Lucy Edwards worried about travelling to Africa, but her senses ended up being delightfully overloaded.
Going blind made me worry I would never be able to enjoy a holiday again. What would be the point of sightseeing? And yet, I have just been on one of the most amazing trips of my life.
I sympathise with him. I was also nervous when I was asked to travel halfway around the world on a trip which, for most people, would be the opportunity of a lifetime I now know I can still enjoy foreign travel, despite not being able to see - but going on a safari? Surely it's a "must see" experience?
First, William took me to a museum in Nairobi where I was allowed to touch stuffed exhibits. I rely so much on my other senses now, so to be able to reach out and feel the skins of elephants and giraffes really helped me start to "see"."We were in the wild Africa of storybooks," says Lucy - pictured with her guide William
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