3/34 Lord Delamere, who has adopted East Africa as his home, and who owns a hundred thousand acres or so of game preserves, read an address of welcome, and Sir Percy, in white uniform and helmet, responded with a speech that struck a popular note. There were dozens of cameras snapping and the whole effect was distinctly festive in appearance. Dressed to Kill] [Photograph: Courtesy of Boyce Balloonagraph Expedition. The Balloon Ascension] [Photograph: Courtesy of Boyce Balloonagraph Expedition. The Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi] The town lies on the edge of the Athi Plains, a broad sweep of sun-bleached grass veldt many miles in extent. |