Published 30 December 2017
#TembeaKenya #OneCrazyWomanFourKidsAndTheBeast #ElgeyoMarakwetCounty Visiting the defunct flourspar mines in EMC. Previously run by the Biwott family. Closed down a couple of years ago leaving quite a number of the locals jobless.
Published 30 December 2017
#TembeaKenya #ElgeyoMarakwetCounty #OneCrazyWomanFourKidsAndTheBeast One amazing trip from Luanda to Kerio Valley, via Gambogi, Kapsabet, Eldoret and Iten. A smoothless drive, tarmacked and spectacular winding drive down the valley. A must visit! We even got a stranger giving us mangoes for free!
Published 30 December 2017#SiayaTalesKogelo, ancestral home of Mama Sarah Obama.
An interesting place. Google maps led me straight to the gate though the home is unmarked but friendly locals assist.
It is a protected compound, says the guy manning the gate. Apparently one has to “book in advance”! I ask him how to go about it yet there is no website or any social media platform with contacts. Turns out you just show up at the gate and “book”.
A few minutes of pleading and we are allowed in. Of course with some informal guide fees paid. A tour of the graves and then a short chat with Mama Obama. A privilege for the troop and I.
As we leave, the guard asks me for a date in the evening after he learnt that I was travelling alone with the kids. Oi! A man can try!P/S Notice Dude’s Tee Shirt.#OneCrazyWomanFourKids
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Published 29 December 2017
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I can’t get enough of these sunsets.
Had a lovely time fishing too!
Off for some well deserved sundowner courtesy of #Luopulence. I could get used to this!
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Published 29 December 2017
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William Oduol’s pub by Lake Kanyaboli.
Did I see the toilets draining right into the lake?
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Published 29 December 2017
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Ndere Rock next to Lake Kanyaboli. A religious ground for Legio Maria sect. We found quite a number deep in prayer (including wailing). Had to explain to the kids why they were crying in prayer.
Got a lovely view of Lake Kanyaboli.
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Published 29 December 2017
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Beautiful, beautiful Lake Kanyaboli.
Sad that there is no signage to any of its many shores so we relied on Google and locals.
P/S do not trust directions from a motorbike guy or worse a bicycle guy because I was told of a “bypass” that led to the road to Hawinga. My idea of a bypass (Southern Bypass) and their idea (road through a maize field farm) were clearly worlds apart! But Blue Baby braved through the river beds a murram road.
We hired a local guy to take us around the Lake on an oar-paddled boat. Quite scary but hey, adrenaline is our thing.
Finally took a photo with a local guy who insisted on taking a selfie.
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Published 29 December 2016
Day 11 of 17: #MommyAndTroopChronicles
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1545hrs: We’ve docked in Mweiga. Our home for the next two days. This time around we are in a farm guest house nestled in the forest with views of both Mt Kenya and Aberdares ranges.
A wonderful home away from home, Mokima Guest House, it has a trained chef, well maintained garden, a game-viewing banda, ample and secure parking and of course, fresh food from the farm!
And the owner is just dotting over us, like a grandpa would! #FeelingLoved
Published 28 December 2017At the infamous Sigiri Bridge that’s supposed to connect two sides of Budalangi. Bridge collapsed a few weeks before being launched. Bridge currently under reconstruction.
Same area where perennial flooding occurs.
Published 28 December 2017
Omena Beach, Budalangi. And then I asked what kind of fish those were. And then they told me something in the local dialect. And then dude exclaimed after studying them: Mom, these are krills! And then I googled krills. And then I was humbled by these kids’ knowledge of science.
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