The start of the family’s Big Adventure – Wynne and Herbert hold a family conference, and they decide everyone will move to Africa to start a new life. After a year of planning, packing and general mayhem, they attend the Empire Exhibition, and set off to Kenya aboard the S.S.Norman.
November 13th, 1924
Wynne and family board their ship to sail from England on November 13th, 1924. They have terrible weather.
Port Sudan
November,1924
Port Said is reached, but the weather is still cold. Once into the Red Sea things begin to get warmer. They reach Port Sudan
December 1st, 1924
Aden provides a welcome break, before the final Fancy Dress Ball and arrival at Mombasa, in Kenya.
A Hot Christmas
After a brief stay, they leave aboard the train, heading for Nairobi, the capital. Then its on to Kitale, in the north, and a strange, hot Christmas with some turkey surprises.
Kapretwa
1925
3 months after departure, and now it is 1925. They have started work on their piece of virgin land, but disasters are never far away…
