Haller Park with Barnabas kids

Today we took a group from Barnabas Children’s Center to Haller Park.

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First we stopped in Shanzu to pick up supplies for lunch and caught Joyce enjoying her breakfast.

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Somehow we got 8 adults and 27 children into the matatu.

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The kids sang as we drove the few miles to the park entrance.

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After we’d been dropped off.

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Queuing to pay the entrance fee

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Graffiti on the leaves of succulent plants.

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Walking to the park centre.

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Water lily

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Antelope

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Mongoose

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Blue-balled monkey

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The kids listen attentively to the guide

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Single file for the reptile park

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Is there a snake in there?

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Looking at the dangerous snakes behind glass

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Green mambas

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Snake hanging in a tree eating a lizard

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Tortoise

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Nile monitor lizard

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More information

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I know Miss!

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Just chilling

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Feeding the giraffes – everyone had a chance (and most took that chance)

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Crocodiles

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Heron

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Looking at the fish – tilapia elsewhere, koi carp in this pool.

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Eland wading

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The sole zebra

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Kingfisher

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Looking up at the tree Jomo Kenyatta planted

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Giant tortoise

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Lunch – roast potatoes

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and squash and biscuits

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Little boy enjoying the end of the potatoes

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Monkey – one of them stole a potato that fell on the floor

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Walking out of the park

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1 Comment

  1. harrison says:

    Halo,
    It was a great adventure. The children, teachers and I equal enjoyed the tour.Thank you for helping us learn a lot.

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