What a great couple of days on the slopes! The kids are having a blast in their lessons, so much so that the suggestion of coming out of the afternoon sessions to ski with us was shot down as fast as you like – “what, the afternoons are our fun times on the reds!!”. Ho …
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You don’t see that every day…
So last night we are at Sapori Di Casa, which I highly recommend. Great food (I had the wild boar) and great service from one waitress who served the whole restaurant with a touch of humour in English. We slept well and got onto the slopes the next morning to get the kids into their …
Pila Day One
We got to Pila around 11.30pm last night, after transferring from Turin. An early start was needed the next day as we had to get our equipment which without Storm Dennis, we’d have sorted out the day before. It was a bit of a rush, and we were late getting Erin and Jed to ski …
Skiing in Pila, Aosta Valley, February 2020
For the second year in a row in February half term, we’re going skiing. Last year it was to Courmayeur, this year it’s just down the valley to Pila. However, this weekend sees the arrival of Storm Dennis to the UK and several flights have been cancelled, including the flight we are supposed to be …
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Diving the crab…
So I’ll combine two days into one post. Yesterday, Erin, Jed and I went on an hours briefing and lesson on scuba diving with the in house scuba company at Baobab, Diving the Crab. We’ll, let’s face it, who wouldn’t want to dive in this… I’d been here 25 years ago and done precisely that …
Diani Beach
We were leaving the others today and traveling to Diani Beach from Nairobi Wilson Airport. We’d been quoted £70 for the transfer from the travel company the party had used and thought that was a bit steep, so on the way back from safari, I’d had a chat with Frank, our driver, and he had …
Safari, the final day
Jed, Erin and I got up at 6am for the 6.30am drive. The full days drive had taken its toll on Sam and she decided to stay at home. Frank, our driver (below with Sam) was waiting and off we went. Pretty soon we saw a group of jeeps in the distance and as we …
Safari, day 2
We woke at 6.30 for a 7.30 start and headed into the Bush with our guide, Frank. Pretty soon, we spotted a pair of cheetahs relaxing under a tree. Then we came across a family of elephants After a quick stop at the local Bush airstrip, our guide found a clump of Bush and suddenly …
Safari, day 1
So we were due to be picked up at 7.30am by the safari jeeps with breakfast at 6.30 in the orphanage. However, we were woken up at 7.15 by someone banging on our door!! Not the best start was followed by a speedy breakfast and hesty packing. We eventually got on the jeep for our …
The last day at New Hope
We have had an amazing time at New Hope, but everything comes to an end. The last day was brilliant, playing with the children, running crafts and sports sessions. In the evening, they put on a “New Hopes got talent” show, and boy, do they! Several dances, singing and finally an acrobatic show with juggling …
Baldwin’s Family Travel 