{"id":1708,"date":"2015-01-02T23:59:10","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T23:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=1708"},"modified":"2015-01-03T10:16:33","modified_gmt":"2015-01-03T10:16:33","slug":"arabuko-sokoke-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=1708","title":{"rendered":"Arabuko Sokoke Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A long but quick drive to Watamu took us to Arabuko Sokoke Forest, where our guide first took us on a guided walk. This is a local fruit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1709\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/015-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"01\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/015-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/015-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/015.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A black kite.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1710\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/025-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"02\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/025-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/025-190x142.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/025.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A pink Lucy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/035.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1711\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/035-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"03\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/035-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/035-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/035.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A praying mantis<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/044.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1712\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/044-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"04\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/044-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/044-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/044.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The larva of a bug (anti lion?)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/054.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1713\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/054-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"05\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/054-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/054-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/054.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The larva sits in its hole and waits for prey to pass, then pulls them in with its jaws.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/064.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1714\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/064-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"06\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/064-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/064-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/064.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maggy adding scale to a mahogany tree.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/074.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1715\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/074-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"07\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/074-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/074-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/074.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A baby baobab tree.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/084.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1716\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/084-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"08\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/084-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/084-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/084.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An ex butterfly, still pretty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/094.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1717\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/094-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"09\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/094-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/094-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/094.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Land snail shell<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/104.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1718\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/104-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"10\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/104-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/104-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/104.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A fungus<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/114.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1719\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/114-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"11\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/114-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/114-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/114.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flamboyant tree<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/124.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1720\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/124-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"12\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/124-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/124-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/124.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A live butterfly &#8211; they were impossible to photograph.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/134.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1721\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/134-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"13\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/134-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/134-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/134.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Swinging on a tarzan creeper, our guide Johnston showed us how and we all had a go<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/144.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1722\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/144-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"14\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/144-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/144-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/144.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/153.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1723\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/153-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"15\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/153-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/153-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/153.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/163.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1724\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/163-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"16\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/163-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/163-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/163.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/173.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1725\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/173-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"17\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/173-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/173-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/173.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/182.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1726\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/182-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"18\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/182-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/182-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/182.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Completing the walk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/192.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1727\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/192-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"19\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/192-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/192-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/192.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gecko<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/202.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1728\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/202-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"20\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/202-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/202-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/202.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We all climbed the tree house.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/212.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1729\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/212-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"21\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/212-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/212-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/212.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/222.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1730\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/222-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"22\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/222-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/222-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/222.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An eagle over the swamp<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/232.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1731\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/232-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"23\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/232-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/232-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/232.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>B under a famous arched tree<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/242.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1732\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/242-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"24\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/242-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/242-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/242.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lucy at the view point taking a panorama on her new phone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/252.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1733\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/252-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"25\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/252-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/252-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/252.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All of us<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/26.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1734\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/26-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"26\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/26-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/26-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/26.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the way back, we saw a mongoose ahead on the track. Not very close, but better than we&#8217;d achieve with the duiker and red-rumped elephant shrew we&#8217;d seen earlier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/27.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1735\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/27-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"27\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/27-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/27-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/27.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The viewpoint was a long way (28km of bumpy track each way) so we were glad to be back on the highway and head back to Kikambala<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asimons.co.uk\/kenya201314\/20150102-map.html\">Map of the Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A long but quick drive to Watamu took us to Arabuko Sokoke Forest, where our guide first took us on a guided walk. This is a local fruit. A black kite. A pink Lucy A praying mantis &nbsp; The larva of a bug (anti lion?) &nbsp; The larva sits in its hole and waits&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=1708\">Continue Reading Arabuko Sokoke Forest<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","radius"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43dbc-ry","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1708"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1736,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708\/revisions\/1736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}