July 24- We awoke early to make the 10 hour drive from Eldoret, Kenya to Kampala, Uganda. We pulled away from the campsite by 6:00am under an inky sky. With the first glow of daylight we were already passing uniformed children walking to school. The border crossing was a simple and uneventful process. Upon entering...
July 23- We awoke before dawn for a morning game drive. Luckily, the thirsty ground had slurped up most of the rainwater overnight, leaving navigable pools throughout our campsite. The sky was moody and the trees were shrouded in mist. For the first hour of our drive we were “maybe very unlucky” according to Mutiso,...
July 21- After uneventful flights we landed in Nairobi. We made our way to the hotel, ordered room service, and crashed. Needless to say, the back-to-back treks from Portland to Shanghai, and then Shanghai to Nairobi left us completely and totally worn out. We slept so peacefully we nearly missed our introduction meeting! Our Kenyan...
