You may have been wondering where I have disappeared off to (Its highly likely you weren’t but i’ll tell you anyway), as rare as it may seem there still are a frew places in the world that don’t have access to the microwave many people depend on for life, work and leisure we have come to know as wireless fidelity. Such a case is my grandparent’s house in a zone on the outskirts of Nairobi (in Kenya children) known as Thindigua.
This doesn’t mean that civilisation hasn’t reached this area, it does have a functioning strip-mall and plenty of access to services but these once lush coffee growing lands are yet to receive this modern day commodity. While other parts of the city are now fed by fiber-optic cables and have a decent (when it feels like) bandwidth, my dear Thindigua is still disconnected from the world wide web as far as domestic services go, mobile is all good but my smartphone hasn’t been assigned the task of being a social hub, thus allowing me to sleep easy without being interrupted by the sound of notifications.
Jumping to the topic described by the title (yes, I’m aware I began rambling, but there is a purpose) I climbed my first mountain ever! And it was awesome!
Peak
The third highest peak of the second highest mountain in Africa! These were words I didn’t quite see myself saying in one sentence but the whole experience was amazing, especially since that was where I was on New Years, far from the party and the sprawl, up in the tranquility of the mountain like Pocahontas once described in a musical number she gave in her feature Disney film. Yes, it is true.
“For whether we are white or copper skinned
We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains
We need to paint with all the colors of the wind”
Besides the usual getting in touch with nature, I also took the chance to brush up on my bird photography.
Bird candid
And some elemental studies of water
Study on water
and ice
Study on ice
Anyway, now that I’m back on the grid I can see the influence of nature in my mindset. If you have the opportunity to take such a trip, by all means. Don’t be appalled by nature, everything in life isn’t about 5-star hotels and room service.
Think about it.
Hyrax says hello
Shit! 