Driving across Kenya
Wednesday morning, we woke bright and early for a wonderful breakfast at 0600 and were on the road to Kakamega by 714. Tom remains our trusty driver which by the end of the day would take on a whole new meaning. We stopped at a view point to look at The Great Rift Valley. A huge expansive valley where animals used to live and travel through. This area is lush and is now being used for homes, and farm land . The Great Rift runs from Israel to Mozambique. The animals no longer roam there, they are now kept in gated parks for their own safety and preservation from poacher/hunters . Along the roadside on our travels we saw numerous markets boasting tomatoes, carrots, cabbages, watermelons, potatoes, bagged onions and bananas. We also saw monkeys, zebras, antelope in parks, as well as donkeys, goats and other farm animals along the roadside and inland grazing. Farm animals were attached to a peg in the ground with a rope . Anytime we slowed down in towns and cities there were avid sal
Love the enthusiasm in your faces! -Sue K-
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