Monday, March 14
We left Eldoret early Monday morning in the hands of Eustace, our very likable and capable driver and guide. (For anyone planning a safari adventure, the name of the company is Big Five Tours—I highly recommend them.) Our first destinations were Lake Navaisha and Hell’s Gate National Park. It was about a 3 hour drive east from Eldoret on surprisingly good (and recently redone) highway roads. I sat upfront (long van trips and foreign roads are not a good combo for me) and enjoyed a great view of the changing scenery as we drove along. The highlight of our drive was a stop at the EQUATOR! The equatorial line runs right through Kenya and we drove over it! Eustace knew we would want to stop there. It was a great photo op and a chance to stretch our legs. There were two little “curio shops” set up by the giant sign indicating the equator mark. Rose changed exchanged some Kenyan schillings for US dollars for one of the vendors and we both found little souvenirs to remember our equator crossing experience.
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| It may look strange, but these are really good roads in Kenya. |
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| Morning mist over a few huts. |
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| We are at the equator! |
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| Painted stone mini globes. |
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| The curio shop and its owner, with her baby on her back. |
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