The Marconi YearsWorking visit to Kenya 1970
2. The satellite ground station, some visits and a dance festival.
 01- The East African telecommunications satellite ground station |
 02- The East African telecommunications satellite tracking antenna |
 03- An overall picture of the Kenyan telecommunications authority satellite tracking station under construction in the Great Rift Valley |
 04- Some local life behind the satellite ground station site |
 05- Some hair-raising experiences on the way to work in our mini-bus |
 06- Passing by some 'locals' on the way to work in the Great Rift Valley |
 07- A free week-end safari chance
visit with these two boys in the bush
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 08- Another chance meeting in the
bush with these two fine men and a boy
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 09- A chance encounter with this group of Masai men, in front of the borrowed Marconi minibus |
 10- A dance festival- these ladies seem to be bald headed and their ears filled with bands. |
 11- More traditional dancing from these Masai 'warriors' |
 12- A slightly hostile lady and a
friendly man pose for me at the inter-ethnic dance festival
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 13- The Masai dancing in a circle and chanting at the dance festival |
 14- The dance festival Finale, showing the participants together and the spectators. |
 15- The local population seem just as interested as the visitors, their dress is a bit less colourful than that of the dancers. |
 16- The 'locals' enjoying
themselves watching some traditional tribal dancing.
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 relaxing at the hotelGO TO KENYA 1970 PHOTO ALBUM 1
down town Nairobi
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