We traveled here on and Ezee coach, which was anything but easy! We took several gasps as crazy drivers overtook on blind bends or drove headlong towards us. It was a long and tiring nine hour journey, but the views were spectacular. We noticed that the land heading west was very fertile and green, a stark contrast to the dry red sand of the Maasai area from the Marusha district. There were corn fields, rice paddies, and rolling hills of tea plantations in the Kissii area (which made us think of our friend Heather.) As we climbed the mountains and looked down over the valley we could see small fertile fields and hills dotted with round thatch huts and mountains in the distance. It felt like we could be in Switzerland. It was beautiful.
We have, however chosen to fly back to Nairobi!
Hi Gavin,
ReplyDeleteI am finding your blog very interesting. The Rift Valley trip sounds somewhat scary to me! I think flying back to Nairobi is a good idea. Glad to hear the children in the village enjoyed the chicken games. SOAR had a wonderful trip to the Bird Studies Canada Center last week. We got to watch migratory birds being caught in nets and see how birds are band. We saw a Bluejay, Downy Woodpecker, Cardinal and many other birds up close ( the biologist was holding them in his hand to band them). It was a great day. Perhaps you could tell us about some of the interesting birds you saw at the museum? I hope you are all well. Mrs. C.