Hiking

Last Saturday we finally managed to take a walk we had planned to do weeks before, thanks to our friend Josh. We set out at 2pm (couldn’t start earlier, because Josh had to work), carrying water and homemade brownies. What a great day! Sunny and a bit windy, beautiful landscapes and great company. It took us about 1,5 hours to reach the place which is famous for its view and wild monkeys. Have forgotten the name of the place, even though I’ve been told a number of times. When Kenyans go for walks, they don’t rest like the Norwegians are used to – ten minutes of eating and admiring the view, and we were back on track, but taking a different route home. Through thick bushes, narrow paths (sometimes we couldn’t even see a path, but a local man volunteered as a giude and showed us the way out.) and muddy hillsides. Got back just after 6 pm, had walked for more than four hours with almost no stops. A highly recommendable trip though!

I’ve put together a number of pictures from the trip, so I’ll explain them briefly, starting from top left: 1: A chameleon we found just outside the gate where we live. We’ve just begun our trip. 2: Children running to greet us, and the fire in the back is a field of sugar canes, they burn it before they harvest, I think. 3: A traditional hut, on the wall is written “All visitors welcome”. 4: Josh and I inside a church with no walls. 5: Children washing themselves in a river, thrilled to see two white persons waving at them. 6: Josh admiring the view for a few minutes. 7: A river we had to cross. 8: Josh and I on a tree that functioned as a bridge across the river. 9: Ingeborg at the bottom of a ladder we had to climb down. 10: Beautiful, gigantic tress filled the valley. 11: Two of the monkeys we saw, they are a pain in the arse to the local farmers, stealing chicken and destroying the fields. 12: A small stream. No, didn’t feel like drinking it, only washed my hands and feet. 13: Ingeborg has got thorns stuck in her hair, we are about halfway through the bushes. 14: Finally something to drink! We reached a small village on our way back, our water had run out a long time before that so it was needed. 15: Back on the “main road” again, only another 40 minutes to go. 16: Dirty foot, and the rest of our bodies were no better.