The Rift Valley

On the Friday we woke up very excited for the drive North-west to Eldama Ravine. After breakfast, Max went to pick up the van while I lead the devotions for the group. 

Once we were on the road, we got to experience some of the newer highways which are being developed using Chinese investment. It is interesting going from smooth roads onto main roads which are like dirt tracks in places. 

We rose higher and higher in altitude until we reached our maximum height of 9,100 feet - where we stopped and looked out over the rift valley. 

After getting out of our vehicle, it was clear that we were the only wazungu (white people) that they inhabitants had seen for a while. 

We continued driving and then entered a Kenyan conservancy, where we saw native deer, baboons and zebra. I was too slow to get any decent photos, but I was amazed at how close the baboons got to the road. 

We stopped in the town of Nakuru for lunch with an old friend of the Guptills, and then continued on our way. 

It was not long later that we came to the Equator crossing - as we passed from Southern Hemisphere to Northern Hemisphere. The young people found this hugely entertaining. 

After arriving in Eldama Ravine everything seemed a lot more relaxed. We stopped for Chai (tea) with Mama Nina at a local café. She was so excited to see the Guptills again and to meet the rest of the team.

It was after sundown when we left the café, and then stopped in at a local dairy to meet Mama Musa, before driving to Sunrise Acres where we were staying. 

Everyone was very tired, so we retired to our beds relatively quickly. 

What a great day!