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Day 8: Mt Kenya Safari Club to Lion Hill Camp, 23 February 2020
Photos: gerardbrown.co.uk
Alan and Tina Beardshaw, Triumph TR6
David and Susan Danglard didn’t have this luxury
though, their Porsche had suffered a blowout during the
morning session, so they had diverted to a local tyre depot
to have the spare fitted to the rim.
Michael and Eunice McInerney were late in, their Mustang
was running too hot, so they needed to let it cool down
from time to time. The sweeps wondered if perhaps the
AC unit was adding to the strain on the cooling system
leaving the crew with a choice. Either they were hot or
the car was hot. Marjan and Rogier Quekel were also seen
limping a little throughout the day and it’s thought that
their clutch might be slipping. As we’ll be at Lion Hill for
two nights they’ve got the option of missing tomorrow’s
day of driving and trying to get to the bottom of the issue.
Throughout the afternoon we crossed and re-crossed the
Equator many times as we headed to the night halt on Lake
Nakuru in the National Park of the same name. Once the
daily spanner checks had been carried out and the crews
had freshened up a little, many of them headed out once
again for an evening’s game viewing and were rewarded
with some remarkable encounters with a herd of Rhino.
Pre-dinner local entertainment set the mood for a very
lively evening, although we all had an eye on the clock as
there’s an early start tomorrow morning and a long day
ahead.
Graham and Marina Goodwin, Bentley 4 ½ Le Mans, lost time on the
regularity at Lengitia Farm today dropping them down the leaders board
Clint and Dawn Smith, Jaguar E-Type
Gerardus Mercator, Dispatch reporter
David and Susan Danglard’s Porsche 911 suffered a tyre blowout today
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