Trip to Kisumu

Friday we saw out household good packed... sort of packed... into the truck.

Saturday we left early for kisumu. Going out of Nairobi we passed slums and along the way there were villege markets. We saw some fantastic scenery on our way to Kisumu. Early on we saw some baboons and several small herds of zebras. We passed millions of donkeys, goats, sheep, and cattle grazing alongside the road with a herder nearby. We saw tea plantations for miles.

We passed the great rift valley which is full of small farms, and people walking to and fro in what seemed like the middle of nowhere. At wells there were crowds filling 5 gallon barrels and doing laundry. Then for miles in each direction we’d see people hauling water away—on their heads, on bicycles, carrying and walking. The scenery varied from fairly arid to lush.

There was no need to mow, however, every uncultivated area was neatly clipped by various grazing animals.

While some of the ride was a white knuckle experience, much of it was lovely and interesting.