Londiani

I"m writing this on a blackberry in the front seat of the van as we travel to Nairobi. Those of you who know me well no what a miracle that is!

Today we said goodbye to the Tea Hotel in Kericho and set out for Londiani. The road getting there is easily the worst in Kenya. Going 10 km takes almost an hour. Londiani has easily the most beautiful view in the world, at least as far as I have seen. Like all of Africa, the best of times, the worst of times.

The kids at this orphanage are happy and well cared for. We broke into our now familiar routines and set out to discover what we could about the lives of the people there. Their facility is brand new, actually not quite complete, though they do occupy all the buildings.

The biggest challenge here is water. A small stream supplies the entire area, and the orphanage is downstream of a small town. They have a small pump that we proviided to bring water to the compound, but it is too dirty to drink. So they have to go upstream and hand cary water for cooking and drinking.

We are working on a plan to improve water quality at every location and this one will be at the top of our priority list.

Cherie and Francis had a ball playing with the kids and John Cherry is pretty sure he can get Lisa to move here with him for the view alone. It is truly spectacular.

After we left, we decided to push on all the way to Nairobi tonight and try to catch a good dinner at the Safari Park Hotel. It will be good to get the Mbuvis home earlier; two small boys ina van with seven adults for twelve days on Kenyan roads is asking a lot.

I'll post pictures from Londiani as soon as I can, but that probably means tomorrow. Until then...

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