Today was a driving day. We left Kamulu bright and early to pick up our lost bag at the airport. This bag was one that belonged to Susie and me, but we tagged it as Jeff Roland’s because we were one over. So after visiting the Security Duty Officer and getting a pass to enter the baggage area, Jeff went back to retrieve it. He had to pass through a metal detector and it went off, so he turned to me and emptied his pockets: a leatherman, some change and three pocketknives! He retrieved that bag and we were on our way.
Seems like now would be a good time to introduce my fellow travelers. Susie and I are accompanied by Jeff Roland, automotive expert, GCR member, and all around great guy, and Arnold Assusie, who is the automotive instructor at the Village of Hope Technical Training School that Jeff Roland help established in Ghanna, West Africa. Also with us are Pam Hicks, from GCR, and Michale and Dorris Fortson. The Forstons were missionaries in Tanzania years ago, and now are looking to return and spend their retirement years serving orphans in East Africa. They are touring the area, looking at established orphanages, and listening to God about where they should next serve.
Our only goal for today was to reach Kisii before dark, and we made it. Ut was a beautiful, clear day. Temperatures were in the 70’s with scattered clouds, so viewing at the Rift Valley overlook was spectacular. Check out this amazing panorama!
After fighting of the hawkers there, we continued on. We stopped at the Delemere, our favorite roadside eatery, for samosas and ndazi. It was 11:15, so the Americans were calling it lunch and the Africans were calling it “tea”. We rolled on through Nakuru and headed for Kerico when we encountered a “diversion” , that’s “detour” for the Americans. Turned out to be an hour detour onto a very bad road, while they worked on a section of the B1 motorway that couldn’t have been nearly as bad as the diversion was! The views along the diversion were really great, however. That delay put a squash on any plans for a “real” lunch at Kericho, so we stopped for fuel and more snacks and finished up our long drive to the Dados Hotel in Kisii. We arrived well before dark; we even had time for a quick trip to the Nakumat, and sat down for dinner at 7pm. Maureen had thought ahead and ordered a buffet for us that was really good. No “spoons of hope” for you fellow Dados veterans.
So here we are! Tomorrow, we will head over to the Dirubi orphanage, see it and the training center that is under construction, and leave Jeff and Arnold to see what trouble they can cause. They have together already done what we are trying to do, so I am counting on their expertise to help select an instructor and equip the shop. More tomorrow!
3 comments:
Enjoying the blogs & memories of last March. Y'all take care. Praying for safety, health, & blessings for all of you!
Thank goodness for Maureen's planning and the buffet, hope the construction is done so you don't have to watch your head entering the hotel. Good to know all are safely at the first destination
John
What a wonderful view of the Rift Valley! Loved reading about the adventurous journey so far. Your days have been full & we know that your spirits are too. Our prayers & blessings are with you!
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