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February 15th 2013
We've had an evenful trip and are on our return now. We spent three days in Kitale/Liavo teaching at the school and spending time with the orphans at the Children's Home. Florence took good care of us. Gary and Timothy have spent endless hours on the phone trying to resolve the shipping issues of the containers. The broker is attempting every delaying tactic most likely for a bribe. Gary fired him and now is working with a woman who is at least attempting to resolve issues. Besides the school building we had so many books and supplies to distribute to various places in the ministry. So we are disappointed with that setback. We enjoyed the drive to Kisumu. The city is in a lush valley on the shore of Lake Victoria. From there it is only ... read more
February 9th 2013
We made it to Kakamega last Sat. after a 9 hour trip from Nairobi. Roads were the usual so it was often slow going. We picked up two of the nurses in Nairobi so now have a three nurse team, along with our five construction workers and four teachers. We are staying at the Shey Wey guest house. It reminds me of a 1940's hotel but when the water and electricity work we are thankful! Last Sunday we split up and visited various churches. Gary and I went to Eldoret. The church is small and housed in a tin building in a slum. The fellowship was sweet and the five hour service went quickly. The pastor and his wife invited us to his home afterwards. Since then we have spent everyday at the school building site. ... read more
April 29th 2012
Throughout this blog I have lazily used ‘Ugandan’ to refer to everything and everyone. I do it because it is easier but it ignores the rich diversity of cultures and customs across the country. Of the many tribes in Uganda (I have never got the same answer as to how many) I could only really claim to know the culture and customs of one of these moderately well. I started my stay in Buganda with a Baganda family and was quickly rechristened David Katumba Cousins of the Nkima (monkey) clan. There are around 75 clans amongst the Baganda, mostly named after things in nature and a sexual interclan relationship would be viewed in much the same way incest would be in England. The clans can be traced back to the beginnings of the Baganda kingdom and ... read more
April Celebrations - overwhelmed.
Published: April 22nd 2012Africa » Kenya » Western Province » Kakamega
April 22nd 2012
Easter weekend we decided to visit the Guppies up at Eldama Ravine. Having family close by is not something we are used to, so having family in the same country is very special for us. They live 3-4hrs away, north west of Nairobi. It was our nieces 11th birthday, and she had a safari party, which was lots of fun. It was nice to walk around the farm they are living on, and breathe fresh air, and for the kids to see farm animals again. After a false start on a safari to Baringo, we towed one car back and half of the group went on. On their boat trip they saw crocs and fish eagles going for the same fish, apparently very cool. They had a good day. Meanwhile Max was hanging about waiting for ... read more
November 16th 2011
Seit dem Mount Elgon National Park bin ich mit Apollo unterwegs. Er war schon im 2008 mein Tourguide als ich um den Mount Kenya herumgereist bin. Da ich jetzt mit einem privaten Safaribus unterwegs bin, bin ich flexibler und nicht mehr auf öffentliche Verkehrsmittel angewiesen. Es geht jetzt Richtung Nyanza County (Name der Region). Die Temparatur wird merklich wärmer, da wir von fast 2000 m.ü.M. auf 1500 m.ü.M. runtergehen. Die Landschaft ist wie immer traumhaft schön. Hier findet auch ein kleiner Wechsel statt: vorher wurde hauptsächlich Mais angepflanzt, jetzt gehts in die Region des Zuckerrohrs. Auch wenn es "nur" eine Fahrt zwischen zwei Orten ist, geniesse ich die Landschaft in vollen Zügen.... read more
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November 16th 2011
In dieser kleinen Stadt legen wir einen Zwischenstopp ein, um uns zu verpflegen. Anschliessend folgt ein kleiner Town-Rundgang mit Marktbesuch bevor es weitergeht nach Kakamega.... read more
November 16th 2011
Nach dem Zwischenstopp in Webuye geht es Richtung Kakamega landschaftlich im gleichen Stil weiter: Grünflächen bis zum Horizont und überall Zuckerrohrplantagen. Nach langer Zeit hab ich wieder mal die Gelegenheit, den süssen Geschmack von Zuckerrohr zu geniessen. Der Stiel des Zuckerrohrs wird "geschält" und danach beisst man sich Stücke davon ab, um diese im Mund zu zerkauen. Dadurch wird der Saft des Zuckerrohrs freigegeben. Sweet!!! Bevor wir Kakamega erreichen, fahren wir eine kurze Strecke durch den Kakamega Forest. Man hat das Gefühl, plötzlich in einem Urwald zu sein.... read more
Mount Elgon National Park
Published: November 28th 2011Africa » Kenya » Western Province » Mount Elgon NP
November 15th 2011
Zwischen Kenya und Uganda liegt der Mount Elgon. Am Fusse des Berges befindet sich der Mount Elgon National Park. Hier merkt man sofort, dass man sich ein bisschen entfernt von der Zivilisation befindet: es hat keine Touristen, es herrscht Ruhe, was sich positiv auf die Wahrnehmung auswirkt. Dieser Park besteht hauptsächlich aus tropischem Bergregenwald sowie Bambusdickichte und Moor. Aus naturtechnischer Sicht ist der Park wunderschön, von der Tiervielfalt kann es knapp mithalten. Trotz allem, ein schönes Erlebnis. Wie immer, mit herrlicher Landschaft.... read more
September 4th 2011
Hello Friends and Family~! I have added photos! ( If you check out the post prior to this one..you can find them if you scroll down) . These photos show the progress of the school building while I was in Kenya, We started with buying property and putting up a fence. Then holes were dug for the posts. After that the wall structure was built. The rafters were nailed in place just before the iron roof was added. After the structure was built we could mud the walls. --- These are the pictures that are included. However, I wanted to let everyone know...that progress is still happening at St. Elizabeth's! The time span I was in Kenya, was just not enough to do everything we needed. After the mudding that you see in the pictures, there ... read more
