Jambo!

We're here in Nakuru, in a hot and noisy internet cafe, trying to work with a very slooooow internet connection. The sweet aromas of gasoline are drifting through the open window. We got here yesterday afternoon, and have checked in at a little place here in the city centre called the Care Guest House. The walls are pepto-bismol pink and the toilets have no seats, but the management is very helpful, the bugs are friendly, and the water is hot (bonus!!). We've been able to get some up-close pictures of a lot of wildlife up here, at a couple of the national parks (pictures to follow...it would seem the connection here is simply too slow to upload pictures. Rats!). Breathtaking, truly (you'll believe me when I'm finally able to upload some of these photos). We were able to do a night of camping at Naivasha Lake, which was a lot of fun, before heading here via matatu (public transport, consisting of '14 passenger' mini vans, which are usually crammed full with about 20 people. It's an experience, for sure...a bunch of sweaty people all shoved onto each other's laps...the word 'sardines' comes to mind...Good times). It's a little challenging to get by with the handful of Swahili words we've picked up along the way, but I'd like to think we're making progress (if very gradual!!) every day. Luckily for us, most people speak a fair bit of English, and sign language can really go a long way.

Well, I could probably ramble on for a while, but we've only got a couple of hours of daylight left and so we should get going before it gets dark (we've been advised not to walk about town after dark). According to the Lonely P., there's a hotel nearby that has a swimming pool that non-members can pay a small fee to access, so we're going to see if we can squeeze in a short swim before heading back to our little pink room. I, hopefully, will have pictures by the next time I update this....here's hoping, anyway...you just never know for sure :D