Travel Day

Today we are traveling through the southern part of Kenya from Mombasa to (the relatively cooler) Nairobi. The road is a well kept one as a lot of commercial traffic flows along this path bringing supplies from the ocean to the capital city. Along the way we’ve seen zebras, monkeys, cattle, goats, and even an elephant taking a dirt bath. We just stopped and bought fresh tomatoes and onions from a young roadside vendor. He was smiling really big which means my father-in-law didn’t barter him down so vendor (probably 9 or 10 yrs old) thinks he got away with something. The landscape is beautiful. Large flatlands with these hills periodically jetting up. All sorts of trees are around. We drive through village after village seeing small businesses selling their meats, vegetables, everyday goods, and of course – cell phone “top up” cards to refill their prepay plans. Some of the picturesque stuff when you think of Africa with the women using a piece of cloth to strap their children to thei r backs while carrying jugs on their heads to goat herders watching their herd by the side of the road are here. Something I didn’t think I would see is a mosque in about every village.

Passing a corn field now. Corn grown in Germany is usually feed for the hogs so I’m getting my fill while I’m here.

Our family is having a great time being together. The other day, Alex and I had some father-son time over ice cream and he told me that he’s really enjoying me not working while we’re here. He wishes that I could always be this way. While that expectation is not realistic, it does have me thinking.

Well, don’t want to make this too long but I do have say that in all my travels – Coke-cola has always beaten me to my destination. Even here, red & white signs are everywhere.