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« on: July 24, 2010, 05:53:40 PM » |
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Well, after a torrid journey spanning 3 days and all sorts of delays and inconveniences, I am finally in my bunk in Kenya! I have put up a new post on my blog (if you are interested) and will regularly update if anything interesting happens while I am here. I have seen my first wild Giraffe! Now it's just six weeks of desert bogeys to contend with  ! |
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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2010, 06:12:56 PM » |
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lol nice avatar!!
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« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2010, 06:17:21 PM » |
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Sing along, Inso! And, while you're at it, do the dance, get a mate to film it and post it on YouTube.
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Some humans are tragically limited in their native abilities. Civil servants, for instance.
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« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2010, 06:18:45 PM » |
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Glad to see you have some internet access, so you can still get in touch with us, the little but amiable fod community. Remember to keep well hydrated!  |
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« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2010, 06:32:00 PM » |
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Sing along, Inso! And, while you're at it, do the dance, get a mate to film it and post it on YouTube. Good idea! And then do this one!  |
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"No matter how tempted I am with the prospect of unlimited power, I will not consume any energy field bigger than my head."
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« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2010, 06:49:47 PM » |
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glad you made it one piece at least you haven't got to worry about lost bags or about your travel firm going bust and being left out there  , so that giraffes crossed of your to see list whats next |
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is a boomerang that didn't come back really a stick
painted Grymn this year 1
Only 2 things are infinite the universe and human stupidity, and i'm not sure about the former.
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« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2010, 07:44:57 PM » |
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Sing along, Inso! And, while you're at it, do the dance, get a mate to film it and post it on YouTube. Good idea! And then do this one! The Weebl Stuff Kenya song is wrong...there ARE tiger's in Kenya! The Squadron I am part of is one of a handful of 'Tiger Squadrons' (because of the tiger in the Squadron badge)...so while we are here...they got tigers!!! |
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« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2010, 08:43:51 PM » |
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I can see a new Grymn Pygmy army in the pipeline ! Glad you arrived ok !  |
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Heaven doesn't want me. Hell is afraid i will take over ! Minis painted this year (2010) - 20 - technically 1 was finished last year but the varnish was dry on the 1st ! "Oi ! don't dis the Sonic"  http://foddragon.mybrute.com/ |
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« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2010, 12:05:52 AM » |
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Roughly where are you in Kenya?
I did the tourist thing, and spent some time in Kisumu many many years ago......
I seem to remember the area near Finch Hattons (?) was bandit country where we got the armed guard.....and broke down.....
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« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2010, 10:52:57 AM » |
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I'm near Nanuki/Laikipiya (sorry if it is spelt wrong). I'm quite lucky as I am staying in a proper building with electricity and lighting. I have showers/toilets nearby and they are the proper plumbed in porcelain/tiled ones so I am well pleased with the set up...I had visions of a barn with no ameneties and solar showers.
It is a mix of very poor and relatively well off (for the local standards) people. It is all a new experience for me.
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« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2010, 01:01:46 PM » |
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Africa's a wonderful continent on the whole. I lived there for a very long time! At first things come as a shock but give it a few months everything will seem normal and with any luck, you'll get to expand your mind. And don't go playing with those jungle girls now...  |
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« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2010, 02:38:07 PM » |
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Africa is just mind-boggling, didn't want to leave when I went. Loved everything except Jo'burg |
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« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2010, 06:15:47 PM » |
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I was born there (Zambia) really want to go back someday as we came back to Uk when I was 2 - my Dad has bored us silly with slides for years - thankfully the bulb blew on the projector and he never got round to replacing it !
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Heaven doesn't want me. Hell is afraid i will take over ! Minis painted this year (2010) - 20 - technically 1 was finished last year but the varnish was dry on the 1st ! "Oi ! don't dis the Sonic" http://foddragon.mybrute.com/ |
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« Reply #13 on: August 06, 2010, 11:08:14 AM » |
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More stuff...
I have started shifts and work midday to midday. We work until the work is done in the evening, have a kip and are back after breakfast to finish off working at midday. the last couple of shifts have been beyond midnight...but at least it is 24 hours on/24 hours off...so we get a good opportunity to re-charge.
I went out to a local restaurant last night and sat by the fire, drinking 'Tuskers' beer and a cup of coffee whilst chatting...very nice.
Today, I am flying to a different site...on a Puma Helicopter...so I can work on one of the heli's there. I will be flying over the plains so may get an impromptu airborne safari...sounds good to me! (I'll have my camera with me...)
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« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2010, 02:03:40 PM » |
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Don't fall out trying to get that just right photo, otherwise you might get the close ups you don't want  |
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is a boomerang that didn't come back really a stick
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« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2010, 07:59:46 PM » |
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They said..."you'll only be gone for a day"...I got back today. Had a great flight...wasn't able to fix the aircraft (too broken for the kit available to fix  )...was driven back today in a truck, cross country, through the wilds of Africa... I was a bit annoyed we couldn't fix the helicopter but the rest was a blast...tent, mozzie net, field kitchen, solar showers, limited facilities...it was just like camping! I even saw elephants from the window of a helicopter...but the pix may be rubbish due to the windows being perspex...we'll see. |
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« Reply #16 on: August 10, 2010, 08:14:33 PM » |
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What a cool job you have! Jealous
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« Reply #17 on: August 10, 2010, 09:02:00 PM » |
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i had a clock like that once  ,  so what are they going to do with it wait for new bits to be sent out on the next transport. |
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is a boomerang that didn't come back really a stick
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Only 2 things are infinite the universe and human stupidity, and i'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
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Inso
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« Reply #18 on: August 11, 2010, 07:14:48 AM » |
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There isn't a plan to fix the helicopter yet...It requires a lot of further investigation and testing before we can decide what bits need changing...and how to get them to where the thing has landed. Hey, Beefcake...if you have a hankering for my kind of job then I have a "come and play" link in my signature...the more the merrier  . So...today I am much cleaner, have my laundry in to be washed, have brushed my boots to within an inch of their lives to remove all of the dust and will be going for lunch to a nearby troutery...presumably to eat some fish. I must say that the two 'Tusker' beers I had last night, went down a treat (as did the pork curry for tea...I am going to return to Blighty LOOKING like a curry at this rate!). I will be catching up with a little admin and maybe watching a bit of BFBS this morning while I wait for lunch...I have until tomorrow lunch time before I have to go back to work... !!! Ahhh...good times... EDIT: I have updated Inso's World with a couple of pix...see my sig for the link ! |
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« Reply #19 on: August 11, 2010, 08:26:13 AM » |
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Ha, Not sure i'd fit the criteria. I briefly thought about joining the Navy after school but decided against it. Don't think I could handle the structure, I'm rather unorganised and messy (although my wife usually keeps me in line, don't tell her I said that)
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« Reply #20 on: August 11, 2010, 04:42:16 PM » |
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Glad your having fun Inso ! |
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Heaven doesn't want me. Hell is afraid i will take over ! Minis painted this year (2010) - 20 - technically 1 was finished last year but the varnish was dry on the 1st ! "Oi ! don't dis the Sonic" http://foddragon.mybrute.com/ |
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« Reply #22 on: August 15, 2010, 05:05:13 PM » |
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So Jealous, are you going to bring a  home or are you going to bring the moggy  . |
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is a boomerang that didn't come back really a stick
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Only 2 things are infinite the universe and human stupidity, and i'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
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Inso
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« Reply #23 on: August 15, 2010, 06:36:07 PM » |
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I quite like the monkeys...but I must admit that the cheetah was awesome...not something I'd want to bring home though...just sitting with them lets you appreciate the immense power one of them has...it is quite exhillarating.
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Inso
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« Reply #24 on: August 17, 2010, 05:36:59 PM » |
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Crikey! What a day...rock climbing, abseiling down waterfalls, canyoning from heights of upto 40 foot...and at least 5 hours travelling in a packed mini-bus across some very challenging terrain...I am absolutely shattered...but in a good way. I can say for a fact that standing beside a waterfall, 40 foot up, looking down at the water and being asked to jump off is a lot scary...but the moment you take the plunge, the adrenaline rush is out of this world! Nearly 40 and I'm doing this sort of stuff? I must be mad! Mind you...I put one or two of the younger chaps to shame...I jumped when they couldn't...oh the humiliation (in a tongue in cheek way )... ...What an awesome day...and to think that I wasn't keen on adventurous training out here...BRING IT ON! ! |
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