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Kenya
Growing up, the hide was laid across the floor at home and I used to lie on it, urging dad to tell me the story again
Black cotton is a special kind of soil you find in Africa, which when it’s dry looks like the cracked, dark-gray hide of a rhino
I nearly exploded in my vehicle while trying to find a parking space
‘In Laikipia, rainfall varies throughout the year and year to year,’ my neighbor Tom told me when I first knew the valley three decades ago
In among the plastic there are many riches for the beachcomber
His speech in Kenya was well-judged and tactful
Hassan was our skipper. He’d take us in his dhow out on the Indian Ocean for trips along the Kenya coast
The hard times in my life have come and gone, but few have lasted unbroken for close to three years
We’ve built him a wooden bothy in the garden where he has satellite TV for the sports channels
