Continuing where we left off on our budget self-guided bicycle safari in Hells Gate National Park — descending into the Depths of Hell (of course).

We continue our budget backpacking trip through Kenya with none other than a do-it-yourself bicycle safari through one of Africa’s most dramatic, and most endangered, landscapes.

A serendipitous encounter in Nairobi and many more fun encounters with exotic birds, wily monkeys and hungry, hungry hippos on the shores of Lake Naivasha!

Just around the island, yet a world away, lay Lamu Old Town’s upscale, ex-pat enclave neighbor, Shela. Shela town is also home to Lamu Island’s beaches–Coincidence? Me thinks not.

There are only two ways to get to Lamu Town: take a boat or swim. It’s magical, it’s mysterious and it’s endangered. Post 1 of 3 covering a week flying solo in one of the world’s remote corners.