Hippos wading in Lake Baringo, Kenya. |
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Julius my driver on the far left of the photo. Patrons of the restaurant in the middle and on the right. |
A street scene as we drive through Marigat and set out for the village with the new borehole. |
One last street scene in Marigat. |
We pass by a mosque. Click on the photo to see the bird flying overhead. |
We are now on the long road to where we are going. At this point I have no idea just how long this journey will be. |
The "road" in these parts is still reasonable. It will get much bumpier. But I think you can get an idea of how dry and dusty it is here. |
Along the way we meet people.... |
...and lorries. We are actually still in the city limits if you will. |
Soon you can see the change in roads. |
The greenery along the road side is due to the Perkerra River which flows there. It isn't very filled with water at the moment. |
I love to take photos of the countryside where I can as it is so very different to where I live. |
A nice large tree though I'm afraid I do not know what kind. |
These cows are crossing the small river. I was struck on this journey with all the cattle and goats in the area. These people are pastoralists more than farmers. |
I thought this bike against the tree made a nice vignette. |
Here is the same vignette but a little farther away. |
I love this countryside where the land is flat, the acacia trees are forming their lovely branches and there are big bunches of cacti. |
We now must cross the river. The driver and the village community leaders who accompany us discuss what to do. |
Here they get out and survey the situation. |
The river is not too high so we look for the shortest distance across. |
And here they go. |
I decide to walk across and cool my feet but I keep my flipflops on. |
I snap photos of the mud huts and laundry along the way. |
More cattle. These seem to be a special breed as they are all white. |
We are very close to our final destination of the borehole. |
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Can you find Marigat? How about Lake Baringo and Bogoria as that is where I am headed after going to the village closer to Marigat. |
We had to slow down for this little creature who decided to take a nap in the middle of the highway. |
More open highway. I love the blue sky. |
Here we are driving through Marigat, Kenya. We will stop for refreshment before carrying on. |
We are stopped at a restaurant that I've been to before. We usually have some stew and milk or tea here. People like to sit on this veranda and eat as well as people watch. |
This is the view from the veranda/patio of the restaurant. From here you have a good vantage point as to the buses, the shops and the roadside market. |
Here along the busy highway the woman sell produce of fruits and veggies. From what I understand, a lot of produce must be transported from elsewhere due to the arid nature of the land. However, there is now a major irrigation project, Perkerra Irrigation scheme. I'm guessing that more of the produce needed in the area can now be grown. I did see the project as we drove further to the village eastwards. |
Another street scene. |
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