{"id":869,"date":"2013-12-04T09:01:48","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T09:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=869"},"modified":"2013-12-04T09:11:03","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T09:11:03","slug":"riding-the-lunatic-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=869","title":{"rendered":"Riding the Lunatic Line"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, I slept though Meld didn’t! When I awoke, about 05:45, we were coming into Voi station and it was starting to get light. Past Voi we saw the Sagala Hills.<\/p>\n

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The sun rising<\/p>\n

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We passed along the edge of Tsavo East National Park<\/p>\n

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The only animals I saw were these cattle with their Maasai minders<\/p>\n

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We had to stop frequently to let freight trains pass (using passing loops, it’s mostly single track). This train was carrying Magadi Soda.<\/p>\n

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Our train rounding one of many curves. Children waving at the train and asking for money was a common sight.<\/p>\n

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The signal box at Miritini<\/p>\n

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Another signal box, handing over the token for the next section of track.<\/p>\n

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Water containers piled up on the outskirts of Mombasa – there’s no running water here, but at least the houses are reasonable.<\/p>\n

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The track does downhill, and so does the accommodation<\/p>\n

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And these “dwellings” are on a rubbish dump, just before the causeway onto Mombasa Island<\/p>\n

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Fishermen on the edge of the island<\/p>\n

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Coming into Mombasa station – wreckage of old sleepers (we’d seen buckled rails alongside the track at many locations)<\/p>\n

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We’re here, at last, after 16 hours (only 2 hours late!)<\/p>\n

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The smoky loco that hauled us here<\/p>\n

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We stopped at Tuskys for supplies, opposite this temple.<\/p>\n

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Then a taxi home to Majaoni.<\/p>\n

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