Our Canadian Family's First Impressions of Kenya

So two nights ago we picked up all these people. Tracy's family all the way from Canada and today we're going to do pretty much the three most touristy cool things to do here in Nairobi. Yeah. And it starts with? A coffee farm tour. Welcome to my family. We have my brother-in-law Evan and then we have Joel, Owen, Annalise, my sister Allison and then my mom and dad over here. You're probably going to see them a lot in like the next four or five videos, just saying. Four or five? Four or five. So we are here at the Fairview Coffee Farm in Kiambu and we are not here because the kids were dying to check out a coffee farm but you know Tracy's parents they think it's very cool. I think it's also very cool even though I don't like coffee but the kids are going to be happy later on you'll see. What do you think about coffee? I hate coffee. Yeah me too. It's disgusting. So this coffee estate here was started in 1909 by a British family but actually since 1978 it's actually Kenyan owned and operated. All the trees that you see around us are well over 100 years old and they can actually live up to 300 years old which is quite old. Tracy it's time for your test. How many coffee trees on this estate? 78,000. Oh you got it. So coffee was discovered in Ethiopia in a region called Kaffa and this is with time this is why we call it coffee now Kaffa coffee and fun fact if you don't know the story of coffee a farmer from Ethiopia was having a lot of goats the goats were eating the berries on the coffee trees they were they became very excited and because of that the farmer you know became interested in those beans started to eat them themselves felt the effect as well and basically yeah that's how they discovered coffee he just you know told the good news to everyone. I find it more enjoyable to just film you guys trying to get this tiny avocado there one two three oh so close at least in the meantime Joel just showed up with all of this there's a massive avocado tree and they told us that we can keep whatever we find and they're picking enough to like start their own market on the road. Time to see how the coffee is roasted and taste some coffee. Describe the coffee Tracy. I don't that's something I don't know that's definitely the dark medium is my way to go medium roast otherwise. What do you think Mona is it good? I wasn't gonna taste but then my eight-year-old nephew decided to taste so I'm gonna do it too. Ready buddy? You gotta cheer me first. Yeah I don't think it's gonna be very good. Ready? Yeah do it with me. So coffee farm very good for adult but uh Owen Joel a bit boring for kids. Okay the next activity is gonna be better I swear. 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No no you didn't say maybe. You said if David does it I'll do it. That's what you said. Oh we'll see. It is a nice and sunny Sunday afternoon. It is quite busy here but you know what? We're gonna make the most of it. Get your coconut bud. Coconut. Coconut. Get your coconut. Get your coconut. Thank you so much. To the giraffe Use two hands and like feed from one hand and don't let them come close to this because they're gonna eat it all. So we've got like two types of pellets like the normal green one which is grass and some brown one. I'm not sure what those are but this giraffe is spitting out all the green ones. She just wants the brown ones. So picky. That's what happens when there's so much food. My nephew wants to know like if the giraffe feed is good. Tastes like grass. You gotta commit to it. They say I think we should start feeding the pumbas. That's what Owen was doing. Yeah they don't get enough love. In case you didn't know the giraffe center and the giraffe manor are basically on the same property so the giraffe that you feed at both locations are the exact same giraffe. This is the giraffe manor right there that you can see behind the bushes. It is a beautiful place if you ever have the opportunity to go there. I highly suggest it but it's quite pricey. That's one. Cheers. Cheers. It was so fun to come to the giraffe center. You drank yours so fast. Oh you too. Sorry. So giraffe center definitely must do here in Nairobi. Yes it is a little bit touristy but it's not too expensive and for people coming especially outside of Africa if they've never seen a giraffe I mean this is a hit every single time. Okay Tracy see you there. So this is the boy truck and then the girls have the girl truck right? Boy truck is much cooler. Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. You say abariako. Abariako. No. You did everything you could. That's fine. So because it's their first time in Kenya they've literally been here for less than 48 hours. Well we brought them to Carnivore. A true institution here in Nairobi and in the entire country. So happy to be here. So dinner at Carnivore only starts at six. So we went to like the garden side and they have like a bunch of activities for kids. So the nephews are very happy with the slides and stuff. We're gonna have a drink and wait for the meat feast. Tracy you haven't been in this vlog much. Sorry I've been focused. Spending time with the family. Cusker seems to be a pass for the entire family so you know we're basically Kenyan now. Joel do you even have your driver's license? Backyard was nice. The boys are now tired out ready to eat some meat so we're gonna transfer to Carnivore on the other side. Now we're gonna eat bull testicles. Yeah. My nephew and I have a deal if I eat a bull testicle he's gonna do it too. No no get a pinky swear. Yeah. Joel even you're far from me I still remember what you said. What are you the most excited about? Crocodile? Yeah probably. Ostrich yes? I'm more croc now. You gonna try the ostrich? I think so. Ox balls? No. Come on. Tracy ox balls? I tried them last time check out the old video. But do it again to show everyone. Today in the exotic section we have some crocodile, we have some ox balls indeed, we've got some ostrich meatball and king tilapia fish. I don't feel like tilapia is very exotic but it's still under that section otherwise it's a bunch of like pork, beef, chicken, turkey and every other meat you can imagine. Guys we're gonna bring a lot of sides like soup and potatoes and salad but just don't forget don't eat too much of that because we're here for the meat right? Don't eat don't eat too much vegetable guys. Learn a first bite. Delicious? I like to hear that. Tracy so far so good? So far so good. Got some chicken gizzard here parents tried it they like it. It's a bit chewy but the taste is very nice. This is it the fun stuff started to arrive. We're starting with crocodile. Right everyone seems to be liking tastes like chicken. Take a big bite don't worry it's not gonna bite you back. What's your thoughts? It's pretty good. What are your thoughts on crocodile? Very chewy but it's pretty good good taste. Ostrich you're loving it eh? It's so good. Taste test. Pretty good right? One slice of Okay Joel you're gonna take the full bite? Okay cheers. It's not bad right? Just try it. Do it. Full bite. Gotta get the full taste. And this is the right one? She's gonna taste it. From your face I can tell it's not your favorite. So a few people have tried the ox balls but Joel seems to be the one who prefers it the most. It's good stuff? Yeah it tastes a little bit fishy that's true. I agree. Well that was delicious just in case you're wondering it's 4800 canning shillings per person it's so worth it thank you so much it was delicious have a good night cheers and plus the people were amazing here super nice. So like they have a gift shop right beside the restaurant right but it's like a tourist trap everything is so expensive here so I'm trying to tell the family like don't buy too many things here they're trying to get the like a thousand for those bracelets which which is a lot it's a lot get get them straight from the Maasai market or something where you can bargain because you can't bargain here can't bargain here. Now you're basically Kenyan. Yeah pretty much. That's much your citizenship like all the Kenyans wear it it's a staple in the country you got to get your bracelet yeah you got to get your bracelet when we go to the national park with them with that bracelet you can probably get resident rate. Okay Tracy take them home. I miss it can we go to bed? Yeah you can. You had a big day. But it was a good day? It was an excellent day. I like to hear you couldn't have done anything better. We fitted it all in we almost backed away. That coffee plantation I enjoyed that and the giraffes yeah I just enjoyed it all awesome and I ate crocodile and I know you did that and I ate ostrich yeah meatballs yeah yeah yeah you did Myrna yeah I could this is uh I'll just tell you something I'm pretty proud of you you know yeah you went out of your comfort zone a lot all the way I did and that's not stressing you out not a bit next up safari yeah back home welcome to our bedroom successful day even though we had a rough start I mean like bringing like an eight-year-old and a 12-year-old in a coffee field even me like you know I don't like coffee so I don't care that much about it but like your parents loved it yeah so everyone's happy after that it was all uphill uphill from there like they love feeding the giraffe it's always a good go they love carnivore like eating crocodile ostrich and ox balls I think on top of it too though like everyone's still battling jet lag so especially for the kids who aren't really used to it and even my parents I haven't really done everyone was a bit tired but like everyone had a blast so it was good yeah up next safari but then the next video for you guys is going to be safari so make sure to stay posted subscribe if you're not you got some reason you got your day filled today because I was I was playing for a guy she yeah she was taking care of her family and I was taking care of you guys so until next time see you guys in the next one