Benson and Gazelle
It was a great weekend. Fred and Mwololo are both out of town and Benson came to visit for some days. On Sunday we walked up the hill behind where I stay and looked for zebra. We found some gazelles and many cows going off to pastures. The sun was behind clouds most of the day and it was pleasant to walk and talk. Each day I find the area here so beautiful. I am sure it will change over the next years, as small parcels of land are sold off to investors and for private homes. But right now, the land is rolling hills and beautiful green countryside. Add into the picturesque location, hundreds of cattle and red-cloaked Maasai walking around the hillsides and I find it heaven.
Today is Monday and another walk; this time to Athi River town. The journey took us about an hour and again, the weather was great for walking. We walked a good deal of the way with four little children, headed for a school in the nearby slums. Hand in hand they walked with us, whistling, smiling and so happy, given their living situations. The mornings are cools these days, and the evenings as well. Tonight we walked the manyattas, greeting the Maasai and children, watching the hundreds of cows come back form a day in far off places.
Ed Resting on Rock - Enjoying the View
Mwololo returned from his rurual home and we met to discuss the events of the coming weeks. I realized I have only about 4 weeks left in Kenya this trip. I begin the journey home on the 23rd of June. I am hoping the British Airways strike is over by that time! I’ll pass through London and New York City, getting home on the 27th if I make all my connections.
Maybe it is because I am contemplating my departure that I find this place, the people, nature, so beautiful and it feels like home.
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