/SDC10379.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpZdleTMvDUeNUB_a96FKKi9XfVw0P25AQqCrcGjjakV1a8LDVM_sRf-Hp8MwFtCSmJORU1EDkW52V-pOpGLvplvAb8yF72-Vn5rJapcEtu3LbTrcSpree_0bazmPvahMgEDjtVQ5bInV/s320/SDC10379.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494114412836419394" /></a>The restaurant is situated at the edge of a small lake. The food, prepared by Charles and Godfrey, with simple and local food, is good and varied.<br />Subukia: the discovery of Subukia and her inhabitants is fabulous! Sensitive souls have to refrain: to go and have a cup of tea with the locals, to bring food to the refugees, to visit the orphanage, to see catholic missions working with disabled people and victims of AIDS and take kids on horse-back, animals some of them had never seen before, are moments that could make you feel like crying (and I know what I am talking about!;-D)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9H8sAt77aDbRT8hbzwmABVt8RPEN1f14n4b7lddP9XeHPSzsnHAPfIS1aT2vAPlbpavrQVpasw8VKnKCgHRnqSLS52EW9pxiIRShNMm49wmKzQJ8HvZH9cPmzujnOZI2Vz03y2tw3kbs/s1600/SDC10013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9H8sAt77aDbRT8hbzwmABVt8RPEN1f14n4b7lddP9XeHPSzsnHAPfIS1aT2vAPlbpavrQVpasw8VKnKCgHRnqSLS52EW9pxiIRShNMm49wmKzQJ8HvZH9cPmzujnOZI2Vz03y2tw3kbs/s320/SDC10013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494114919451058082" /></a>Horses: longstanding horse-rider, the horse-riding aspect attracted me from the beginning and I was not disappointed. 4 small horses, 2 very kind bay ones and 2 a little bit more difficult black ones, in brief there is one for every level. And their story is so moving!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmD5SNB7kbEQf-wAJkyaUXjToowfdPaYz3UuKasTPF0qSPq48Wq6bHhvmdWCY6h89uCz84EwFk5PxR0eQlkV0NN2riOpP0SMXGh13UjUQR90JNt-mGnLcY95on61Oip3Knty1evTl5oWpM/s1600/CIMG2532.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmD5SNB7kbEQf-wAJkyaUXjToowfdPaYz3UuKasTPF0qSPq48Wq6bHhvmdWCY6h89uCz84EwFk5PxR0eQlkV0NN2riOpP0SMXGh13UjUQR90JNt-mGnLcY95on61Oip3Knty1evTl5oWpM/s320/CIMG2532.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494115482713399842" /></a><br />The rides in the surroundings of Subukia are beautiful and varied and the initiation to ethological horse-riding is very instructive, especially for a classical rider like me. In short, we have fun, we learn a lot, and we have crushes (isn’t it Typhoon???).<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhLKHpPn5SAfhWdIgYSersjU00HxJylZGDoU_ZRaH0rxAbLX6tEqVnEP-OcwW6hOKt0RxG-z4p9mRy5UD6grfIpzMURpIMkv2wOsoSUwenWwbkTIpEMIYxDd43_m-jYy_50AIPlxDVb8b/s1600/SDC10499.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhLKHpPn5SAfhWdIgYSersjU00HxJylZGDoU_ZRaH0rxAbLX6tEqVnEP-OcwW6hOKt0RxG-z4p9mRy5UD6grfIpzMURpIMkv2wOsoSUwenWwbkTIpEMIYxDd43_m-jYy_50AIPlxDVb8b/s320/SDC10499.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494116076482291666" /></a><br /><br />The staff: from the warden to the safari guide, everybody is smiling, kind and reliable. On the sports side, Benjamin and Vincent are passionated persons, a little bit shy at the beginning, they really start to speak after some days. On the kitchen side, Charles and Godfrey are up to it, I rarely left an empty plate and pancakes for breakfast are perfect to wake up! Korir, the safari guide, is stunning, always smiling, always quiet, full of knowledge, he can spot a lion in the bush at a distance of 1km (it is almost disgusting when we still confuse stones and buffaloes!). Samweal introduces people to donkeys good treatments, he is shy but very efficient!!! The wardens, cow (and cat!!) keepers and Sally are more discreet but are always on form!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDFaXHJtGCjPnxKjOL2vk5ZYppZ-ppE3G24LWZnvxJ64o5TaG_U1otXw1fW-m5GltxndkD18EiKHFPnIEa10uOkpfTiTdZAZ_0TzPjPOc0OjSpDUtG02oA8W2zgRn38y2N1pJtSWnZn66/s1600/P1010960.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDFaXHJtGCjPnxKjOL2vk5ZYppZ-ppE3G24LWZnvxJ64o5TaG_U1otXw1fW-m5GltxndkD18EiKHFPnIEa10uOkpfTiTdZAZ_0TzPjPOc0OjSpDUtG02oA8W2zgRn38y2N1pJtSWnZn66/s320/P1010960.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494117876159927106" /></a>Safaris: a real pleasure! The lake Nakuru at 1 hour from Subukia can be visited in one day and abounds in animals in a magnificent scenery! The Maasai Mara, farer, but Eric and Astrid have a great small camp there, is one of the most famous parks in the country and if you spend a few days there, you understand why!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXX1XP9ZRa7y6bgO6rU082QD4k2q6vl7d6oyvumwQW6EhywPNcoq2LGwstx8EnsGjatNWQpZQAhXu-9TNxI-8EE2IS77fqYvMLG1CEi-aC4orYxwFqAnIlqlKO-Xg-i-UOHRD3iHrOteyH/s1600/P1030294.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXX1XP9ZRa7y6bgO6rU082QD4k2q6vl7d6oyvumwQW6EhywPNcoq2LGwstx8EnsGjatNWQpZQAhXu-9TNxI-8EE2IS77fqYvMLG1CEi-aC4orYxwFqAnIlqlKO-Xg-i-UOHRD3iHrOteyH/s320/P1030294.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494118733819268370" /></a>We saw all the animals(except cheetahs, so we wll have to come back!) in a 3-day safari, and with Korir as a guide, we couldn’t dream better.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipUnzqeyEV3GAANcGbdpqTgpEfXVLAQRKWMjkbuNUeHI7mVuQ_9MEDNrp0pJ4erz0jXWHAU2T3AJeV-Pqzzzm9dIB4VwR2hnvFzxIekkar6FZfhuPA4BZQ-Y6HNYCyp-rMQdz_wTSY58E/s1600/SDC10582.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipUnzqeyEV3GAANcGbdpqTgpEfXVLAQRKWMjkbuNUeHI7mVuQ_9MEDNrp0pJ4erz0jXWHAU2T3AJeV-Pqzzzm9dIB4VwR2hnvFzxIekkar6FZfhuPA4BZQ-Y6HNYCyp-rMQdz_wTSY58E/s320/SDC10582.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494119215208701090" /></a>In conclusion: a journey that met all my expectations and even more. The positive points: the scenery, the horses, the discovery of the population and the camp of Mara. Less positive: small problems with the car and the fact we couldn’t go swimming (but ok, it is not really negative, as we knew it before coming, but as Eric talked to us about a project of natural swimming pool, I am putting pression!). In brief, the last word is " I will come back!!! "<br />asgremeau@hotmail.com<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd144Cqw2p8TwBdo77MGqyyV2AIxB_nAsuTv9Xad-XHPQJckAsw4Rs6JUU6HynNCCzTjEiPRaMyVoGOKSWywU6zDqt3I9hB_aTcljHrD7m9t615KKc_4m1YYbRPAGNl7icYdIMlpk0rmu7/s1600/CIMG2497.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd144Cqw2p8TwBdo77MGqyyV2AIxB_nAsuTv9Xad-XHPQJckAsw4Rs6JUU6HynNCCzTjEiPRaMyVoGOKSWywU6zDqt3I9hB_aTcljHrD7m9t615KKc_4m1YYbRPAGNl7icYdIMlpk0rmu7/s320/CIMG2497.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494119870319313922" /></a>Astrid Clavé-Letourneur et Erick Letourneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08308665731494210054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271157516006716104.post-68595995762419997062010-07-12T01:50:00.000-07:002010-07-12T02:24:03.744-07:00Cécile's comments on her 1 month eco-volunteering experience, June 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAauY22EKTNDbFPkeCRtbBUQKVo5FWHed42noV9tkEcHeqJQqPBu3spi-X2A3xDmcsMOsXZkSu9uq0Vs8mMqGerTU5hi2jOGrJacTEwI7-zTH_SVvLMS-f7GQoR1o_QlGeeZT7NYXtheF/s1600/P1010173.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAauY22EKTNDbFPkeCRtbBUQKVo5FWHed42noV9tkEcHeqJQqPBu3spi-X2A3xDmcsMOsXZkSu9uq0Vs8mMqGerTU5hi2jOGrJacTEwI7-zTH_SVvLMS-f7GQoR1o_QlGeeZT7NYXtheF/s320/P1010173.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492940688057836322" /></a><br />Cécile, 29 years old:<br />« What a pleasure to come back to Kenya! And what is more, for an ecovolunteering experience, five years after the Taita Discovery Centre (TDC) inTsavo. I am here again in this beautiful country. And in a very different region than the ones I already know! It was an evidence for me to go to Subukia, after knowing about Wild Routes of Kenya and Astrid on internet. Especially as the activities would be supervised by Korir (former guide of TDC I already knew, and one of the best guides in the country)!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pgSo8o-bhW9FGY9vFjYtecmJo9IKh50sLQPxucyABu58ramnUkO5kBsu62zMmI138CBsSTW3QeATJiPE2JYfJ3dOswb5-fkMxVw8gVbowhl3GG808VPYvf8uDl13id42ZVju8p3tsX4H/s1600/CIMG2544.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pgSo8o-bhW9FGY9vFjYtecmJo9IKh50sLQPxucyABu58ramnUkO5kBsu62zMmI138CBsSTW3QeATJiPE2JYfJ3dOswb5-fkMxVw8gVbowhl3GG808VPYvf8uDl13id42ZVju8p3tsX4H/s320/CIMG2544.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492941616592708194" /></a><br />The welcome in Muringa Farm is great, thanks to all the team (Astrid, Erick, Korir, Benjamin, Vincent, Charles, Godfrey, Samweal, Sally and the others but also Kennedy and all the team of Mara) to have insured a very pleasant stay, in typical African bandas, with a restaurant on a small lake, where very good meals are being served … Furthermore, Muringa Farm abounds in animals: horses, donkeys, cows and also wild animals like colobus, blue monkeys, trees hyraxes and ibis which can be heard at night!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctmeVtkBI_FZiXANhahubP9DWsFUxK3OCdvpXS_a1QsMbHZXZdu-34eBZai0HCq7i_pst1buD-E64gjP2_K8urS6uaoHdTTLumeq3HJH0J883mohvK27kqKRHhZkTQKcSL_HxiisMDz0U/s1600/P1010237.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctmeVtkBI_FZiXANhahubP9DWsFUxK3OCdvpXS_a1QsMbHZXZdu-34eBZai0HCq7i_pst1buD-E64gjP2_K8urS6uaoHdTTLumeq3HJH0J883mohvK27kqKRHhZkTQKcSL_HxiisMDz0U/s320/P1010237.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492942565278285010" /></a>In brief, the place of Muringa Farm is idyllic, in this green Kenyan countryside (thanks to El Nino this year!), where coffee, tea and flowers of any kind are growing! Come and read at the same time Anne Spoerry's book: " They call me Mama Daktari ". She is the former owner of the farm, and you will be bewitched by this place full of history! <br />Concerning the program, you will never get bored! The program is adapted to everybody. And there are so different activities to do there, that anybody can have a great time. Astrid concocts a personalized program to the ecovolunteers, according to their preferences. To train horses in the longing built in the property and to go and walk outside is a real pleasure, especially when you see how beneficial it is to offer a second happy life to these horses! Isn’t it Typhoon, Hurricane, Santos and Justice?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHjalDpLqObO6TsS55NQd7MG3JCGzLGxqm0hjL3-NJ-f6T0ULThp161tWRBdAz3TvfzZb6q6XSUprxT8hZyhgkhfaC_oj2uDmYkCQTyKjCTRSzLmOCNo1rTFNekqaA0cx_KLsy4QKtp19/s1600/CIMG2382.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHjalDpLqObO6TsS55NQd7MG3JCGzLGxqm0hjL3-NJ-f6T0ULThp161tWRBdAz3TvfzZb6q6XSUprxT8hZyhgkhfaC_oj2uDmYkCQTyKjCTRSzLmOCNo1rTFNekqaA0cx_KLsy4QKtp19/s320/CIMG2382.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492943198011919042" /></a><br /> To observe wild animals in the property is great also, to admire the graceful colobus, birds, have fun with the blue monkeys’behavior, are activities you will never get tired of!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxEDjMuycbBaaLrW6Xoi42kvqncCIOd6tgzES7HcG-xQDWT0tOujpHPRuk9stVS2906G_py_SFKWwyWKaMBw3nYAtdc3OUOJ6UcWU81EOHShzdnCJ6Fqik85kIhlSCYDq1utA_iA8m1o6/s1600/P1010413.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxEDjMuycbBaaLrW6Xoi42kvqncCIOd6tgzES7HcG-xQDWT0tOujpHPRuk9stVS2906G_py_SFKWwyWKaMBw3nYAtdc3OUOJ6UcWU81EOHShzdnCJ6Fqik85kIhlSCYDq1utA_iA8m1o6/s320/P1010413.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492943832844936658" /></a> The property has been planned to leave space for wildlife. The excursions outside are nice also: we understand the usefulness of Astrid and Erick’ presence and also of ours, when we visit people Muringa Farm is sponsoring - as Lilian and her orphans, or the children of Lower Subukia refugee camp. It was such a big emotion when we visited these children on horseback and when they all wanted to ride Justice one after the other! It is also necessary to explain to people how to treat donkeys in a better way ; there is a program of the KSPCA (Kenya Society for the Protection and Care of Animals) for that. Samweal knows how to find all the owners of donkeys in the surroundings to distribute them headcollars!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilc3ndUwGIoAZjXhFWIHwnYdM-kRee0oqoiFYUG-cIY1yGIQDEsB6dFDolGxApmoElSCKO25tmnUaCBtsKg5Owhufm7FlTcf_-_AIXKoDe1TCk9KR2iUIgHIy4tcsV4WDBzCaremfXWxkj/s1600/P1010493.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilc3ndUwGIoAZjXhFWIHwnYdM-kRee0oqoiFYUG-cIY1yGIQDEsB6dFDolGxApmoElSCKO25tmnUaCBtsKg5Owhufm7FlTcf_-_AIXKoDe1TCk9KR2iUIgHIy4tcsV4WDBzCaremfXWxkj/s320/P1010493.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492944595309114946" /></a><br />Let’s speak now about safaris: the Nakuru National Park is not very far from Subukia and abounds in beauties. With Korir we were able to observe the flamingos of the lake, rhinos, buffaloes and other animals, and even to spot a female leopard, pregnant, coming down from its tree to go hunting! Magical!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxkkHo9TcSEeacuLqjeUYZZiedSzbFyekyUUipJC81qOW1nMvwTyIxEOUdPosQAwZuHtt2PM09oh5vRkp_lNy3w_Mygq01AdxPvMTx7nM3IXboJOoeEGrSX41_Ce5O-2IpUrZFfvwXWtB/s1600/P1010994.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxkkHo9TcSEeacuLqjeUYZZiedSzbFyekyUUipJC81qOW1nMvwTyIxEOUdPosQAwZuHtt2PM09oh5vRkp_lNy3w_Mygq01AdxPvMTx7nM3IXboJOoeEGrSX41_Ce5O-2IpUrZFfvwXWtB/s320/P1010994.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492945253392532658" /></a><br /> Long stays of ecovolunteering also allow to go and visit for three days the mythical park of the Masai Mara. June is a good season from any point of view: dry season, temperature not very high and it is the beginning of the wildebeest migration from and towards Serengeti! You can find also elephants, hippos and "big cats" as lions and cheetahs (even if they where hiding this time!), which completes very well the Nakuru National Park!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWuutADqieVYN5LwSRFTDvkF-Lk3Yu_fDjTK5xg0NKpqF3sPkybXyHG9Wn-_chyphenhyphenW-ZOJ1dmauU2628I-4Rckd3HxBVlvK4pZA5GCIo9GXEI_fgAnQmaYLh9YxSJWBIz3Nouljo3JNw61o/s1600/CIMG2771.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWuutADqieVYN5LwSRFTDvkF-Lk3Yu_fDjTK5xg0NKpqF3sPkybXyHG9Wn-_chyphenhyphenW-ZOJ1dmauU2628I-4Rckd3HxBVlvK4pZA5GCIo9GXEI_fgAnQmaYLh9YxSJWBIz3Nouljo3JNw61o/s320/CIMG2771.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492945880022918082" /></a>After all that, you will tell me: what else? The answer is: you have to come back! You never want to leave Masai Mara's camp, surrounded by Masaïs, or Muringa Farm in Subukia, because you feel fine there, because you feel like a useful and privileged tourist discovering the " real Kenya ", and also because there are still so many things to do (other parks to visit, other activities to run). And then especially you want to see Astrid, Erick, all the team, the horses, the other animals again, once you are back home!<br />So see you soon, I hope. In the meantime : “ long life to Wild Routes of Kenya! "cecile.querleu@orange.fr<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXYGvCF75VKh3mJ7cJt71GGwzcqysCxGWxuV1Yn9Mi9rtxZao6xu_Bvx-gFIG4pxFVlDqJUIn_VG7zF41F9R0jo1aNIH0AVNspfP2Q67bmVT-lNSAVi0aLJuU7L3EuDQXS3PbD7rvCckB/s1600/SDC10084.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXYGvCF75VKh3mJ7cJt71GGwzcqysCxGWxuV1Yn9Mi9rtxZao6xu_Bvx-gFIG4pxFVlDqJUIn_VG7zF41F9R0jo1aNIH0AVNspfP2Q67bmVT-lNSAVi0aLJuU7L3EuDQXS3PbD7rvCckB/s320/SDC10084.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492946630160688850" /></a>Astrid Clavé-Letourneur et Erick Letourneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08308665731494210054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271157516006716104.post-5865622647292264062010-01-06T07:33:00.000-08:002010-07-13T07:08:24.248-07:00An ecovolunteer's report: Margot, 24 years old<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kserEyloko25EcPUGOTE7a-4ZugmTW8EfrOw9Pk4OBa4ZXPsavsCDHU9p3VDDhnKHfRfiHRyvkZz3izmwKd4b50wv1y5Z2Nch5bCIIfFhx2B4I0EQTsAwOG02v5J0zIyd6nCBumBHFtL/s1600/IMG_8030.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kserEyloko25EcPUGOTE7a-4ZugmTW8EfrOw9Pk4OBa4ZXPsavsCDHU9p3VDDhnKHfRfiHRyvkZz3izmwKd4b50wv1y5Z2Nch5bCIIfFhx2B4I0EQTsAwOG02v5J0zIyd6nCBumBHFtL/s320/IMG_8030.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493371721547350322" /></a>Wonderful experience, beautiful trip, if you like to discover and observe monkeys and birds families living in the property. But also to take care of farm animals, and to go and discover the Kenyan countryside and inhabitants.<br />I really appreciated to stay in a not very touristic region of Kenya, favouring encounters and exchanges with the local population in the countryside, and in the small village of Subukia.<br />Regarding Muringa Farm, it is a small paradise full of history, with a very low impact on the environment,<br />managed by a very kind and friendly team.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6Z3IuHBOJZ77N5eaNz7N_mvVUQDBQJ08PLQqUD6uc2AqUQNB2Xw2HHOnHYeI0LrGeXbt5i431qYycCfuAze9JyU3L3qLXnvjYFxYj1Haa6gtIbChbCikbeXbHEt9GkTmgBYmrOTTX3tw/s1600/Repas+anni+ouverture+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6Z3IuHBOJZ77N5eaNz7N_mvVUQDBQJ08PLQqUD6uc2AqUQNB2Xw2HHOnHYeI0LrGeXbt5i431qYycCfuAze9JyU3L3qLXnvjYFxYj1Haa6gtIbChbCikbeXbHEt9GkTmgBYmrOTTX3tw/s320/Repas+anni+ouverture+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493388823651734034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiew0iflgUGNA81JnAc_AENDuaMybK8GPuAV-uuyDnpVDG-F18-qLN2DicPab2N6SsH_XZuZlw2XznIPZLGJhzOWK3hB_HuyXidBK5sdzWQ5yOQuxx55ZD7oHWhi3219Xx9RSadg7BaR3ek/s1600/IMG_8204.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiew0iflgUGNA81JnAc_AENDuaMybK8GPuAV-uuyDnpVDG-F18-qLN2DicPab2N6SsH_XZuZlw2XznIPZLGJhzOWK3hB_HuyXidBK5sdzWQ5yOQuxx55ZD7oHWhi3219Xx9RSadg7BaR3ek/s320/IMG_8204.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493382324645869458" /></a><br />The farm is situated close to big towns like Nakuru (4th town of the country), where there is a very beautiful national park. The eco-volunteering programme is rich and open. I had the opportunity to observe the colobus and sykes monkeys, to participate in the inventory of numerous birds, or to go for a walk with the horses and the donkeys as well.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6AfnS2mSKyFwfaRwyZ7dlatAo-MPIgR6mQqLeZB3S8NQiPaXW-JZ3lOeiBmQ2vf7CCra_TrzawkG_P8EHK4DNYUnFOjLycs9AM4nhp7623QmUQEhkZCPH2u77DLw6OJwBwSrb1lbGhtz/s1600/SDC10385.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6AfnS2mSKyFwfaRwyZ7dlatAo-MPIgR6mQqLeZB3S8NQiPaXW-JZ3lOeiBmQ2vf7CCra_TrzawkG_P8EHK4DNYUnFOjLycs9AM4nhp7623QmUQEhkZCPH2u77DLw6OJwBwSrb1lbGhtz/s320/SDC10385.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493390032306047218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lUjGp0zE1XznbSklQhYkC1ZC1PoVreCz-HqQHOhhsAr-njQcErlz1bFpufGeEbQquVnmymJfN9Ye1IusIg26yqgsIom1P4t637624l-4LbD7bwNjEqP4r396Tr7YZ89g-GQEa-Fo5v7H/s1600/IMG_8770.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lUjGp0zE1XznbSklQhYkC1ZC1PoVreCz-HqQHOhhsAr-njQcErlz1bFpufGeEbQquVnmymJfN9Ye1IusIg26yqgsIom1P4t637624l-4LbD7bwNjEqP4r396Tr7YZ89g-GQEa-Fo5v7H/s320/IMG_8770.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493383292060521058" /></a><br />But also to do some trekking up to two view points, and visit a Kenyan family, share their lunch and a cup of tea with them!<br />Without forgetting all the informations regarding the trees (identification and medicinal uses) and the swahili courses!<br /><br />Then, the icing on the cake, I had the opportunity to go to the Masai Mara for three days. The park is really amazing and there also, the lanscape is so beautiful and the wildlife so unbelievable that it is unforgettable.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHBV2x1JTh0exiTSzx9CQ9EH0ttIHmAUirWAizHaIPPBFKsFzw0O6pGbG7WTkf_S_Pzb8AEjVgsgCoonN4MVNPyrwfZs5NwFcix0B7sTn0_kQapqQ9Edkbs9r5Yo6zoNLMJZpZxJOKS9oZ/s1600/IMG_8086.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHBV2x1JTh0exiTSzx9CQ9EH0ttIHmAUirWAizHaIPPBFKsFzw0O6pGbG7WTkf_S_Pzb8AEjVgsgCoonN4MVNPyrwfZs5NwFcix0B7sTn0_kQapqQ9Edkbs9r5Yo6zoNLMJZpZxJOKS9oZ/s320/IMG_8086.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493381040838717922" /></a>Thank you Astrid, Erick, Korir, and all the team for this unforgettable stay!<br />Hope to see you again soon! <br />Margot (margot.sallenave416@dbmail.com)Astrid Clavé-Letourneur et Erick Letourneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08308665731494210054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271157516006716104.post-21657332815021503782009-08-29T16:30:00.000-07:002009-08-29T07:52:57.314-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJEZA0o0Hm9m3J2IkR9Sc1zgrfYFZqey31Q3bY72wruB6K7nLyIMLHLyz8E8NTcQqokxTmcDFT-A6J7JacLppwR4DQXaMWJDPQxiVfqrJkWfl-r-SPVH02a1_BUi_-KNbmIyFvKg5KoOz/s1600-h/Bandas+6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375392628839804130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJEZA0o0Hm9m3J2IkR9Sc1zgrfYFZqey31Q3bY72wruB6K7nLyIMLHLyz8E8NTcQqokxTmcDFT-A6J7JacLppwR4DQXaMWJDPQxiVfqrJkWfl-r-SPVH02a1_BUi_-KNbmIyFvKg5KoOz/s320/Bandas+6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong>Proposed activities (under supervision), according to your wishes and skills:</strong><strong><br /></strong>- black and white colobus and blue monkey behaviour observation and inventory.<br />- inventory of birds, and if possible river otters, duikers, leopard tortoises, tree hyraxes...<br />- farm animals inspection (cows, sheep, donkeys, horses, dogs, geese, guinea-fowls, ducks, turkeys...), help for treatments, feeding, state of health control.<br />- horse-training with our instructor (for horse-riders), walk in the surroundings with the donkeys (with our local guide).<br />- distribution of head collars to the owners of donkeys in the surroundings (with our farm manager) in order to sensitize them to wound and infection risks associated with bad harnessing (in collaboration with KSPCA/Donkey Sanctuary and AECA).<br />- inventory and check list of trees, plants, flowers...<br />- control and maintenance of the coffee plants, vegetable garden and fences (with the farm manager).<br />- nature trail, visit of the farm and walks in the surroundings with the tourists (with our local guide)<br />- visits in Subukia village, at the orphanage, at the schools, walks in Subukia Valley with stop at local people’s homes, in order to discover the Kenyans’ way of life in a rural area (with our local guide).<br />- sports activities: trekking, mountain-biking, horse-riding<br />- initiation to kiswahili, conservation education, courses on animal behaviour and plants medicinal uses (with Korir).<br />- opportunity to go to Nyahururu (Thompson Falls, Saint-Martin mission), Nakuru (National Park), Menengai Crater, Village of Mary (shrine), Lower Subukia (Franciscans mission)...<br />- opportunity to go to our camp in Masai Mara during the stay (3-week or 1-month stays).<br /><br />The participants will have one free day per week, they can use the way they like.<br />2 participants maximum at a time. </div>Astrid Clavé-Letourneur et Erick Letourneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08308665731494210054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271157516006716104.post-36273595136671773792009-08-29T16:25:00.000-07:002009-08-29T07:58:09.292-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wpL3n6jViE8ArF5JkOZT6DpSs79_PSG-posNX8oRXaIDKXFZW9qbfJtHyA-mhXyU8hhAIR7O6Ph5fdn-twJCE9ZgeXVdcJzl9EgGPXIa2ndjBRHdkhUTo2rWNCFp6J_RNrAtd9o1ynzR/s1600-h/10-bandas-6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375390028194767250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wpL3n6jViE8ArF5JkOZT6DpSs79_PSG-posNX8oRXaIDKXFZW9qbfJtHyA-mhXyU8hhAIR7O6Ph5fdn-twJCE9ZgeXVdcJzl9EgGPXIa2ndjBRHdkhUTo2rWNCFp6J_RNrAtd9o1ynzR/s320/10-bandas-6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><strong>USEFUL TURISM AND ECOVOLUNTEERING IN MURINGA FARM, SUBUKIA (KENYA)</strong></div><div align="justify"><strong></strong></div><div align="justify">We invite you to take part in Muringa Farm activities in Subukia, and discover an authentic and wild Kenya, while contributing towards environment, farm animals and wildlife protection.<br />This concept, related to eco-volunteering, combines many eco-tourism and responsible tourism objectives.<br /><br /><strong>Your participation will help us:</strong><br />- to take a census and study wild animals behaviour in a protected area, for conservation purposes.<br />- to involve local populations in the environment and wildlife protection, but also farm animals protection, favouring good treatments and behaviour through education.<br />- to take a census and list the indigenous and rare trees, and their medicinal use, in order to conserve and protect the forest.<br />- to maintain and develop the educational farm for children, in order to sensitize them to the protection, care and attention required by farm animals.<br />- to spread around Europe and elsewhere the message of “Les Parrains de l’Espoir”, an association we have a partnership with, and find sponsors able to help Subukia and other Kenyan villages’orphans, providing them with schooling.<br /><br />We have 2-week, 3-week and 1-month programmes. All the year round.<br />The persons in charge of the project are: <strong>Astrid, a veterinarian and biologist, and Korir, a qualified naturalist guide, specialised in African wildlife.</strong></div>Astrid Clavé-Letourneur et Erick Letourneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08308665731494210054noreply@blogger.com0