Week 12

This has been a relatively quiet week so I will go back and include some pictures and highlights I omitted in an effort to keep the length of my blog to one page and 5 pictures. I noticed on Dean Sinclair’s (the American) blog he included more pictures and they did not take long to load. Next weekend is Easter and we are hoping to go on a safari but we are not finding people to go with it may need to wait. Our usual travelling companions either have been, are not going or are waiting for family to come and join them after we leave. The Canadian girls are leaving next weekend.


The first two pictures show some scenes in tea plantation country. In the foreground of the first one is a tea picker. Kenya has among the highest “wages” (pay is based on weight delivered) for tea pickers in Africa. Good pickers earn about $2.58 U.S. per day. However, they don’t want mechanical pickers because at least they have a job.

Here are five more pictures from our trip to Hell’s Gate National Park. The first shows a few Colobus monkeys. Interesting – and they remind us of some similarly coloured animals we have in Manitoba – but very different. The next ones are from the wonderful views in the park and the hike in the canyon. 

Here are some African buffalo, one of the so-called "big five". These are considered second most dangerous, after the lion. However, they let us bike in the park so presumably they are safe if we keep our distance.

This photo shows some private homes in the Kakamenga National Forest.

Here are some scenes from Kerio View. In one the gentleman is sitting at the edge of the cliff enjoying the view of the valley below. The other shows a close up of some of the homes in the valley.

I hope you enjoyed the photos. As you may have surmised, we are really enjoying our stay in Kenya.